I just got back to Montana late last night from a 15 day stint in the Seattle area where I was busy caring for a sick relative.
This morning I stopped by my LGS/pawn shop and the owner was unpacking two Ruger 77/17 WSM heavy barrel Rifles.
I was impressed with them but "hesitant" to plop down any cash due to being "burned" a few times in the last few years with "new stuff" that I can't get ammo for anymore!
Anyway one of my Ground Squirrel Hunting partners spoke for one instantly, and the other Rifle was still there, calling my name, when I left the shop.
The wood on the Rifle my partner bought was as nice as the wood on the Strum Ruger online site promo photgraph (see at Sturm Ruger's site)!
It was NICE - I mean, real nice!
I did not stay around to see the selling price but fully expect to obtain that info tomorrow.
The shop did have a fair supply of 17 WSM ammo on hand today.
By the way - on my just completed 15 day trip to the west coast I found exactly NO quality American made 22 L.R. H/P ammo nor any 17 Mach2 ammo - lots of 17 HMR around though.
I checked 25 +/- stores in my searches.
I am up in the air on this nifty Ruger rotary mag 17 WSM???
We will see, I guess, how this latest "fad" works out?
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
