Deer rifle range day...
Took 3 rifles today. All w new scope mountings.
Rem 760 in .35 rem running Hornady 200gr Leverevolution.
Scope a VX1 last version 2-7X (previously had a 4x compact).
Ruger M77MKII "All Weather .308win, running Hornady American Whitetail 150 gr.
Scope is the Trijicon 3-9X that came w it, but moved back a little now.
Ruger #1 (pre B model) in .280 rem. Federal 150gr premium (partitions).
Scope is Freedom VX 3-9X (had it laying around)
Fired 10 rounds of .308 in the supposedly hard kicking Boat Paddle stock. It aint bad.
Fired 10 in the #1........for as heavy as it is, it kicks about like the M77.
The .35 rem has a buttplate, no pad........and it proly the more comfy of the three.
It also has the lighter trigger (stock).
The M77 and #1 need trigger jobs. Period.
The #1 did 2" for 3 shots w no cool down, at 100. Dang near straight horizontal dispersion.
Did that twice. Bullseye one shot, left or right an inch on the other. Could be an inch off on first shot.
Forend screw was set at 20 in lbs. Will try again at 15 in lbs.
The M77 did 1.25", for 3 with no cool down. Two close and the third opening. Supposed to have more front action screw torque than what I had.
50 in lbs what I set it for.
Really, w heavy trigger.........not worth worrying about 1.25" group size.
Also, the Trijicon scope is a triangle on post deal, orange.
Dunno how much aiming error due to orange triangle on orange target dot.
Think up close, using the whole triangle as an aiming point (like a red dot sight).........the scope would be pretty cool.
For 100 yards, eh, gimme crosshairs (duplex preferably).
The 760 was a champ. 1" 3 shot groups, no cool down, at 100. Was 1" low. And maybe .5" high at 50 yards.
Wonderful old rifle.
So the verdict?
Of the three, the 760 gets the nod. Its taken 2 bucks so far (only shot at two) and will be heading out for its 3rd season.
I have a Steyr Prohunter .30-06 already zeroed sitting in the back of the safe (1 " for 5 shots @ 100). It has the factory settings on the trigger (screws sealed).
Need to pop that crap off and adjust, is usable as is.
The M77 MKII is good to go, but really needs a lighter trigger. There is a spring for a couple bucks that drops it 30% they say.
Might be good enough. Not gonna drop a hundred for an adj trigger, this rifle proly get listed here.
The #1? Damn she's pretty. Shoots like crap. Worth investing some time. effort and reloading to see if it comes around.
Definitely change the scope to an older gloss Leupold. It is an old one, so does have an adjustable trigger. Will set it lighter.
So 40 rounds from the bench. I aint beat up, but can feel it.
Wore only a T shirt.
No big deal.