They don't have to be fancy fellas, just reliable...

Here's my "meat getter". A 1991 manufactured Ruger M77 tanger in a period correct B&C Carbelite Classic stock. Chambered in the venerable 7x57. It was sub-MOA in a previous Boyds laminate stock (so the barrel is definitely a shooter) and 1-2 MOA in the current B&C stock using average factory ammo--so no problems for hunting!

It sports Ruger rings and a nice reliable Japanese-made Bushnell Elite 3500 2-7x32, PT&G steel bottom metal, a new MKII magazine spring (old one had "sprung" and I was having feeding issues) and I had the extractor nitre blued. The trigger is still sporting the original factory settings at about 3.5-4 pounds, clean break. Works for me!

I also have a sweet CZ 557 short action in 243 with both 4- and 10-round magazines and an easily detachable picatinny rail with a Minox RV-1 red dot when I am not using the nice iron sights--but it's more of a stalking rifle and not the focus of this thread.


The Kurgan's Meat Getter, 7x57

Let's see yours!

Last edited by Kurgan; 07/14/23.

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