I bought my first one in 1972 after I returned from RVN the second time,. It was a Christmas present to myself. It was/is an M77RS Flatbolt in .350RemMag. I bought it from Sears in Fayetteville, NC for $165. It's taken bunch of game. Since then I've probably owned close to a hundred. I had a big Flatbolt collection of all the calibers and configurations, plus a bunch more. In 2012 I started selling them off, keeping the ones dear to me. I only have a few left. All shot well except an M77RL in .257R that on its best day was a 3MOA rifle. Rough inside the barrel from the factory, and an M77RSI in 7mm-08 that was almost as bad. I still buy one now and then. I usually deer hunt with an M77R flatbolt in .270Win and elk hunt with a re-barreled 7Mag flatbolt that is now a .300WinMag (Ruger stainless barrel). Both are easy MOA with handloads and 1.5 with factory fodder. But, this year I broke out the KM77RS Zytel in .30-06 to take a spike elk.
