Thread: Ruger american owners gripes

Originally Posted by Beavis

I made the action on mine significantly smoother by smearing the bolt in JB Bore paste and a liberal amount of oil, and fast cycling it about 500 times. I think what they need to overcome the hard cycling issue, is a bigger bolt handle, the standard one is awfully small. Other than that I like mine for what it is. It's very accurate.

Agreed, a bigger knob is always better. A small one, as we know, just doesn't cut the mustard.