The concept of a ranch rifle is generally considered to be a handy, compact, intermediate-caliber rifle, carried around all-day long from dawn to dusk while on a ranch. Most people probably envision something like the OG ranch rifle, the Ruger Mini-14 — a magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle in 5.56 or 7.62x39 with a traditional stock. Such a rifle is very effective at policing a ranch, protecting livestock, crops, and more by dispatching pests, predators, and game.
While an AR-15 fills the same role very capably, some might prefer the slim profile and feel of a traditionally stocked rifle. Many shooters find a traditional stock to point and handle very naturally and intuitively. When transporting your gun, such as in a scabbard on horseback, a ranch rifle is slimmer from top to…
