Ruger American Rifle

The Ruger American Rifle is a bolt-action magazine-fed rifle made by Sturm, Ruger & Co. as an entry-level hunting and target-shooting rifle.

Design
The Ruger American has a receiver made from 4140 chrome-moly bar stock and a hammer-forged barrel with a black oxide finish. Rather than using a traditional recoil lug, the rifle is secured in the stock by means of two aluminum action blocks in a system known as "power bedding". The bolt feeds rounds from the four-round, detachable, rotary magazine to the chamber via a push-feed mechanism employing dual cocking cams. The trigger is an adjustable type, allowing the user to change the weight of pull by means of a set-screw.

The rifle comes with a tang-mounted safety and a black polymer composite stock.