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Shoulda clarified, trying to decide which stock so I know which mag adapter to order

@@jfrausto89 both stocks require modification to work with my magwell adaptors. If you’re on the website looking there is the Magpul option and the Boyds option. For the conversion. The Boyd’s is more expensive as the process is more time consuming and requires a fair amount of work, but I agree that the wood is a classier look than the Magpul. I’m personally torn on which route to go on one of my personal rifles 😂. The Magpul is definitely heavier so if weight is a concern I’d go the Boyd’s route.

@@gavincolquett1025 that will be my next project once I get a mill. I’m running a raffle for my Gen II 7.62x39 to raise funds for the mill so if you’re interested check that out.

@@Purpletuty I don’t have any Igman to test. The velocity tests I can find are mostly reporting under 2400fps avg. if I have a chance to get some I’ll snag it for testing.

@@johnrussell2003 yeah don’t fix what isn’t broken 😁

Infinitely smoother with the MOE pmags. With steel magazines its comparable because of the rought metal surfaces on the magazine lips.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 right. I figured that.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 my gen 1 is so damn rough to feed and eject rounds. That’s not fun to me. I understand it’s a 400.00 rifle but man, it’s bad. I have the Howa also and it’s butter

@@cervus-venator let me know if it helps at all. I’m always curious to hear other people’s experiences.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 Will do. It is a new rifle and I put and Arken LH4 4-16 on it. So far I've shot 124 rounds through it all in an attempt to sight in and get a group. I've been trying all kinds of off the shelf ammo too. You can see footage on my channel.

@@Okrifleman lol it made me realize I have several other rifles I need to do this with too 😬

For sure, I was surprised to see how much variance it caused but definitely worth finding what your rifle likes.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 Mine is one of your early conversions.

2" - 2.5" groups, very consistent but not as tight as I would like. Once I have time, I'll test the 40-45 in/lbs and hopefully we can find a sub moa torque value.

@@sothrowd0 Yeap I’ve been on there since 2007 but my name changed when the forum revamp wouldn’t let me log in with my old info.

@@nickmedford7087 the bolts are the same but you would want to confirm headspace with a go, no-go gauge before swapping bolts in a rifle.

@@Kq4hcuDan $155 shipped priority with tracking. You can check it out at www.firecastlecustoms.com

I tried to talk with them about it once via email and again when I was literally at the refinery across the street from them for work. Lets just say neither of those events ended positively.

@@h2oecho it is the Gen IV Aurora 5.56/308. It’s a well setup scope and good quality, but for me I prefer more magnification or the speed of a red dot.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 I've been really giving the PA SLX Nova some thought lately. I'm currently running a 3-12x50. It works well, but a bit to clunky/heavy. Maybe the SLX 1-10x28 would be a good fit. I dig what you're doing. Keep up the good work.

@@rangerismine I have a magwell specific to the Magpul Hunter, search my videos and it should pull up.

If all you're doing is punching paper anything is enough, I had a specific goal I wanted to achieve for a lightweight rifle and hunting load that was still very accurate. I think I've achieved that but I haven't had time to test it at anything over 100 yards. My plan is to test it out to 400 this weekend to verify drop and accuracy.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 I think because of increased BC and SD of 150 grain class bullets that the 7.62x39 does best with them and essentially can be safely loaded to be a .30-30 with ballistics approaching .300 Savage. I'm not a hunter. Paper punching is easy enough with most steel cased 123 grain cartridges. Especially with the accuracy of the Ruger American which doesn't have to deal with how a weapon is gased. My point was in pursuing an optimized load for all circumstances.

@@johnparker9139 I’ve got one that I’m almost finished with. I’ll do a weight comparison between the Magpul and my personal Boyd’s and let you know.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 thank you sir. I use mine for hunting. Great small caliber woods gun for deer.

Magpul 3lbs 5.4 oz Boyd’s At One stock with Arca rail 3lbs 1.8 oz

@@scottydouglass1892 I really like the 10’s personally. They are easy to manipulate during loading and reloads and they don’t get in the way of bench rest or tripod shooting.

@@mrpigx yeah when I first purchased my rifle in ‘22 I went looking for a set and could not find them. I haven’t looked for a while to see if the company that bought Nodak started making them again.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 I got lucky and was able to aquire a set before Nodak got purchased.

@@aarongolob4725 I could help you out with that Aaron, shoot me an email at firecastlecustoms@gmail.com and when I get home I can get you taken care of.

@@lostfool9918 www.firecastlecustoms.com

@@blackriflemensorganization6139 nothing really, I can claim that mine was first 😁. Their’s is aluminum while mine is a sintered plastic with some metal parts. Mine doesn’t need the magazine release removed to install or remove the magwell, not sure why they designed their’s that way, different strokes for different folks.

@@Mikp-zw3cs one is an older AAC 7.62-SD and the other is a Liberty Mystic X

@@atranimecs I’m not sure on that, I haven’t found any literature from Ruger that says when they started using the removable magwell stocks. I do know that the action screw spacing has remained the same across all generations so a Gen 1 or 2 stock with the removable magwell can be used on an earlier Gen 1 that didn’t have the removable magwell.

@@joescott803 go buy the parts to make a product, spend the hours developing testing tweaking, and then make the product for people, and then come back and complain. I don’t force you to spend your money on it.

@@ThomasHouse-xf1mw yes I have a conversion for the Magpul stocks, it’s a little more complicated but I’ve done probably 15-20 of them. I’m in the middle of one right now. You can search my other videos and see how it looks.

@@phxamigo I’ve done cosmetic discounts / sales before but I haven’t had that problem for a while. My anniversary is coming up soon, maybe I can work something out for that 🥳. Let me crunch some numbers and see what I can do.

@@FireCastleCustoms720 Thank you, much appreciated, in this current economy, things are much tighter!!

Yeah the only fix to that is to get a later generation stock, which sometimes you can pick up for pretty cheap, but other times you're better off going to an aftermarket stock like the Magpul or some other chassis. I haven't fired the PPU over a chrony to see what kind of speeds it is getting.

If you’re really wanting your early gen 1 to utilize AK mags you could send me the stock and I could convert it for you, but there’s no going back and forth after that. AK goodness only after that 😄

@@FireCastleCustoms720 yeah it doesnt seem worth it for a hunting gun and 5 rnd ak mags are harder to remove than the 5 rnd mini 30 mags.(FL is caped at 5 rnds for hunting)

If you have one of the 3D FDM printed magwells there is a really easy way to make your metal magazines fit better that won't require you to spend any more money. Shoot me an email at firecastlecustoms@gmail.com and I can tell you what to do.

Yeap I saw that they had started making an adaptor too. I’m surprised it took this long. I’ve been making mine for several years and didn’t think it would take this long for others to start doing the same. Ruger should have from day 1 but 🤷‍♂️.

Yes but I’m not an FFL and I would need the receiver to modify it so it’s not an option currently.

I make a conversion magwell so they can use AK mags. FireCastleCustoms.com

$150 which includes the magazine release and longer action screws. If you want it color matched it’s $175.

I’ve had a lot of requests for that, but I think it would take a lot more work to make that happen. The Mini rifles have some metal components that would need to be modified which means modifying the receiver which means having the actual firearm in my possession which boils down to needing an FFL.

It works on Gen 1 or 2 as long as it has the removable magwell insert. I've been working on finding a color match for the Gen II rifles but I haven't found the correct shade yet. Anyone at Ruger want to chime in 😅