r/canadaguns • u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn • Mar 13 '26
Gun and gear reviews Made for Canada Ruger Ranch G2 556
So we finally got one of these in with our order yesterday (its gone already so not trying to sell) and i wanted to point out the mag release and mag for the made in canada versions. Of course its disappointing it doesnt come with an AR mag (which is what held up release of the 556 to canada) but i do have to say compared to the other Rugers we've had in i like the mag release and fit of this style alot more. Sometimes i find on the other gen IIs you really have to slap the mag to get it to click but this one slides in and out and seats nicely.
In hindsight i probably also should have snapped a photo of the duramag that it comes with too before i sold but i didnt.
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u/Last_Temperature_599 Mar 13 '26
Is it a proprietary mag ? Are 20rndr or 10rndr be available?
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u/NemrahG Mar 13 '26
I think its just a 5rd AR mag, idk why ruger would redesign it just for the canadian market.
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
I think Gravel and Korth came together to place a large enough order that it was reconsidered. At least that is what i was told
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u/NemrahG Mar 13 '26
Oh interesting, hopefully they’re better than the shitty duramags the gen 1 ranch came with
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
Only time will tell! Haha but i think with these rifles its important to remember that Ruger is including all the features you'd normally pay 1500-2k for in another brand, all for sub1k so theyre cutting costs somewhere.
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u/NemrahG Mar 13 '26
I have a gen 1 and you can definitely see where they cheaped out when you take it apart. Luckily, its all pretty easily replaceable if you want, and it still works good on its own.
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u/GodsGiftToWrenching Mar 13 '26
Don't worry the gen 2 carried over all the lovely very obviously rushed production machining marks and groves from the gen 1 that we know and love! Ever wanted to know how they machine the bolt for a ruger american ranch gen 2? Don't worry, after 2 seconds of looking at the bolt you can tell exactly where they plunged the mill down to mill out the lightening cuts. Even my skses are blushing at the speed and rate in which these things must have been produced
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u/bcw_83 Mar 13 '26
Which parts?
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u/NemrahG Mar 13 '26
Cocking piece and trigger housing are injection molded metal, the bolt shroud is plastic, the stock is cheap plastic too, the bolt has like no finishing work done to it, you can see the machining marks on the barrel, and everything is held together by roll pins. The action is also fairly very simple too, the whole bolt is just a handful of parts. Its a great gun tho, I’ve had mine for a while and its still doing fine.
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u/handen Mar 14 '26
I got my 7.62x39 RARg1 from Canadian Tire in the summer. I asked to see the display model, it looked great, nice barrel, everything was fantastic. Then when I said "I'll take it," he went to the back and pulled a different one out from their inventory that had lathe marks all over the barrel and looked like absolute dog shit. I said "Whoa whoa whoa, hold on, I'll take the display gun, thank you." He looked at me like I had pissed in his cheerios or something, but I did end up taking the display model home.
It was so weird to me how good the display model looked versus how bad the random one pulled from the back was. These are new from the factory for fuck's sake, not milsurp. That being said, I have a 5.56 and a 7.62x39 RARg1 and they both outperform their price points handily, so they're doing something right.
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 14 '26
Every company has friday afternoons, even good ones
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u/BigKWE Mar 14 '26
The Gen 1 uses standard AR mags. I run my steel pistol and Cross mags in mine and my Press Check 50 Beo works as well as do all my (though IMO they look silly) 5/30 AR mags.
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u/superman56ba6 Mar 13 '26
That's too bad they didn't send the AR mag. Mine I received in Dec from IRG came with one. I'm frustrated for you guys, you've been waiting before me!
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u/Any-Can-6776 Mar 13 '26
I wanted one that uses ar mags. But went for bca bolt action upper instead
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
Got em on order follow us on fb we post when stuff arrives there
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u/Nathanbks18 Mar 13 '26
What scope are you going to put on that bad bud Trying to decide
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
Either a vortex viper 2-10, a hawke endurance 2-10 or a leupold vx 5hd 2-10 would be my choice for yote spanking.
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u/scottsuplol Mar 13 '26
How does it shoot? I’m been itching for a 556 rifle
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
Ill ask the guy who bought it when i see him next
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u/BigKWE Mar 14 '26
I have a Gen 1 and it is a damn fine rifle. Action is smooth , fast and solid. Accuracy is amazing with both 55 grain and 69 grain ammo. Since the "improvements" on the Gen 2 are mostly in the cosmetic department IMO I imagine that the Gen 2 is as great as the Gen 1 and is definitely worth getting.
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u/BI0WEED Mar 13 '26
So far I’m a big fan of mine
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u/scottsuplol Mar 13 '26
Beautiful!
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u/gspotcowboy Mar 14 '26
I like my gen 1 as well but it throws cheap 55gr bulk stuff all over the place. Green tip PMC are 1" ish at 100 yards. Put real match ammo like SMK through it and it was cloverleafing off of a bipod.
All I've done to mine is put a lighter trigger spring in it.
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u/__WayDown Mar 13 '26
Dang. I would have made the trip out to Stony for this one. Hahah. Next time.
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
Well we got other goodies from Ruger ;) haha
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
Oh and give us a follow on FB for product drops.
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u/radkiller22 Mar 13 '26
So it CAN take AR mags it just doesn't COME with an AR mag?
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 13 '26
I believe so, but not 100% as it lasted like less than 30 mins in the store, i didnt get to play with it much beyond putting it out
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u/feelingblurple Mar 15 '26
Got my Gen 1 solely to use all my 5.56 nato rounds that were meant for my “assault style weapons of war” prohibs. It came with an AR mag. Thinking of getting a Magpul stock to replace the cheapo feeling factor one.
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u/SandySpectre Mar 13 '26
Who’s your distributor? Ours doesn’t even have the 5.56 ranch listed.