Ruger M77
 

Thinking about getting a M77 in 7mm or 300mag. Anyone able to give me some +/- feedback. It will be after this season is over. Just bought a Rem 308 back in March. Hunting with it this year. But want something with longer range effect.

RE: Ruger M77
 

Whatcha gonna use it for Smitty? If deer or pronghorn is the only thing on the agenda, your 308 will do just fine. After all, it' s a 1000 yard sniper round. But if you want to hunt elk and larger game, I' d go with one of the 300 magnums out there. Either the Win Mag or the WSM. I don' t think the RUM is all that great a round and it' s expensive.

The Ruger is a fine weapon, but their trigger' s need some serious attention. If it were me, I' d look into a Tikka in 300 WSM or 300 Win Mag.

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I doubt that you will be disappointed with a M77 as long as your caliber of choice matches your hunting needs. I have had two Rugers, 1977 .270 and 1985 .257 Roberts. I still have the .270 and it shoots like a dream. Almost any grain bullet from 100-150 will hit in a very tight group (rare to have three shots not covered by a quarter) If it doesn' t hit the target it is my fault not the gun. Had a 3lb. trigger installed. As I understand Ruger just started making their own barrels again after having someone else make them in the late 80' s and 90' s. This fact alone is supposed to increase their accuracy back to pre 80 standards. I think the Tika, or anything else would be good as well. Lots of good guns on the market today.

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The Ruger M-77' s are nice rifles.I have one in 7mm Rem Mag. It lays them low. I bought one in 300 Win Mag a couple months ago but haven' t taken it out yet.One gripe I have about the Ruger' s are the heavy triggers.Except for that I think they are a fine rifle.My experience with Ruger' s Customer Service is second to none.To me that means allot.Buy a Ruger and plan on having the trigger reworked.I think you' ll be more then satisfied with them. One thing to remember they aren' t a target rifle. The accuracy is more then sufficent for hunting situations.
Ruger Redhawk

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Yes the trigger needs adjustment but so do the triggers on any American made rifle and some foreign ones also. Last time I was in Bass Pro the salesman behind the counter handed me a T3 ...nice bolt and trigger but tooooooo much plastic. The price at the time was 499 for it the Ruger 77 all weather was 469. Last triiger job my gunsmith did cost me 35 dollars for the ruger and no I didn' t buy a Timney. I have had more 77' s than anyone except Ruger Redhawk and every last one was a shooter and was dead reliable. As far as caliber goes i have hunted with pretty much all the 300 mags except the 300 rum including the 300 wsm and have yet to notice one iota of killing difference between them and a 7 Rem mag... Don' t waste your time with one and make it easy on your shoulder. If you really want to step up from a 7 mag you go 338......

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I have had more 77' s than anyone except Ruger Redhawk



Oldelkhunter, I take that as a compliment.. I have a couple,well maybe a few LOL.There will never be enough.I prefer the " All Weather" Rugers
I must admit the Tikka " Whitetal Hunter" has given me second thoughts.They are a high quality rifle at reasonable prices.Their triggers are adjustable not like the Ruger' s triggers.Another thing I like about the Rugers is the scope mounting system.Rings are standard equipment.

Ruger Redhawk

RE: Ruger M77
 

Well at least the last part was completely true!:D

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I own a old Ruger M-77 chambered in 300-win mag. The model I have has the tang safety. The shop I bought it at 20 + years ago set my trigger at 3-pounds. My 300 will put a good group on paper with just about any factory ammo. I highly recommend Ruger rifles to anyone in the market for a good solid firearm.

RE: Ruger M77
 

Soark, Good to see you back Ol' e Cyber Buddy,I guess the wife let you have a day off.No matter what toys a person likes or wants there will never be enough.You like your Remingtons and I like my Rugers. That' s what makes the world go around.
Ruger Redhawk

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I was punishing myself ruger. working graves is rough!

RE: Ruger M77
 

Yah I know that graveyard shift can be rough.I worked nights for 8 1/2 years. I just about forgot how normal people lived.Hang in there.Maybe you can get on days soon.It does have advantages though.While everybody else is working you can have things done and beat the crowds.
Ruger Redhawk

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I can' t speak for the sporter weight M77' s, but I an the proud owner of an M77VT Mk II in 22-250 and I like it very much. The quality of the rifle is great, I really like the controlled round feed bolt, and it is a very accurate rifle. I' m glad that I chose the Ruger over the Savage I had been looking at. Being a varmint/target it' s more accurate than one could reasonably expect a sporter weight rifle to be (it shoots consistantly at .75MOA with Winchester factory ammo, and I' ve had groups as low as .3MOA and I srongly suspect that I' m mostly the cause for any group bigger than .75MOA). But I think that is the sporter weight barrels are made to the same standards at the heavy barrels then they should be more than accurate enough to hunt big game with.

From the reading I' ve done about the M77 MkII it seems that the Rugers have somewhat of a bad rep for accuracy. But further research revealed that Ruger used to contract out the M77' s barrel production to the lowest bidding company instead of making them in-house, which resulted in quite a few rifles with barrels of sub-standard quality leaving the factory. Ruger has since realized the error of their ways and begun producing all their own barrels to a much higher quality control standard, and that has put them back in competition with the rest of the arms makers. I can personally vouch for the quality and accuracy of my rifle and I would not hesitate to buy another M77. I' ve been tossing around the idea of picking up an M77/17, as I think that the .17HMR is a neat little round to plink with, but I' ve got to finish getting my handloading setup for the M77 and my Glock before I think about buying another rifle.

I also need to invest in a bigger gun safe! [8D]:D

Mike

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I have one in 22-250, and the thing is a tack driver. I think their triggers are fine for a hunting rig. Good luck!

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my friend had a ruger m77 in 300 and hes 19 and is wishing that he woulda got something smaller, because even for being 19 he said that it kicks alot and when he gets older he' s not going to want to shoot it alot because of the kick.The 308 should be fine, or go with a 270 or something along those lines.

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I bought a M-77 Mk-II in .300 win mag. last fall. The factory trigger sucked but a $25 trigger job got it down to a clean three pounds. I also own a m-77 in 7mm mag. Both rifles are great and the scope mounting system is superior.

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I agree with the others that Ruger makes a great gun ,but prefer to put a adjustable trigger in rather than doing a hone job on them . The adjustable trigger is about $50 bucks . I had one done by a gunsmith?butcher and later had to buy a trigger for it because I just didn' t trust it . We were testing it and only one time did it fire but even one time is to much .