I have a RU77 .30-06 Tang at 17", with stock shortened fore and aft, and slimmed for looks and fit to my wife. Decelerator pad. Handy little thing, 1.25 MOA - good to 400 yards ( first game taken was a ram at 330, later a caribou at over 375) if range is known. It came used with a bulge at the muzzle, hence the barrel chop.

I don't shoot it off the bench much, and then with double hearing protection, usually no more than 5 rounds at a time, if that.. I do carry it hunting a lot, with a slip on pad over the Decelerator for better me-fit. It has killed sheep, black bear, caribou, and moose.

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