Speaking of customizing a Ruger. What problems might one have running a 284 Win case through a SA MK II all weather originally chambered for 260 Rem?
I bought matching boat paddle SS 260's for my son and myself several years ago. They both shot like crap with any load I tried. After bedding and dinking with this and that and finally sending mine in for a new factory laminate stock, which I sanded the pressure point out of the barrel channel and then epoxy bedded from tang to the front end of the stock. I got mine to shoot about 1.5 moa.
My son's rifle is still shooting 2.5 to 4 moa with the factory boat paddle stock, on which I glassed the action area.
So I just traded with my son and gave him the 1.5 inch rifle, and I took the crappy one, thinking I would send it in for a new barrel and some accurizing work.
Maybe another 6mm-284, or possibly a 6.5-284?
Or perhaps something in 7mm for the kids to kill big game with?
Sell them to me in the boat paddle stocks. Seriously.
