TRYBE Defense Chassis review Ruger American 7.62x39

[FelixS]

So the 6mm arc AICS mag from mdt seems to sit the round well

 

[rangerstx4]

So the 6mm arc AICS mag from mdt seems to sit the round well

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Mine feed's good, but it looks like your round is set a little further forward in the mag. Probably a better option between the two.

Also, here are pics of the fluted bolt.

 

[vanlab]

Oooh, good thread.

I have one of these as well, its setup with a NV scope most of the time as well as a can.

A better stock has been on my list but don't want to loose the ability to use mags I already own (like mini30)

 

[joken]

I have three Ruger American rifles and they are all very accurate.

 

[The Heretic]

Now that CZ has the 7.62x39 Trail, I probably would have gone that route. My Ruger is a keeper because of the accuracy, but everything else on it needed work. I will price out the total cost later and update this reply.

Now you gone and done it!

Now I want that to replace my 527!

 

[echo1]

I got my RAR because of the price and don't intend throwing money at it. The only thing I did was add Vortex glass, I'll live with the rest. PAX.

 

[FelixS]

This is how it looks in the end. The magazine works ok but easy to get bullet nose dive when you're trying to put it into battery. If the bullets were facing in an upward angle that would reduce the issue. I found that slapping the mag against the table as you load the rounds helps. Anyway, so short of a good mag, happy with how this turned out. Maybe I'll bribe a friend with a 3d printer to make me a sleeve for the original Ruger mag that fits AICS pattern.

 

[rangerstx4]

This is how it looks in the end. The magazine works ok but easy to get bullet nose dive when you're trying to put it into battery. If the bullets were facing in an upward angle that would reduce the issue. I found that slapping the mag against the table as you load the rounds helps. Anyway, so short of a good mag, happy with how this turned out. Maybe I'll bribe a friend with a 3d printer to make me a sleeve for the original Ruger mag that fits AICS pattern.

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Looks good! How does it group with the 150gr brass ammo?

For the mag, I've added cardboard to the front of the spring at the floor of the mag which seems to help with keeping the point up.

 

[FelixS]

Looks good! How does it group with the 150gr brass ammo?

For the mag, I've added cardboard to the front of the spring at the floor of the mag which seems to help with keeping the point up.

I haven't tried 150gr brass, only 123gr steel case barnaul FMJ which I still have a bunch of. With the barnaul, off of a bench rest I was able to get 3-4 shots within an inch of each other at 100 yards. After about 40 shots though the groups start opening up or maybe it was me.

 

[FelixS]

Looks good! How does it group with the 150gr brass ammo?

For the mag, I've added cardboard to the front of the spring at the floor of the mag which seems to help with keeping the point up.

I had a piece of plastic laying around so I cut it to size and added it as a ramp with most likely a 15 degree angle. Tried 7 rounds at home, all cycled well. Will have to take it to the range and try it when shooting to see if it's reliable. My other idea was to take to follower out of my Ruger mag and cut it to size to place into this magazine, it's a big wide otherwise fits

 

[rangerstx4]

Looks good! How does it group with the 150gr brass ammo?

For the mag, I've added cardboard to the front of the spring at the floor of the mag which seems to help with keeping the point up.

Today I grouped PPU brass 123gr sp and Tula 154gr sp. The PPU was a terrible 3in group and x2 primers failed to fire on the first strike. They both fired after resetting the bolt. The Tula was excellent at an inch. Hard to say if the outlier was me or the ammo. Either way, it was superb.

 

[FelixS]

Today I grouped PPU brass 123gr sp and Tula 154gr sp. The PPU was a terrible 3in group and x2 primers failed to fire on the first strike. They both fired after resetting the bolt. The Tula was excellent at an inch. Hard to say if the outlier was me or the ammo. Either way, it was superb.

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It's the ammo. I can no longer find barnaul 123 gr fmj so I've tried Tela, Igman and maxtech, all grouped horribly. I don't have a chronograph but I bet their powder charges are all over the place.

 

[Saladfarmer]

It's the ammo. I can no longer find barnaul 123 gr fmj so I've tried Tela, Igman and maxtech, all grouped horribly. I don't have a chronograph but I bet their powder charges are all over the place.

Bimart has Belom 7.62 again. By far the best 7.62 ammo I have used. Paul Harrel confirmed this for me a while back. By all means stay away from the Norma 7.62, everything I have tried it on barely groups to trash can MOA. And the brass will not resize correctly, at least according to my LE Wilson guage.
I also have to wonder if the Gen 2 ruger has addressed some of the issues you were having, barring the stock replacement. Hopefully I can find one this summer