hey butch, i have owned several rugers, 2 77's both required trigger work, and the only other thing i didn't like was the safety was very rough and loud, it was a m77 in 7mm mag that someone relieved me of[:@], it was a very accurate gun, i also have a 77/22 and the thing is a dream, and i have a no.1 in 7mm mag, imo they are great guns, but all i have bought in the past few years, aside from the 10/22 stuff, has been remington, a couple of 700's and a model 7, for whatever reason i have found the gun i will stick with, most i have worked the triggers over, but all of the remingtons i have bought have been great shooting guns, but like i mentioned the ruger also shot good, still have the 77/22 and the no.1, i don't think you could go wrong with any of those mentioned, i've got a cousin that is about rugers like i am about rem's, he will not shoot anything but a ruger, i guess it boils down to whichever feels best, good luck let us know what you end up with