Finally getting somewhere with Ruger M77 - 01/27/24
I have had a Ruger M77 MKII since 2003 chambered in 260 Rem. It has been an interesting journey getting it to shoot, as I am sure some of you other M77 owners know! I had put the gun in a Boyd's laminate stock several years ago, but accuracy was still sporadic at best. Finally started chasing down several things. Started by free floating the barrel, and getting someone to bed the stock. Accuracy was still hit or miss. Finally started really looking at the magazine box. Discovered that the inletting on the Boyd's stock was binding the magazine box keeping it from seating properly, this putting a lot of pressure upwards on the action. Went to work with a file and some cardboard ( to shim up the one spot that was too low.
Got so e Sierra 140 match kings, and 139 Lapua Scenars. Now the gun that shot a lot of 2-4 inch groups shoots mostly 1-2 with some better. A few weeks ago found a load that shot .8 with the Sierra's. Took it out today with the Scenars and it shot .64 4 shot group at 100 yards! I am not a bench rest guy, and need to learn a lot about shoot, but that made me really happy! Finally feels like a gun worth keeping, and can't wait to start stretching the Scenars out to 500 yards.
Got so e Sierra 140 match kings, and 139 Lapua Scenars. Now the gun that shot a lot of 2-4 inch groups shoots mostly 1-2 with some better. A few weeks ago found a load that shot .8 with the Sierra's. Took it out today with the Scenars and it shot .64 4 shot group at 100 yards! I am not a bench rest guy, and need to learn a lot about shoot, but that made me really happy! Finally feels like a gun worth keeping, and can't wait to start stretching the Scenars out to 500 yards.