Worth the Wait? Ruger American Gen II Bolt Gun

[@AKM295-b9r]

Dude you HAVE to get in touch with Brass Facts and Hop for a Soldier Boy shoot. They respectfully reference you all the time and learned a ton from you. You were a positive influence to them and so many other young guys. It would be an amazing collaboration to watch.

[@garagemetalshop7975]

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[@adhdude2854]

Nutn has pretty much been the bar for good table top gear reviews.

[@basher2209]

Brass Facts is Millennial Nutnfancy.

[@f-ducket4586]

I enjoy Hop and Brass Facts but hard core nope getting in touch. If going Soldier Boy, arrive unannounced.

[@mfallen2023]

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[@ryunakamoto6181]

Long form, with no commercials or sponsors, is king 👑

[@social3ngin33rin]

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[@social3ngin33rin]

@waynehendrix4806 lol

[@garagemetalshop7975]

It’s 4am wife is asleep. Going to fix myself a cup of coffee and savor this video before chores. Thank you, Mr. Nutn’fancy, for this amazing Saturday morning gift. You are the GOAT guntuber and the OG.

[@monocogenit1]

lol nice

[@dmitrykarkov4747]

9:52 dude The Honest Outlaw has mentioned you a bunch of times! So has Brass Facts, Hop, and FocusTripp. Several videos. Everyone uses your terms bro!

[@coltontinsley4497]

Facts! There are a few that know of Nutn, use his terminology and give him his props.

[@jackcooper4936]

For sure. I love and have watch Nutn since like 2010ish, he’s clearly a pioneer, but he always comes off a little bitter towards the gun tuber community for some reason, and is pretty much the only gun tuber that doesn’t collaborate with other channels.

[@cavscout888]

FocusTripp seems like a horrible addition to the field. Broke through with algo clickbait asshole drama....

[@acem82]

Trench Grenade name dropped Nutn once or twice.

[@falconlb45]

@@cavscout888 Agreed his content has switched to a negative take on everything, and its not that he is wrong on what he is saying. It's just presented in such a negative drama filled way that his message is lost.

[@mikajlod25]

I've never once read your descriptions, I listen to your videos in the car on long drives

[@Cupofjoe60]

@@mikajlod25 never knew he wrote detailed video descriptions always listen to the whole videos, usually while im setting up at work

[@patchwork_cat]

You have saved me thousands of dollars over the years by giving great info, I always put your opinion over the shills

[@WanderCampesino]

ME too!

[@SenhorSus]

Woah nutnfancy is back to showing up on my main feed without having to hunt his videos down

[@jakerogers6562]

My ruger american gen2 ranch rifle, 7.62x39, prints sub moa groups on the reg with hornady brass cased 123 grain v max. I put a leupold 1.5-4 on it. It had become my go to farm, knock around in the woods rifle

[@dmitrykarkov4747]

Ive always wanted to get one and cut the barrel and pin+weld a suppressor on it for a 16” OAL

[@flynnryder7798]

Have you shot PSA’s ammo out of it yet?

[@marsiloficino5060]

$520 out the door Gen1..... worth it.

[@jakerogers6562]

@@flynnryder7798 no, not yet but i plan to pick up a case to try. I can run it in my ak pattern rifles if it doesnt group in the ruger

[@cavscout888]

I always doubt accuracy claims like that, and I've never seen them proven...

[@runsnake3766]

1. Thank you for continuing to review budget options. Love this kind of content. 2. I would advise you watching the video in its entirety and writing down all the times you suggest that “you should have done ____” (remove the brake, run a can, field strip the rifle, adjust the stock, etc). These are the kinds of things that would likely improve the value of your content and increase your views

[@crclassics3654]

I have been watching you guys since around the channel start. I remember your bb gun episode when I was a kid I hope you get 1M subs very soon

[@jarrettm3728]

It's so sad he doesn't have 1m ig that's because the simpletons dont have the mental capacity for a non 10 min or short

[@jarrettm3728]

And the slop i see now days while i love demo ranch and kn at times its like eeeshhhh

[@ajgsxr]

Thank you Nutn for another awesome video! I’ve been watching since 09 and you are still ahead of the curve and setting standards.

[@usmcvet0313]

Yes, please more tactical bolt gun content!

[@TheHide]

Great review Nutn! Glad to see the review train steaming ahead. Im a huge fan of these guns. Great price and awesome performance!

[@jake9705]

"The best days of Nutnfancy are yet to come!" You're got-dang right, Colonel 💪 Thanks for all the great content!!!

[@tjlastname5192]

My brother has one. He put the magpul stock on it, and he loves it, but I agree on that comp. I was with him when he took a deer with it. I’m glad I had my ear protection on. The first thing he said after shooting was how loud it was.

[@duhman288]

I bought the Ruger American GenII in .308 and had the same feeding issue. I stripped it down and noticed that the feed ramps was completely covered in cerakote. After a few minutes of polishing the cerakote down to a near mirror finish the feeding issues went away. Not sure why they didn't exclude feed ramp in the cerakote process but it seems like a wide spread issue after watching this review.

[@duhman288]

I'm going to add, the bolt cycling was an issue at first for me as well. Spend about 30 minutes moving the bolt knob up and down and that made a yuge difference in bolt smoothness. Should you have to do the above? No, but it is fairly simple stuff to fix. I put it in the magpul chassis and it preforms very well and I am happy to use it every time I pull it out. Just my 2 cents for a perspective buyer.

[@lllilililililililililll]

bare metal could rust and applying some separate finish would make it that much more expensive this gun is supposed to be cheap

[@waynehendrix4806]

@@lllilililililililililll Except that function is the most important aspect of a firearm. They can let me decide to let a smooth bolt action rust.

[@lllilililililililililll]

@wayne yeah you can polish it nobody's going to stop you

[@coltontinsley4497]

I used to enjoy taking a screen shot of the info you'd type up in the description and after watching the video I always had basically NOTES for the products.

[@ManMak6]

Wow! I am soooooo happy that I found your channel again! You used to come upon my feed all the time and then disappeared. I thought that KZbin kicked you. I was searching all over! I’m really ecstatic I found this channel again!

[@Afterschoolcool]

Love your channel, Nutn.

[@danielwade7.62x51]

Ive got a gen one long range in the magpul stock , with the heavy barrel in 6.5 creed, and its very accurate and reliable , the timmney trigger is a game changer as well ... love the content as usual nutn.......

[@5Minuteman]

Sub2k, SU16, marlin .22 bolt, bought them all based on your word. Thanks for still going strong.

[@ShootingUtah]

The ruger american gen II in 7mm-08 with AICS mags not only looks pretty cool but it's a super cool caliber combination that you usually wouldn't see with a box mag setup. If you reload then the ammo isn't a big issue either. I was an inch away from buying it but didn't.

[@basilstaros5730]

Great review nutn!

[@Johnny-nb7eg]

Thanks to Gunnies! I'd love to see a gunshop tour again! Loved those...! All the best to you all!

[@austinbrask2779]

I have a first gen and before i saw your video i was looking up the pros and cons of that and the axis around 2015/2016 and your video swayed me and I love it I also got your OTF automatic knife in blue and I love that knife.

[@TriggerCFR]

I bought 2 of the ranch models last year. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one of any model to someone looking to get one. They're also available in just about any modern caliber you'd like.

[@fattigla]

I am a big fan of the 3 position safety. I don't carry a bolt action rifle around with a round in the chamber. I do like being able to lock down the bolt so it doesn't get caught on things and flipped open. It is personal preference.😊

[@Weenie762by39]

Some of my favorite reviews you have done over the years have been "lightweight tactical bolt guns." I find the concept interesting and actually has a place in a lot of areas where more capable semi autos are either legally restricted, or if end user wants a caveman simple lightweight bush gun. Regarding the Ruger American, I find not all models are created equally. For whatever reason I find the smaller intermediate caliber am ranches run and shoot better. Also, Brass Facts has mentioned you favorably and lives in your neck of the woods. Keep on keepin on, Nutn!

[@MidwestPicker]

been watching you before smart phones. Believe it you young'ns

[@Wyoming_Gramps]

I really enjoy the bolt rifle videos. I plan on getting Gen2 Ranch in 223. Great video.

[@dgross53]

Great review nutn!! Thanks. Waiting for some old school KRVs and flash light reviews 😂

[@sig3ldunc4nI]

I’m sure you guys can agree that things are already starting to look better. As for should you run bolts on the channel? *Absolutely*

[@KevinMay71]

You're a legend in the industry now man, time for some sick collabs with other Tubers

[@samuelhansen516]

I think that part of the problem is that the mag is pushing against the metal arm of the lead sled and that may be causing the cycling issues. Many guns have problems with this and it is a good thing to take into account when shooting from a sled.

[@SirMortog]

I miss the likability scale. It was a good reference for quickly comparing items.

[@felurianmasters4369]

I'm still interested in hunting guns. I basically just watch all your videos anyways. Should look at cva cascade maybe.

[@felurianmasters4369]

From my understanding, I'm no expert, there's the chance the chamber is cut deep since its mag fed. Checking head space should give you a clue if thats what they are doing. It would cause inaccuracies. Just a thought.

[@jarrettm3728]

Budget the cva and this provide the best for the $ i adviss a lil more and get a bergara or tikka i just dont like tikka mags

[@flynnryder7798]

@@jarrettm3728honestly, the cva’s are great rifle. I have multiple Springfield waypoint, sako s20, etc. The Cva lrh is really impressive. I also have the standard and the SB, but the stock on the LRH takes the cascade to another level for not much more $$

[@davidgolden1776]

​@@felurianmasters4369Ruger is famous for it !

[@Glaudge]

Where has this dude been for the last 4 years? First recommendation on my page in years

[@DOOM_A-O]

Did you see that the Korean K2 rifles were coming back Nutn? im hyped af about it, I think you would like the guns too, a nice mix of AR and AK and they are saying its going to be around 1200 USD MSRP so pretty affordable. I would love to see a review before I sell something else more common to jump in on the K2, But if they are as good as the old ones seem to be, it should be great.

[@marsiloficino5060]

Bolt is faster than a lever action. So smooth.

[@mlgtactics9911]

It looked very unsmooth at 26:05 and most of the video!

[@lllilililililililililll]

check your brass for marks if you can feel the marks it may be a chamber problem brass should come out looking like it went in imperfections are ok but if you can feel them that's a bigger issue

[@dustinweaver3032]

I have a gen2 in 204 ruger I love it. I got a gen1 in 300 blackout I had to send it back to ruger and they put a new barrel on it. It's a good shooter now as well.

[@ASMR-soothingsounds]

That Pro-tech Godfather is 🔥🔥🔥

[@sandych33ks1]

I hope you continue to evaluate bolt action rifles. Accuracy ,function and reliability are all highly important issues. Plus how we could incorporate it in our "wrol" situation.

[@DeadLemonz]

Unpopular opinion: browning Xbolts are a great option right now since theyre always on sale and you can get a precision model in a McMillan stock for under 1k now. Just got a 6.5 creed hells canyon LR in a McMillan a few months ago and it prints .5-.8 MOA all day long (tikka is also great but never on sale for close to the same price fully kitted out)

[@WanderCampesino]

Cheaper than I thought

[@DeadLemonz]

@ you just gotta know where to look for some of these. Mine was on grab a gun

[@TrailJockeys]

Great review. Our Prime Minister has outlawed guns basically so mine sit in the basement collecting rust. Motivation to keep up with the content has all but died off unfortunately. Its just a reminder of all the stuff I have locked away.

[@waynehendrix4806]

Thanks for sharing. We want to do better here in the USA at all costs. We never want to return to being the whipping boys of Europe. They are some of the worst at choosing leadership in the world. They spend a lot of elitism trying to ruin their citizens lives.

[@warbuzzard7167]

That was a heartbreaker of a response. I hope things change for you!

[@misterb6839]

Hunting rifles man, I think the after market for bolt guns is about to grow even more than it already has for the next several years. It may even get to that point that AR’s are at with everyone building them at home with the best in budget pieces they can source. I’ve noticed a lot of things trending that direction in other industries as well.

[@matthewjohnson2428]

My big interest with this rifle is the short 16" Ranch version, in .300 Blackout, running AR mags and a suppressor. 110gr for deer hunting, 220gr for fun in the woods without needing ear pro. Plus the rate of ammo consumption and complexity of getting a good suppressed setup is leaps above an AR platform.

[@kerrystanger5324]

I own 3. 2 predators, 6.5 PRC & 308. 1 standard in 6.5 creed. Not sure what is going on with your bolt, but I have had zero problems with any of the three. Never have feed issues. I shoot a lot. Only one I’ve had a little issue with grouping is the 308. Sig’s accubond shoot sub moa all day long tho. I did adjust all 3 triggers before ever shooting them.

[@chadgronsten9023]

The MDT field stock really fits those well.

[@maddog7012]

I really want one in 6.5 grendel, that predator looks absolutely gorgeous for the money

[@newscoulomb3705]

The bolt throw issues are odd because many people had issues with the Gen 1, which were fixed with (or supposed to be) with the Gen 2. With the new price, though, it's hard to get this instead of a Bergara for just a couple hundred dollars more. I would suggest trying a different caliber Ruger American Gen II. Something like 6 ARC would be fun, but I think 5.56 would be more reasonable (plus the ability to use AR format mags).

[@turinreza]

70-degree bolt throw and tight bolt lift

[@markeasley6149]

Nutn please look at the Henry supreme. Not sure when your last lever action review was, but looks like a cool offering.

[@X-ForceBro]

Howa 1500 comes with a 2 lb trigger My heavy barrel's been extremely accurate😂

[@BradSchramel]

If only they were in stock every. Great video.

[@CiviTac]

You’re absolutely right about POU for a bolt gun. It better be 1MOA or don’t waste your time at any price point. Might as well run an ar10 if accuracy isn’t .75MOA or so with match ammo. This also kills it for me when it comes to adding a chassis. There’s no reason to spend more money accurizing a cheap gun when a t3x/axis/Howa can be had for the same price or a couple bucks more

[@SurvivaLust]

Own the First Gen....I would buy this over and over again....the fact that it is cerakoted.....reminds me of TIKKA Lite....own that one too. My wife owns this gun in .308 and killed a deer at 200 yards off hand. The deer dropped in foot. I have a feeling your cycling of the bolt was due to the magazine.

[@MrCashewkitty]

If your Ruger American is having accuracy issues, try backing the brake off and re tightening it with about half the torque. A buddy was having issues with his kids new RA and tried everything. Swung into the LGS/gunsmith and he said that he'd seen that issue on several of them new out of the box

[@MrCashewkitty]

Sorry, i dont know the actual torque spec, but apparently some of them are wrenched to the Bajeezus

[@bheckner]

Interesting 🤔 A bit disappointing with the accuracy department. Not surprised about the finicky magazine problem. From Ruger at that price point I would expect more QC

[@johnnewcomb5162]

@@bheckner others are getting sub moa and way better.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the video.

[@TheAirSofterblaster200]

Both of my American rifles with threaded muzzles, the caps weren’t super tight. Yes I had to use a wrench but not enough to put the rifle in a vice and pray for it to come off cleanly

[@ronaldthe1]

Looks like good minute of deer accuracy

[@WanderCampesino]

MODA, My new accuracy term!

[@jerrybobteasdale]

That's a gorgeous picture at about 09:25.

[@CameronFarslow-h4t]

I think it’s fair to say that Ruger does not steal ideas as much as they improve on ideas

[@edwinchandeck7231]

Yes, by all means, let explore the filosophy of tactical bolt action rifles. We all understand that they are surpassed by semi autos, but man, they a fun. If anything, nothing wrong to go out in the field and play to be Col Cooper or Simo Haya.

[@tripplebeards3427]

Hopefully the 2nd gen worked out the kinks. The first was a dollar store sharp shooter turd. Everything was replaced on mine accept the barrel during five visits to Ruger. They replaced it after 5 returns under warranty. It was the 450 BM Ranch model. Paid $399 new for it. Love my Rugers but won’t buy an American in a centerfire again. I don’t remember all the things that were wrong on it. I tried to erase it from my memory, but I’m sure if you Google on the Internet you’ll find photos and some of my reports. Ruger customer service told me it’s a gun that’s not made for going out and having fun in target shooting with and was only made to shoot four boxes of ammo through it in someone’s lifetime. I shot mine ladder testing two or 250 times the first range session. The magazine kept dropping out, the optic came loose due to improper machining fitment of the factory scope base to the action. Took me two different optics to figure out. It was the scope rail base coming loose. The pins that held the trigger and bolt stop in place hogged out. The trigger wiggled from side to side to side. The bolt stop pin and bolt stop would fall out when it was out of stock. Also the action wouldn’t pull out unfired ammo from the action. The bolt extractor was working perfectly fine. Ruger said it needed a new bolt. They were awesome enough to let me trade it for any gun in their line up. I traded for a gunsite scout in 450BM. I was only charged $110 for the upgrade. The gun came with cracked stock. It was repaired right from factory with clear varnish ilex in the crack. Sent it back the same day. They replaced the stock, sent me a couple of extra mags for it, and sent a gift certificate for the $110 I spent to upgraded to use on their store. Ruger customer service is A1! Their current quality sucks. I own probably a half dozen Rugers or more. I still own a 22 WMR American…love it. The mags fall out all the time and the bolt opens by itself if anything touches it. I love the cheap wranglers as well.

[@billanderson9096]

I have a 308 gen 2 ranch. Sub moa with Hornady American whitetail 150 grain. No bolt cycle problems.

[@kpsgoing]

I have a gen 1 predator in 308 and a ranch in 7.62x39 and the 22lr version..... I love the gen 1 I'm not a fan of the gen stock.....and looks like the gen 1 shoots better I'll never sell mine

[@jimbudde265]

Hoping for more shot show videos this year

[@Matt-to3jo]

Savage 110 Trail Hunter

[@idahocougarfan9511]

You should come to Idaho and get out of the busy traffic and chaos of the Utah Valley. It’s so nice being out of the place and living in Weiser Idaho.

[@bigpetetube]

Own a Ruger Gen 1 Predator in 308. with a Magpul American stock, bipod & 1-8 LVPO. I imagine it could work pretty well as a tactical scout rifle as well as a hunting rifle. Simple, sturdy and reliable although a little heavy. SHTF or GTW, nope.

[@TheGrimFoot]

It's pretty dang cool

[@dustinkeim179]

I just bought a Mauser M18 old school camo in 6.5 prc for 500 new, I’ve seen new savage 110’s for 450, the ruger American gen 2 is a great looking gun but for the price I think there are better performing options

[@seanpatterson5948]

Just buy a Tikka. They are great.

[@FeydTheRonin]

"Would I buy a Ruger American Gen II?" >Cut to 26:04 and a solid 4 straight minutes of fighting the bolt 😂

[@markbrandt504]

Im not really interested in reviews on potential tactical bolt guns. Except for this one. Im left handed and like the bolt lock feature so i was really considering buying this. But of course i need to make sure its nutnfancy approved first

[@johnrussell2003]

As I understand it, Ruger will start releasing left hand RA Gen 2's sometime this year.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Im a lefty and unfortunately this isnt available. Tried Savages and they were horrible junk. Going to stay with the old lefty Ruger scout rifle which has been outstanding. Maybe need to try the Winchester XPR or Bergara.

[@usmcvet0313]

I’m a lefty too, I just shoot right handed guns. Growing up we didn’t have the money to buy lefty guns that only I could shoot, I got hand me downs. When I went in the Marine Corps, they didn’t have lefty rifles either. I’ve been doing since the beginning, so I just adapt my manual of arms around the gun, so I can buy whatever I want. We definitely live in a right handed world.

[@clydebailliff]

I bought one of these Gen 2 Ruger rifles in .223. I need to select and mount a scope before I try it out. I expect excellent performance because all of my Rugers have been great. My Gen 1 in 6.5 Grendel is a tack driver. I really like the golden/tan metal on greenish stock. I will put a sand, tan, or coyote colored optic on it to maintain the earth tones. 😊 MAGA 🥳 Get Some! 🎉

[@CountArtha]

Regarding the "essay" under the videos: I wish you still did that.

[@robertpatterson762x51]

KZbin ! Stop stifling Nutn’s view count and sub count , he should be well over 1 million subscribers and views “ Come on now ! “

[@steveturner9597]

We all prefer essay format so we can check you for grammatical errors since we're all English teachers..😅 Good review as always. I live in Central Florida and oddly compared to their past history, new models by Ruger don't show up in stores quickly after they've been released as they used to. Yet to see a Ruger LC carbine in .45acp or .44 magnum in a store here.

[@Hunter-vl6ft]

Thanks

[@monocogenit1]

I bought a ruger American in 2008 or so, at a gun show for about $300 I think. it was new and in .270 Win. It was okay, light, but kinda had a lot of recoil, maybe just light weight nature of the gun. ended up selling it to fund other things.

[@paperback10]

Thanks for excellent review, as always. You asked about Bolt gun reviews?. Well here in Washington state bolt action rifles is all we're allowed to buy as of a couple of years ago. So keep the reviews coming ! I just purchased the Predator version in .223, which has a 22 inch barrel . Still waiting to clear mandatory 10-day hold so I can actually pick it up. I have the base model Ruger AR-556 and I have found that its fussy feeding rounds with certain brands of magazine but runs flawlessly using (very expensive) Ruger-branded OEM magazines. Oh yeah, we cant buy magazines with a capacity larger than 10 rounds either. You mentioned that the rifle is designed for hunting with cool down periods between 2 or 3 shots, do you think that you shooting rapidly and continuously impacted the accuracy and bolt action that you experienced?

[@scottlindblom8480]

Browning Abolt copy with a dingus trigger. With a potentially better feed system.Although, my Abolt in 300wsm has zero feeding issues

[@alexandr347]

Sounds like savage is the way to go.

[@coreymerrill3257]

That problematic 10 rounder seems to be setting too high as well as having that lateral movement issue. If a person needed too because of similar problems ,they could likely rasp down the magazines retainer points one thin pass at a time to slightly lower it's presentation.if the lateral movement causes any mechanical issues , a shim could also be added ...a feeler gauge set and locking vernier calipers mean you could find the perfect fit and make sure the intended shim is uniform in thickness by setting the calipers to one size down from the tightest fitting gauge and running the shim through the blades. I mean,it's not necessary for most people who can just buy a couple more magazines every week or two . But if you want to be frugal and make every magazine run that is feasible to fix, it's worthwhile and with minimum effort fitting.

[@whiteyshark5826]

Love my 300bo version so far. About 300 rounds only so far. Strike Eagle 1-8, but I'm not sure I'll keep that in it.

[@garagemetalshop7975]

Why won’t you keep the strike eagle in it? Too much or not enough magnification or some other reason?

[@riverrunner23]

Look at the price stickers on that ammo. Dang.

[@WanderCampesino]

Have you seen what ground Elk and Deer go for in the store? 15-20/lb

[@Buke8500]

I put mcarbo trigger springs in mine. Way better.

[@zulu6ix290]

Nice PD

[@MarktheMartian]

very cool deal sir

[@jarrettm3728]

Got my socom elite after your video used to be a big microtech guy after buying many a few issues and the worst warranty ever will sadly continue ny toxic relationship cause its just stinking rad

[@cw7legionofpewrights596]

Waiting on AERO SOLOUS

[@damagephotos4805]

Little bummed. But overly not surprised.

[@atranimecs]

Ive seen a many ruger american hit 0.8" no problem at 100 yd or more including my own...for the price this rifle has exceeded its value and threads needles

[@RM_Life125]

Would love to see a review of the new henry supreme rifle

[@solitude731]

We care about tactical bolt actions; it's just the algorithm isn't tuned to it.

[@ryanmatty7142]

😂… I absolutely love watching fancy struggle with crap actions. Lmao!