Hey all,
Just an FYI. If you have an American Ranch and would like to shorten the stock, it appears that Ruger uses the same stock for the standard and compact models. If you remove the butt pad on a standard model and look inside the stock, you will see provisions for a butt pad for use in the shortened configuration.
I cut exactly 1.25" off of my Ranch stock and replaced the butt pad with a Limbsaver, model number 10824, which is the part for a Ruger Compact model. It fit perfectly.
Just an FYI. If you have an American Ranch and would like to shorten the stock, it appears that Ruger uses the same stock for the standard and compact models. If you remove the butt pad on a standard model and look inside the stock, you will see provisions for a butt pad for use in the shortened configuration.
I cut exactly 1.25" off of my Ranch stock and replaced the butt pad with a Limbsaver, model number 10824, which is the part for a Ruger Compact model. It fit perfectly.