{"id":17030,"date":"2014-01-04T23:56:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T04:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=17030"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:05:49","slug":"ruger-america-rifle-223-standard-compact-new-gun-review-shot-show-2014-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ruger-america-rifle-223-standard-compact-new-gun-review-shot-show-2014-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruger American Rifle .223 Standard & Compact \u2013 New Gun Review \u2013 SHOT Show 2014 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Paul Helinski<\/p>\n

Ruger American Rifle
\nhttps:\/\/ruger.com\/american<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Compact version of the American has an 18\u201d barrel and a slightly shorter stock, for a 12.5 \u201c length of pull, from the trigger to the back of the stock, for smaller shooters.<\/p><\/div>\n

Bolt action rifles may not be a subject that keeps you up all night chatting on Facebook, but for gun fanatics, the bolt action rifle is a core product of our sport and our passion. If someone had asked, \u201cWho makes the best entry level bolt action rifle?\u201d five years ago, I don’t know anyone who would have answered Ruger. That all changed in 2012, when Ruger introduced the Ruger American Rifle<\/a>. Made 100% in the USA as its name suggests, the American was a rock star from our very first test<\/a> on the gun now two years ago. Since then, you can’t walk into a stocking gun shop without seeing one on the shelf, in several calibers. The line has expanded to include a new Redfield scope package, as well as some new guns with stainless steel All Weather models. We were able to test the newly available .223 caliber guns in both the full sized and compact, and WOW. If you are looking for world-class accuracy, great handling and an affordable price on a bolt-action .223, look no further than the new Ruger American. MSRP is $449 on the American, and I challenge you to find a .223 bolt gun that outshoots it, at any price.<\/p>\n

\"We<\/a>

We got a pre-SHOT Show 2014 look at the new Ruger American rifle in .223. This is both the regular and Compact models.<\/p><\/div>\n

The key to the Ruger American is the Power Bedding(TM) system designed by Ruger a few years back. Like all of the polymer pistols out there, it combines a plastic stock with molded-in metal components that secure the parts of the gun that shoot to the parts of the gun that you hold. The barrels are hammer-forged at Ruger’s rifle division in New Hampshire, and the three-lug bolt is as smooth as rifles costing twice as much, and smoother than even some of those. The barrel on the full-size American is 22\u201d, and the rifle weighs just under 6.5 lbs. The Compact models have 18\u201d barrels with 12.5\u201d length-of-pull for smaller shooters, and weigh 6 lbs.\u00a0This was our first outing with not only the new .223 Americans, but also a new brand of ammo called \u201cGorilla Ammo<\/a>\u201d that had sent us some samples as a new advertiser here at GunsAmerica.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>

This was also our first outing with Gorilla Ammo<\/a>, a new advertiser here. The ammo comes in a wallet, and these .223 rounds are loaded with 55-grain plastic-tipped Sierra bullets.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This<\/a>

This American has a four-round rotary magazine. It is a little tricky to load at first, but we had no failures at all.<\/p><\/div>\n

Our test ammo uses a 55-grain Sierra plastic-tip bullet called the Blitzking PT. Having no prior experience with this ammo or bullet, it was a shock to find that the full-size rifle shot into under \u00bd inch at 100 yards, using an inexpensive 12x Burris scope. That is not a misprint. Take a look at the pictures. Fiochhi range rounds averaged just over an inch for five-round groups, and the Compact model did only slightly worse. Just imagine how that will feel to take a gun out of the box, mount a compatible scope (it comes with installed bases), and expect to shoot well under MOA, or even \u00bd MOA, in your first trip to the range with factory ammo. If you want to duplicate these results, we tested the guns with a Caldwell Lead-Sled. Off hand or even bipod shooting will most likely not be as easy to get these groups. We didn’t cherry-pick these groups. If you shoot fairly well and use a Lead-Sled, there is a pretty good chance everyone at the range is going to make you show it to them again.<\/p>\n

\"Even<\/a>

Even the compact shot until well under an inch at 100 yards using the Gorilla<\/a> ammo. The actions are the same on the two guns, so the stock and shorter barrel are the only differences.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"If<\/a>

If you click to enlarge this picture, you will see that the Gorilla Ammo<\/a> shot into under \u00bd inch at 100 yards with the full sized 22\u201d American over three shots. We also shot a couple hundred rounds of Fiocchi range rounds, and those came in at just over an inch for five-shot groups on average.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ruger has been great about getting guns out to the dealers as they are released into the media, so these guns should be available now or soon. We don’t gush about a lot of guns here, but since the very beginning these American Rifles have been well worth the layered-on praise. As an all-around plinking, hunting or even patrol rifle, the American .223 is yet another Made In USA Ruger rifle that exceeds expectations and certainly its price point, and that you just can’t go wrong buying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bolt action rifles may not be a subject that keeps you up all night chatting on Facebook, but for gun fanatics, the bolt action rifle is a core product of our sport and our passion. If someone had asked, \u201cWho makes the best entry level bolt action rifle?\u201d five years ago, I don’t know anyone who would have answered Ruger. That all changed in 2012, when Ruger introduced the Ruger American Rifle. Made 100% in the USA as its name suggests, the American was a rock star from our very first test on the gun now two years ago. Since then, you can’t walk into a stocking gun shop without seeing one on the shelf, in several calibers. The line has expanded to include a new Redfield scope package, as well as some new guns with stainless steel All Weather models. We were able to test the newly available .223 caliber guns in both the full sized and compact, and WOW. If you are looking for world-class accuracy, great handling and an affordable price on a bolt-action .223, look no further than the new Ruger American. MSRP is $449 on the American, and I challenge you to find a .223 bolt gun that outshoots it, at any price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":17029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"manual","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,37],"tags":[],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17030","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-me","8":"category-gun-reviews-rifles"},"yoast_head":"\nRuger American Rifle .223 Standard & Compact \u2013 New Gun Review \u2013 SHOT Show 2014 Preview<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ruger American Rifle .223 Standard & Compact \u2013 New Gun Review \u2013 SHOT Show 2014 Preview -\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ruger-america-rifle-223-standard-compact-new-gun-review-shot-show-2014-preview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ruger American Rifle .223 Standard & Compact \u2013 New Gun Review \u2013 SHOT Show 2014 Preview\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bolt action rifles may not be a subject that keeps you up all night chatting on Facebook, but for gun fanatics, the bolt action rifle is a core product of our sport and our passion. 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