RE: Ruger M77/MKII
Tom,
Good choice.
I have owned Winchesters Remingtons and Savages and my current Ruger.
If I was going to buy another factory rifle I would buy another Ruger before the others.
All I have done is free float the barrel, I recommend it strongly. The trigger was fine from the factory, a tad heavy but not unacceptable and very crisp.
Mine is in 25-06 and is amazingly accurate after I floated the barrel.