Ruger 77/17 17 WSM

[Mike in Oregon]

Is anyone shooting the above rifle? If so, what kind of accuracy are you getting? Do you like the 18.5-inch barrel, or should one hold out and try to find a used 24-inch?

 

[AndyA]

I have one and really like it. I bought it used and it came with one of those rubber slide on tuners. Accuracy isn't very good unless you sort ammo by base to ogive. I found a length that it liked and now modify the ammo to get to that length.

 

[Hal]

Andy A
How and what do you use to modify the ammo length?

Thanks
Hal

 

[PGW Steve]

I bought a walnut 24" when they first came out and it shot terrible. I bedded, changed the trigger to a Jard, recrowned and it was still unacceptable. I then threaded and chambered a .920" straight Lilja 1-9 onto it and it shoots incredible with the 20 and 25 grain. It's one of my favorite rimfires, and is the first I grab for gophers and magpies.

 

[Mike in Oregon]

Andy A
How and what do you use to modify the ammo length?

Thanks
Hal

I wanted to ask the same question!?

 

[Mike in Oregon]

I bought a walnut 24" when they first came out and it shot terrible. I bedded, changed the trigger to a Jard, recrowned and it was still unacceptable. I then threaded and chambered a .920" straight Lilja 1-9 onto it and it shoots incredible with the 20 and 25 grain. It's one of my favorite rimfires, and is the first I grab for gophers and magpies.

Okay, the accuracy I heard was pretty poor early on. I do not want to gamble and have to put a grip of money into something such as you did. After all that work, what kind of groups you getting sir?

 

[1raggedhole]

I have an early one with 24” barrel. Like all 77 rimfires, first remove the stock bump under the barrel, at end of stock. This free floats the barrel and is the single best improvement. I then stoned the trigger using the method found on Rimfire Central, and now its a dreamy 2#. Unfortunately, the ammo is the weak link. Keep trying until you find a good lot and buy as much as you can. Mine will shoot most everything under 1”, and its killed thousands of prairie dogs.

 

[68Hoyt]

Andy A
How and what do you use to modify the ammo length?

Thanks
Hal

I am interested as well

 

[AndyA]

Sorry for the delay, I travel for work.

To modify for too long ones, I use a Lee 17 Hornet seating die that I cut off short. For the too short ones, I collet pull the bullets using a modified 5.7x28 shell holder.