interesting on Ruger cast receivers. They gave the Palma team 20 IIRC, hand built Palma rifles off the 77s. IIRC only a couple out of the 20 were accurate enough to use. Personally I think it was not the cast issue but the fact they probably didn't go through and true them all up and take the time to put em together correctly. Making a heavy barrel 308 shoot is not rocket science generally.
I've seen some 77s shoot really good though. I hate the diagonal bedding screw though, but it is what it is. I try to avoid em like the plague. Never owned one. But I've had to work on a lot of em to get em to accurate. But like I said once you worked on them they were pretty accurate.
My only Ruger rifle now is a 10-22 with so many parts replaced its a receiver only... and a Ruger 1.
Larry Racine 'smithed and shot some of those Rugers Palma rifles. He has one listed for sale on his site.
www.lprgunsmith.comMust be the absolute rarity. Thats not nearly 8500 of gun IMHO.
I wouldn't give $8,500 for it either, but it is one of very, very, few.
