frizzellr
I am shooting a Ruger m77 markII, synthetic. I hope these problems can be solved with an easier solution. Keep in touch and let me know what you do to get your reloads to work w/ your Ruger.

frizzellr,
The pachymar (sp) recoil pad makes a big difference. As far as recoil goes it isn' t night and day, but the pad really makes a difference in how it fits my shoulder. I can actually hold the crosshairs steadier on the target and it does take some of the felt recoil out. I think since my gun fits better it feels like the recoil is less. I am happy with it.