Ruger question
 

Does anyone know if Ruger (model MKII All-Weather)glass beds their actions? And does the 1:9 1/2" twist pose any problems for a 280 cal., is it too fast? Anyone have any negative feedback for Ruger made guns?

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Ruger does not glass bed their actions. But they are very accurate firearms. They must know what they are doing with their twist rate. I don' t have any experience with the .280. The .270 (and most 30 caliber) standard rate is 1 in 10.

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Ruger actions don' t usually require or respond to glass bedding. The front action screw is at an angle which draws the action down and back. They sometimes need a little help at the forend tip. A little bedding there may help.

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Ruger makes fine products, Iwouldn' t be afraid to buy one. Ask Ruger-Redhawk about them.

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For a 7mm, the 1/9.5" twist is better than a 1/10" , and a 1/9" would be even better, particularly if you want to shoot long spitzers like the Sierra 175-grainer, or a long Barnes X!

I personally believe faster-spinning bullets kill better too, but mosr " experts" poo-poo this idea. I once had a .270 with a 1/9" twist. It killed out of all proportion to its' bullet diameter!!

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My own 7mmstw' s have 1 in 10" twists.They shoot fine with 140gr bullets.Since I never use heavier bullets I can' t tell you how they would shoot them and I really couldn' t care less what the results would be as the lighter bullets have worked well on game up to and including elk and moose(140gr partitions).

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No they don' t glass bed their actions and the basic design of the 77 action and front screw especially makes that procedure really unwarranted. If I were to glass bed a 77 I would do the barrel shank and that is it. My 77 all weather has had no bedding work at all just a trigger job and it shoots beautifully. Its a 7 mag also and I have shot 140-160 grain bullets thru it and they all shoot great

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My Ruger 77 Mk II 270 Win wouldn' t shoot under 3 inches until I floated the barrel and bedded the action. Now it shoots 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards.

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Thanks all, I do believe I will be buying the Ruger 280 in the very near future.

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cblewis,

Unless you are after that last ounce of accuarcy I would not spend the money to glass bed the rifle.

Ruger designs their bolt actions with a little pressure at the forend tip, so free floating could makes things worse.

A trigger job would if needed would be an improvement though.

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Stubble Jumper question for you, does Ruger make a 7mm STW? If they do how much did yours cost?

Jason

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Your question was answered already about the glass bedding.I won't go into that.The Ruger M-77's for the most part are accurate rifles.In most cases the trigger does need to be lighten thanks to all the hungry lawyers.I have no experience with the 280 cartridge.I have M-77's in different calibers and have been more then satisfied with all of them. My favorite deer rifles are my M-77 All Weather in 7mm Rem Mag or my Rem 700 in .270. If you want a good rifle at a reasonable price the Ruger is the way to go.Have a trigger job done and you'll be set for many years to come.As far as the twist of the barrel. My opinion is these gun manufacturers being Ruger or any other spend allot of time researching these calibers and what works best.Good luck when you get your Ruger 280.
Ruger Redhawk

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F4YG Why would you say that?
Ol'e Ruger Redhawk owning a Ruger ,now that's hard to believe. I guess you could say I've dabbled in a few of them.For some Un- Godly unknown reason I've gotten a Ruger reputation. Why would you have gotten that impression is beyond me.LOL.
Ruger Redhawk

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After hearing about the "OTHER" rifle you just bought. I wonder if you can still be considered an authority on Rugers rifles? Traitor! LOL

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I HAVE A M77 MK II AND I LOVE IT . ITS A .220 SWIFT WITH A 35.00 TRIGGER JOB .ONE FINE SHOOTING MACHINE

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After hearing about the "OTHER" rifle you just bought. I wonder if you can still be considered an authority on Rugers rifles? Traitor! LOL
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F4YG Oh No not a Traitor . Authority on Ruger's. I'm a long ways from being a Ruger authority but I'm working on it.
Actually the real reason I bought a different make was to do a test.I wanted to see how my Ruger's would integrate with different breds. Things don't look very promising to say the least. LOL.It's going to take time to make them comfortable with others. HeHeHe

Ruger Redhawk

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Kinda like some guys on the board! I just hope there isn't any cross breeding in that gun safe of yours!:D

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Nope! no cross breeding in my safe.I've taught my Ruger's to be selective who they mingle with. Plus they won't lower there standards for a one night stand LOL.

Ruger Redhawk