Proud to Be an American

I’ve been sold on the Ruger American from day one, and my first-production-run American in .30-06 is a go-to rifle in our house because it’s accurate, light and handles great. My wife has killed elk and a once-in-a-lifetime Colorado bighorn with it. So I guess it’s not actually my rifle anymore; she’s never going to let me have it back.

But as luck would have it, there’s an all-new American, the Generation II, and it is definitely another go-to rifle. The sample I received is the Gen II Standard—there’s also a Ranch version—and it incorporates some big changes over the original.

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