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Whats ya'lls opinion on them?

My brother has one in .257 Bob and is very happy with it. Held tight on the bench it shoots 3/4" groups with the 110 AB.

The elder vintage RL's,were rather skookum...........

Got a MKII in .308 and it shoots very well.

I'd sell it to you if you'd like.


Travis

Very nice, handy and good looking rifles along with having some serious horsepower too. Along with other nice favorites, the 270 and 30-06 are available in the Ruger ULs.

I like them handy, shorter, and very powerful rigs.

I bought one in a MkII guise, for my son as his deer rifle. It is a .257 Roberts as well. He is positive that it is a death ray. 100 grain Hornady's, 110 grain Nosler Accubonds, et al. have been good performers.

Have always kind of thought I'l like to have one of the stainless synnthetic models in .243. Would really like to have one with the same taper and a 22 inch barrel. (If you are going to run a .243, it has to be different, somehow. :))

Had one in 243 and one in 270, about 15-20 years ago.

I liked them just fine, but in one of my crosscountry moves, decided it was easier to sell than move them.

Sometimes wish I still had them.

Easier to keep up with the zombies when they learn to run.

I have a tang safety 257 I bought new in the mid-80s. It's never really been an MOA gun, but then I haven't tried all that hard to get it there. But it's one of my favorite guns, if not number one. It's handy, it's pretty, and it works. Can't ask for much more.

I have a few, but prefer the Remington 700 Mountain Rifle. The Remington is a little heavier, but balances better, as the 20" barrel on the 77 RL is so light that the rifle is butt-heavy. In a short action configuration, the 77 RL shares the same butt heavy issue that has prompted me to rebarrel most of my Remington 7s.

I have a 77 MK2 RL in 257 Roberts that I could be talked out of. I've been thinking about using the action to build a 77 MK2 RSI 7x57 parts gun, but I can always find another 77 MK2 action.

Jeff

Good rifles, 'cept in my opinion they need 22" barrels.

My "solution" for the Remington 7s is to install 22" take-off barrels from 700 Mountain Rifles.

Jeff

308? THAT was a good one...........(grin)

The RL is thus far,Rugers best effort...but yet well shy of Remmies............

The Seven's greatest hurdle,is scoring a good stock. I'd rather go 700 on that reason alone,then the bottom "metal" is another woe.............

As I've gotten older, the .257 Ruger RL is my go to hunting rifle. It's lightweight, nimble handling & balances the way I prefer. Mine has a Leupold M8 4x scope with Leupold dot reticle.
I personally find it's features to be superior to Remington as a pure hunting rifle, I.E. ring mounts, CRF, 3 position safety & one piece bolt handle. J.M.H.O.

I've had two. The MKII in .257 simply wouldn't shoot worth a darn. The tang safety I have now isn't pretty but consistently shoots between 1" and 1.25", even tighter with some loads. And it's great to carry. I like it.

I don't mind the Remington 7 factory stocks, but would have preferred if Remington had copied the 700 MR stock, as I like a raised cheek-piece and think that the big schnabled fore-arm tip is ugly. I have 6 in factory laminated stocks, 3 in McMs, 2 in factory walnut, 1 in a Bansnar/HTS, 1 in a factory laminated mannlicher, and several that are NIB with the factory synthetic stocks. I prefer a hinged floorplate to a blind magazine, so the alloy bottom metal doesn't bother me.

Jeff

If Ruger would put a 22" barrel on the Ultralight they would have serious competition to the 700 Mountain Rifle....that 20" barrel is a deal killer for a lot of guys I've talked to...especially in the long action chamberings,....

All my Seven's wear McMillan MR's.

If they went MR,lost some forend,kept the tube at 20" and built the stocks of Ti-esque materials...they'd shave nearly a full pound and much improve balance/handling..............