I went in to my local gun shop in 2005 to buy a .22 for my daughter. I spotted a Ruger 77/22 MK II All Weather with boat paddle stock & told the guy to "hand me that now!" I put it under my arm and purchased a nice Marlin Model 60 S.S. for my daughter. Asked the guy about the Ruger & stated that I had not seen one of them anywhere on dealers shelves for 10 years. He said they had discovered it in the darkest corner of their storage rack after it had fallen off the backside & into the abyss for 8 years!
The gun loves Remington Viper ammo & has killed many soda cans at 85 yards.
