Ruger question

[cblewis]

Does anyone know if Ruger (model MKII All-Weather)glass beds their actions? And does the 1:9 1/2" twist pose any problems for a 280 cal., is it too fast? Anyone have any negative feedback for Ruger made guns?

[Danny45]

Ruger does not glass bed their actions. But they are very accurate firearms. They must know what they are doing with their twist rate. I don' t have any experience with the .280. The .270 (and most 30 caliber) standard rate is 1 in 10.

[biggunz.45-70]

Ruger actions don' t usually require or respond to glass bedding. The front action screw is at an angle which draws the action down and back. They sometimes need a little help at the forend tip. A little bedding there may help.

[PABuck_HNTR]

Ruger makes fine products, Iwouldn' t be afraid to buy one. Ask Ruger-Redhawk about them.

[eldeguello]

does the 1:9 1/2" twist pose any problems for a 280 cal., is it too fast?

For a 7mm, the 1/9.5" twist is better than a 1/10" , and a 1/9" would be even better, particularly if you want to shoot long spitzers like the Sierra 175-grainer, or a long Barnes X!

I personally believe faster-spinning bullets kill better too, but mosr " experts" poo-poo this idea. I once had a .270 with a 1/9" twist. It killed out of all proportion to its' bullet diameter!!

[stubblejumper]

My own 7mmstw' s have 1 in 10" twists.They shoot fine with 140gr bullets.Since I never use heavier bullets I can' t tell you how they would shoot them and I really couldn' t care less what the results would be as the lighter bullets have worked well on game up to and including elk and moose(140gr partitions).

[oldelkhunter]

No they don' t glass bed their actions and the basic design of the 77 action and front screw especially makes that procedure really unwarranted. If I were to glass bed a 77 I would do the barrel shank and that is it. My 77 all weather has had no bedding work at all just a trigger job and it shoots beautifully. Its a 7 mag also and I have shot 140-160 grain bullets thru it and they all shoot great

[frizzellr]

My Ruger 77 Mk II 270 Win wouldn' t shoot under 3 inches until I floated the barrel and bedded the action. Now it shoots 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards.

[cblewis]

Thanks all, I do believe I will be buying the Ruger 280 in the very near future.

[neweboarhunter]

cblewis,

Unless you are after that last ounce of accuarcy I would not spend the money to glass bed the rifle.

Ruger designs their bolt actions with a little pressure at the forend tip, so free floating could makes things worse.

A trigger job would if needed would be an improvement though.