Depends on where the throat is. I have a Ruger M77 T that is at the gunsmith for the second time. It would absolutely not shoot factory ammo (the first year) and wasn't predictable with handloads.
Throat was way long, chamber way fat. Sent it back, with targets, Ruger replaced the barrel. A little better but not much, same issues.
Had it cut back and a smaller neck, shorter throat, but did not ask to have the chamber shrunk, too. Both the smith and I thought it would be fine. Nope.
So -- got the reamers on order, a minimum, no throat and a separate throater. We'll see. But the SAAMI dimensions make no sense to me. Wasting a lot of potential.
Last edited by Dave_Skinner; 03/09/15.
