I have an RL that was rebarreled with a 22-inch #1 contour Douglas in 7mm-08. It has a slimmer stock than the standard tang-safety 77 sporter, with a much shorter forend that has a black tip.
The other RLs I've owned (not many, but more than one that I can recall) had similar stocks, which ate noticeably slimmer through the grip area as well. Accuracy varied, probably due to the fact that back then Ruger wasn't making their excellent hammer-forged barrels, and instead was using outside manufacturers.
