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How come you dont see custom rugers?

I am assuming you mean the bolt action centerfire? Angled recoil lug, ruger rings, cast action are three things I hear others complain about on Ruger bolt action centerfire rifles. Possibly the trigger as well since it would be difficult to get an extremely light pull. I like Ruger, but their stocks don't like me. A .243 feels like a 300 Winchester Magnum. Long neck and arms are not meant for a classic shaped stock.

Custom how?

I had one.

Not the best platform to build off of though.

A. They are heavy.
B. You are stuck with their ring system.
C. Not a lot of aftermarket stocks for them.

It is a shame they use that retarded angled lug, they do offer a lot of latitude in their mag boxes on the short actions. And their triggers can be easily swapped out for a Timney etc.

i have 2 custom rugers on the way:

1 will stay in it's original stock the other will be in a High-Tech specialties

my reason for going ruger vs something else is that is what my gunsmith wanted to build off of

Quick, there's one!

.25-06




There's another'n...

.308




Thought I had pics of the .223 but couldn't find them. Oh, well, it looks a lot like the other two.

Have a 77 in a Micky 77r with a 8 twist #5 Shileen in 260. It gets feed a lot of 140 Amax's these days.

the reason is there are so few custom options for them. mcmillan has very limited stock options and the mk 2 stock they do have I don't particularly like. a copy of the factory stock would be nice but they only copy the tang safety model. I am not aware of of any bottom metal choices or detachable mag setups available. you are also stuck with ruger rings. as time goes on I prefer my rifles with pic rails, so I can swap on a load development scope when I need to, not doable with rugers. I like rugers but thats part of the reason.

See thats the reason you don't see custom rugers , they put the shifters on the wrong side of em... LOL

That is kind of like asking "When is the last time you saw a custom Ford Pinto?"

I don't see any, unless I open my safe!

Here's mine, it was made to hunt bean fields and it does that very well. As custom as most 700's I see.

.264 Winchester Magnum
27.5" Krieger #4 fluted barrel
Timney trigger
McMillan stock
Schmidt & Bender 3-12X50 Zenith scope

I like the rings, it wasn't made to be light weight and it's very accurate. Just a simple custom/semi-custom rifle. I'm satisfied with it.




Terry

Pretty simple really, too many better choices.

MM

+1

I have only seen two over the past few years, a tang safety
77 in 280I and a 77 MKII in 7BR.

Never say never...

Laffin

Folks don't usually build on Rugers because they are, well, Rugers. Remington or Winchester are about the status quo

I've done one and about to do another. Those that speak negatively about the Ruger trigger have never felt one done right.

My 16 year old nephew has the 260 I had put together. McWoody, stainless, graphite black Cerakote and pillar bedding by Eddie F, Douglas #2 8 twist.....it's a tack driver.

I'd really like to get a second barrel in 264 Win Mag for my 338 MKII and make it a switch barrel rig. Don't have to worry about the lug needing pinned...

Plain and simple truth is that the Remington 700 has become the small block Chevy of the bolt action rifle, aftermarket in-stock parts galore, action truing jigs available off the shelf, the round receiver makes blueprinting easy = less machine time. In the end, most of the money sunk into a custom will not be recouped when selling, but a custom Remington will most likely sell quicker and with less of a loss than all but a true custom action,(i.e. Bat, Stolle, Hart,Borden,Stiller (SPF), Nesika,Farley, RFD, Hall).
Consider this FACT....the above named custom actions much more closely mimic Remington 700's than any other production rifle......that in itself speaks volumes.