ruger barrel issues ??????
01-11-2011, 08:12 AM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 144
I bought a brand new m77 about 5 years ago and it would do good to shoot a 12in 3 shot group at 100 yds! That thing shot horriable! Even the gun shop owner couldn't do any better out of his lead sled and we tried about every kind of ammo we could find. We tried 3 scopes and 2 sets of rings. The gun was just JUNK! Ruger would have no part of fixing anything about it without me having to pay to fix it. The gun was BRAND NEW! They have NO warranty on any gun they sell. After that experiance I promised them I would take every chance I got to let everyone know how sorry they are. They just don't care. Some of you may have found some good ones but when you get a piece of junk its on you. Ruger will not repair or replace them without you paying them MORE to fix THEIR screw ups!
01-11-2011, 09:30 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,780
I bought a brand new m77 about 5 years ago and it would do good to shoot a 12in 3 shot group at 100 yds! That thing shot horriable! Even the gun shop owner couldn't do any better out of his lead sled and we tried about every kind of ammo we could find. We tried 3 scopes and 2 sets of rings. The gun was just JUNK! Ruger would have no part of fixing anything about it without me having to pay to fix it. The gun was BRAND NEW! They have NO warranty on any gun they sell. After that experiance I promised them I would take every chance I got to let everyone know how sorry they are. They just don't care. Some of you may have found some good ones but when you get a piece of junk its on you. Ruger will not repair or replace them without you paying them MORE to fix THEIR screw ups!
01-11-2011, 11:37 AM
#13
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Comance county, OK
Posts: 11,408
Unbelievable story.
Ruger has the best customer service in the industry. Have sent three guns that i bought used back to Ruger. There was no charge for fixing any of them. One was a Blackhawk that i dropped and broke the grip frame. Sent the gun to Ruger and they fixed it free of charge.
01-11-2011, 12:55 PM
#15
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
Posts: 9,520
I bought a brand new m77 about 5 years ago and it would do good to shoot a 12in 3 shot group at 100 yds! That thing shot horriable! Even the gun shop owner couldn't do any better out of his lead sled and we tried about every kind of ammo we could find. We tried 3 scopes and 2 sets of rings. The gun was just JUNK! Ruger would have no part of fixing anything about it without me having to pay to fix it. The gun was BRAND NEW! They have NO warranty on any gun they sell. After that experiance I promised them I would take every chance I got to let everyone know how sorry they are. They just don't care. Some of you may have found some good ones but when you get a piece of junk its on you. Ruger will not repair or replace them without you paying them MORE to fix THEIR screw ups!
Also, Ridge Runners definition of accuracy may be different than what you're thinking(then again, maybe not). If I was looking for a hunting rifle, with acceptable hunting accuracy, a ruger would certainly be on the list of possibilities. I;ve shot one of their Ruger Compacts in.... 7mm-08 I believe, and it was a nice shooting rifle. My cousin takes deer with it every year.
-Jake
01-11-2011, 01:09 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,780
I have had quite a bit of experience with M 77 rifles. I have them in calibers from .22 Hornet through .375 Ruger, and have never seen a bad one yet.
I don't think of them when I think of great benchrest target rifles, but they are excellent hunting rifles.
I don't think of them when I think of great benchrest target rifles, but they are excellent hunting rifles.
01-11-2011, 02:36 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
Posts: 2,600
One of the best untouched factory rifles I ever owned was an old tang safety 77R in .270 Win. That ol' girl would really lay 'em in there with Rem. factory ammo too, no less. One of my best friends' son owns it now.
01-11-2011, 05:17 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Idaho
Posts: 1,081
I bought a brand new m77 about 5 years ago and it would do good to shoot a 12in 3 shot group at 100 yds! That thing shot horriable! Even the gun shop owner couldn't do any better out of his lead sled and we tried about every kind of ammo we could find. We tried 3 scopes and 2 sets of rings. The gun was just JUNK! Ruger would have no part of fixing anything about it without me having to pay to fix it. The gun was BRAND NEW! They have NO warranty on any gun they sell. After that experiance I promised them I would take every chance I got to let everyone know how sorry they are. They just don't care. Some of you may have found some good ones but when you get a piece of junk its on you. Ruger will not repair or replace them without you paying them MORE to fix THEIR screw ups!
01-12-2011, 07:03 AM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 144
Don't care if you Ruger fans believe it or not it happened! The gun shop called Ruger while I was standing in front of him then I called them myself. The gun was a m77 synthetic/stainless .270WSM . All they would say is that it had acceptable accuracy by their standards. I guess their standards are if it goes bang its acceptable! The gun shop gave me a full refund toward another rifle and said he would fight it out with Ruger. I will NEVER buy another Ruger rifle! I will also take every chance I get to tell anyone looking at one how they dealt with me on one of thier new rifles.
Last edited by Jacob Garrett; 01-12-2011 at 08:45 AM.
