I am lucky to have a M77 tang safety rifle stock that came on a 7x57 M77 that Bill Ruger gave to Jack. I suspect Jack asked for that caliber when visiting the Ruger factory. Long story short the stock was broken and after a couple of owners I wound up with it. The original 7x57 action and barrel was restocked for Jack by Jay Frazier, a gunsmith that Al Biesen recommended to O'Connor. I believe that Jack died before this was completed and Frazier bought the restocked rifle from Eleanor. I put a .270 I had on hand in the original repaired stock and never considered any other caliber. It was my favorite deer, antelope, and coyote caliber for a long time.
