accurate ruger action?

[constructor]

ever heard of anyone building a precision rifle,not benchrest but .5moa capable) from a 77 action? opinions?

 

[tightneck]

They are very hard and therefore tough to machine, so a truing job is a PITA. Triggers are fair, and aftermarket goodies hard to come by. Some accuracy smiths refuse to work on them. I've got a MKII that I had set up as a long range deer rifle with a premium barrel a long time ago. It never met expectations and I wouldn't use another one for a build. I assume you have one that is collecting dust and therefore are thinking of what you could do to it? Don't waste you time and money. Sell it to help fund your project and build on a proven action.

 

[billmo]

I second that motion man. Ruger makes a fine looking action but that is about all it has going for it when it comes to building something accurate. I would not spend any money on a Ruger action. Just my opinion. Bill

 

[constructor]

Thanks, I like the controlled feed and the fact that there is not a ejector putting pressure on one side of the case while in the chamber but they seem to have alot of slop in them.
Mauser might be an option but they are hard too. Are there any customs based on the mauser design?

 

[Rustystud]

Ruger 77s

The action is investment cast and in my an others opinion not sutible for truing and multiple barrels over the years. Smiths are worried about stress cracking and liability.

The front receiver screw goes in at an angle making bedding much more difficult to achieve a longterm secrure base.

The aftermarket triggers are sub-par to those available for other actions.

I have personally seen Rugger 77 varmint guns that would shoot in the .2s and teens with just a bedding job.

Rustystud

 

[Hammer]

Have some Rugers that have aftermarket barrels like Pac-Nor and Shilen. Have put aftermarket triggers placed on them. Glass-bedded.

All of them shot well.

Not saying that Ruger needs them, but they do respond to them.

Have Remington, Sako, etc done similarly. Compare well.

 

[dodgefan]

Are you planning on using it as a competition rifle of some sort
or just a relatively accurate hunting rifle? If you're building a hunting rifle then take it to a good smith and have him work it over. If you want to build a competition rifle then you are better off selling it and buying one of the many customs available. I have
an older,tang safety) 77 rebarreled with a Shilen in 6.5X55 that
shoots the 120 Nosler BT at about 1/2 moa so it is definitely doable.
Dodgefan

 

[chino1969]

In my opinion the Ruger action is a weak action with too much open area that can flex. I have an older 77 that I've bedded and floated the barrel and it's just not an action conducive to accuracy. Savage or Remington single shot actions are much better choices. I personally can't see putting a quality match grade barrel on a Ruger action. I have Rugers, Savages, Remingtons and custom actions so I have experience with them all.
Chino69

 

[2506]

I bought a M-77 tang safety Ruger rifle that was made around 25 or so years ago that has a heavy CM 25 inch barrel in 30X47. The fellow was going to use it as a hunter class bench rifle and got sick and died before he could use it. His wife just sold off his stuff two years ago. It has a Canjar trigger and is bedded in Bisanite,SP?) in the wood stock. It will shoot 1/2 min with Sierra hunting bullets. I have been killing deer with it for the past two years. So it is doable.

 

[tightneck]

Bisanite,SP?)

It's actually Bisonite, a fine product for bedding a rifle.

 

[65BR]

I owned a 77V that someone chopped to 21", in 6mm Rem, the old tang safety.

NOTHING else done, and the gun shot one ragged hole with 5 shots, using neck sized FC cases, H450 powder, FC benchrest primer and 97gr hammet vld's, more than once.

Gun flat out shot, only 2 problems, my buddy bugged me to sell it to him, and with 21" bbl, that gun was loud. It shot very tiny groups I can tell you, but if I were spending money to build a gun it would not be my first choice, it just depends on your accuracy requirements. Buddy ended up with it, and later I regretted it, as so many others......

 

[rhino]

I think its hard to beat Savage's new target action and I would think it is a good base to work any catridage from and its relatively afforable.

You get a decent trigger, action, all you need is a stock, trigger guard and upgrade the screws and of course a good quality barrel and your up and shooting.

RHINOUT!

 

[tightneck]

I can't help myself but to respond to what is written about this new Savage action being such a good choice. I don't own any Savage's so I don't really have an opinion on them. However, I have noticed that when they are recommended by most, its always with a qualifier about the "decent" trigger. I don't know about you other guys that are involved in accuracy pursuits like the stuff that intrigues me, but a "decent" trigger just doesn't cut it in my book. An trigger on a rifle designed for extreme accuracy has to be a great trigger, 100% of the time.

 

[rhino]

Well I say good trigger or decent because some people don't like the accutrigger's blade and feel of having to pull "two trigger's" If you never seen an accutrigger this sounds weird, but you have a firing pin block that you pull back and then the trigger.

The targets triggers are suppose to go down to 6 oz I think.

You can always take out the saftey and use a SSS trigger and get it down low. Thats what I did on my single shot Stainless action.

Now if you want a full custom Stolle is hard to beat. Either that or Barnard for a repeater.

RHINOUT!