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Old 09-27-2009, 06:56 PM   #1
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Took my dads Ruger M77 .270 out this afternoon to make sure it was still sighted in. Dads always been a "Its close enough" kinda guy, so I thought I would double check it for him. After a good barrel cleaning I fired 3 shots at 130 yards. Not only was it on....it was ON!!!
Remington 130gr. CorLokts into 1" off a makeshift rest.
I'm by no means a benchrest shooter, but I was shocked at the accuracy! Haven't even tried any other loads out of it.
I'm going to have a custom rifle built starting next year, and I'm starting to second guess my decision of a Rem. 700 action.
Is this pretty normal to expect from a M77?
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Old 09-27-2009, 07:40 PM   #2
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NO. I've had 2 M77's and got rid of both of them.
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Old 09-27-2009, 07:49 PM   #3
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I've saw some pretty awesome Rugers...
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Buying a Ruger is like buying a box of chocolates, you just never know wha'cha gonna get........

I had a Ruger M77MKII growing up that shot fairly decent for a few years, then it decided it wasn't going to shoot anymore. I finally gave up on that rifle after doing alot of tweaking on it. I have a buddy with an old Tang safety M77 in 243; that thing will absolutley drive tacks.

If you are going to build a rifle I'd do it on the Ruger action.......Everyone and their dog has a custom on a Remmy action.
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Old 09-28-2009, 06:06 AM   #5
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I have an older one and got another last winter.Both are great shooters.IMO you cant go wrong with Ruger.
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Old 09-28-2009, 06:09 AM   #6
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Sounds like my Ruger.
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I had a 77 Ruger long tang in .270 years ago that was just simply an awesome shooter with Rem. factory ammo in 130 gr. I gave it to a good friend of mine. I hope he still has it.......
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Old 09-28-2009, 08:32 AM   #8
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Ruger fan here. However, that said, some seem to be "shooters", some not so much. It may be a barrel issue. Since they now do in-house, I think they have gotten better more regularly.
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My Ruger is an exceptional shooter but it wasn't amazing out of the box. It shot around 1.5" right out of the box. Now with floating, bedding and a trigger job it's sub 1".

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I haven't shot many, but all the rugers I've shot did good. Same for the 700s. I'd keep the 700 top of the list for a custom build though.
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