DBT
I have 5 Rugers, an old M-77 (tang safety), a brand-new M-77 MKII, an old 10/22, an ancient Security 6, and a Mark II rimfire target pistol.
The 3-position safety on the M-77 MKII works fine, and can be moved silently with minimal effort.
The angled bedding screw has been part of their design since inception. If it was as bad as some would have us believe, Ruger would have abandoned it decades ago. My first stock on the old M-77 cracked at the recoil lug bedding area. Ruger replaced the stock. Several hundred rounds later, and I've had no further problems.
I sent that 10+ year-old rifle back again a few years ago, because accuracy had deteriorated a bit with favored handloads (don't mention handloads if you return your Ruger for service) and they re-bedded the forend and re-crowned the barrel, and accuracy is actually better than it has ever been!
All that service, and never any charges.
I have sold or traded a few guns in my life, but never any of my Rugers.
