The criticism of Ruger rifles, mainly the 77/22 and to a lesser degree the 77 markII appears, to me, to be way out of proportion to any design faults they may have;
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69594&page=3

With the rimfire, the criticism is in regard to the two piece bolt and the clamped barrel.
As far as the latter goes, I can't see any problems it would cause concerning strength or accuracy.
The two piece bolt may be a legitimate criticism, but I've had no trouble with mine.

With the centerfire, the main criticism seems to be the 3 stage safety(personal preference and nittpicking?) and the farward angled receiver screw arrangment.

The bedding arrangment has caused me a few problems, but taken overall, the level of criticism of both models seems to be out of proportion to their faults.
Any thoughts?

Last edited by DBT; 12/18/05.