I'll share what i have learned about these rifles. I can"t stand to have a pretty rifle that will not shoot well, so i put a lot of work into the two i have. First about Ruger barrels. I have some 77's that will shoot & some that will not. I found that it is best to float everything well off the barrel & glassbed the forend & attach it to the forend hanger. Then tap a 6-32 set screw in the forend hanger & tighten it from 1/2 to 1 turn against the barrel. Take off the rib on the barrel & relieve it so it will not cause stress as the barrel heats up & not touching the receiver. I never got one of mine off as it was so tight. My first was a 1-B in 280 Rem, made in 1996, vert good barrel. It shoots those cheap Remington 150gr. bullets into about 1/2-3/4 groups @ 100 with %57.0gr.Rel.22 or58.0grAA3100 about 2900FPS.Nice load. My second #1 is a 1-S in 218 Bee,also made in 1996. Twist is 1-14. I mostly worked with cheap Win. 46gr.Hp. bullets in it. N-200, 16.0 gr.-2800FPS, about 3/4" groups. Hornady 50 gr.SX, H- 4227,14.0 gr. CCi400,2800 Fps, groups around 1/2". These loads are safe for me, use at your own discretion. It was very good for me to finally get these rifles shooting as good as they looked. Thanks for listening.
