Everything is for a legal reason with Ruger. Their god awful triggers, etc. Follow that logic and you'll understand. If they are doing it it's because they listened to some idiot attorney and went with the old chambering of the 6.8 spc instead of the Spec II chambering. Now they are scared that they sold a bunch of guns that people will put some SSA ammo into and have them blow up or cause some sort of damage. Whoever told them to go with the old chambering should be fired. People want the 6.8 but the hype and reason is because of the Spec II chambering not the one they came out with.
Big companies like to extend the throat anyway. So that is doubly the reason they should have gone SPC-II.
Better not let me near your circle till I sell the mini 14 ?
If you own a Mini 14 you are NOT allowed to participate in this forum. Go. Git. Skat. I don't really have the authority to say that. But if I did.......
Seriously, if you want an example of Ruger not giving a rat's ass about the shooter you need look no farther than the Mini 14 / Mini 30. I have long and mostly less than satisfactory experience with Ruger. Without taking an hour to go over it again I will simply say: Ruger stinks. They evidently stink a lot less now than they used to which is good because they used to stink really bad.
I was told by a Vice President of one of the big gun companies that Ruger does not regard shooters as customers. Their customers are the big wholesalers.
Last edited by Suwannee Tim; 01-24-12 at 05:28.
Well that doesnt look good for my future 6.8 prospects. I really have been looking for a decent intermediate between the 5.56 and the .308, but nothing is getting any support. I guess I will just have to get a Colt 901 in .308.
Colt SP6920, LE6920, 6720
BCM Lower/ARP 6.8SPC upper for hog hunting
DD M4V5 clone, Troy 5.56 Carbine, S&W M&P10
PSA Lower/BCM LW 16" middie CHF upper
PSA Lower/BCM LW 14.5" middie upper
2 PSA 18"6.8 rifles, PSA 20" M16A4 clone
Remington 870, Remington 700VTR
SA XDm9, XDm9C, , XD9SC S&W 1911
Ruger GP100, Hawkeye77 Compact 6.8SPC
Kel-Tec KSG, Marlin 336 30-30, HK 45C, VP9
Sig 1911 Tacops, Scorpion 1911, M11A1, P226 Mk25
The barrel was hammer-forged, which a lot of people think is good. It was quite possible the single best 6.8 SPC barrel made. No one bothered to test it though.
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