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When trying to decide which rifle to hunt with on any given day, I'm worse than a girl trying to pick an outfit to wear. This should make it easier (for this fall, at least).

Only 250 available, I just ordered one.from Don's Hobby guns for $930

Ouch - that's a better price than I got.

Cash price was $939. Have never owned a 7x57. Was pondering one of the SS RSI's chambered .275 Rigby on GB. This solved the dilemma. NECG Peep enroute as well.

Really nice looking rifle, but the stock cross bolt is totally unnecessary. Not worth the time and effort to install, particularly so on a light rifle. But, if you do install one, at least do it right and time the screw slots properly.

Jeff

I think you'll like that NECG sight. It's unobtrusive and fits the profile of the rifle. Another nice thing I've found is that if you remove it and then remount it so the screw slot is in the same position it comes back to zero. I've switched this off and on about three times now to do some load workup with a scope and then plink at 200 yard steel with the peep. It might not return to exactly .000" on but I'm not seeing any POI changes I can blame on the sight, plus I can't hold +- .000" variance from string to string with a peep sight anyway.

Hawkeye weight varies but based on a few samples I'd guess yours will run around 7 to maybe 7 1/4 lbs without a scope. Not a flyweight but not unduly heavy either.

Wow...a beautiful rifle. And I don't see the price being out of line when compared with other wood/blued steel well made rifles, especially in a limited run production. Has the lower end rifles had such an effect on the prices of all firearms that when a rifle like this comes along that we believe it to be priced too high?

Jim,

You done good on that one.




Dave

I try to avoid ordering wood stocked guns without seeing them first.

Or,have one made with the wood you picked out for the stock. But,that will cost more than $1300.

Everybody is entitled to their opinion but c'mon, folks, this is a mass produced Ruger with a street price in the lower $900 range, not $1300. They aren't Miller/Biesen/Echols Custom Gunmaker Guild pieces. Sure it's a bit more than your average Model 70 or Model 700 standard but it's also a good bit less than an MRC 1999 ASR with a really plain jane Boyd's stock that retails for somewhere close to $1100 (MSRP $1364 for comparison) and which will weigh decidedly closer to 8 pounds w/o scope than 7. People are picking this thing apart because it's not guaranteed to have AAA walnut with the features of a hand made custom while at the same time costing close to a RAR. If we could still pay machinists 35 cents/hour we could still get hand made rifles for $200, but that's not realistic.

Rugers are what Rugers are - tough, working firearms (rifles and revolvers) that can be very attractive pieces. Heck, folks pay smiths $1000 or sometimes a lot more to turn Blackhawks into works of art. The M77's aren't as refined as some but they are a lot tougher and less prone to issues than some others made these days. If you know how to use a file or a stone their triggers can be easily rendered to a crisp 3 pound pull, and their out of the box accuracy is still sufficient for all but the most demanding super long range hunter. I had an unaltered straight out of the box M77 .308 out this morning for first load work up and the very first four shots out of this rifle went into .720" with three of those in .496" - that's with the issued 6 pound creepy trigger and speed bump. And while the wood isn't anything to write home about it's not plain at all, it's a decent piece of straight grained walnut with a damn sight more personality that my 1999 ASR with a stock and finish that looks like Walmart office furniture.

I think Lipsey's did real good with the classic design of this rifle at a price that most anyone can afford - those that want one. The folks that get these rifles are going to be really proud of them and you won't see too many on the used gun market any time soon.

Very well spoken, Jim in Idaho.

Some people would bitch at their own hanging unless the rope was the finest available and was bought for cheap.

The age of the RAR and others like them have caused a lot of people to lose sight of what a nice looking and well made factory rifle looks like and costs in today's world. This is just my opinion, but I'd rather spend $900+ for a nice looking rife as opposed to spending $500 for something that might shoot good but looks cheap.

I've got one headed my way.
Anticipation is a good thing!

I'd also be willing to bet these Lipsey exclusive's look A-OK.




Dave

Granted some are going to have super sexy wood, I want to ensure I get one of those.

Lord knows you love wood.




Dave

This came from Ruger.

TMI

Boooooolschit.




Dave

I'm a simple old public servant on a pension, but I am thinking that this is a rifle that it definitely worth having.