My favorite tang safety 77 was Jack O'Connor's custom 280 Rem in French walnut:
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/3344906/3Every Ruger 77 centerfire rifle I've ever owned, would shoot better than 1/2 inch groups with budget scopes in factory rings.
Since the inception of the mighty 77, over hundred thousand Alaskan hunters can't be wrong..........
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Geeze, I sure wish this wasn't a one piece bolt on my 77, so I could unscrew the bolt handle for titanium one. The boat is too heavy pulling over beaver dams.