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I've done numerous Rem 700s but the underbelly on a 77/22 is a whole different animal. Any and all tips appreciated. This one does have a V block.

Thanks

Over the last 35 years, the Ruger m77s (both centerfire and rimfire) benefited as much from bedding as any I have ever owned.

Ruger really F'ed up most of them with the pressure point BS in the forend.

I have tweeked the bedding on the Rimfire going back to 1985..

What model do you have and when was it made?

The good news is the Rimfire m77s are easier to glass bed than a m700..

With my rifles at least, shimming the bolt seemed to help more than bedding. Might be worth a look.

I did bed the first inch or so of the barrel in front of the action when I did mine. My standard barrel is free floated and shoots fine. I use to get split groups and now I get very consistent groups.

Thanks guys.

It's a 22 long rifle

It is floated and no pressure point.

I did bed it a few weeks ago. I did not bed under the block but did bed the the first inch of the barrel channel. Now I'm getting split groups!

Going to scrape it out and re do and see what happens.

My CZ rimfires shoot bug holes out of the box. Not sure why I mess with this thing but it keeps me off the streets.

You may want to check the fit of the barrel to the receiver. If it is too loose that will give you split groups too.

I've only done one 77/22 and that was many years ago. Done it when I changed it to a heavy fluted .17 hmr barrel from Green Mtn. The new barrel was a little loose in the receiver so I full length bedded the whole thing. Filled the flutes with clay so that the clay was slightly proud and let the bedding hit the big o.d. of the barrel. Left small "air groves" in the bedding. Neat looking but I doubt they were needed. At the V block I filled in with clay and put a narrow strip of electrical tape over it so that no bedding material would/could get in the groves. That left the front portion of the bedding block bedded, the rear of it and a quarter inch or so behind it free floating.

The more I shot that gun the more accurate it got. It preferred Hornady 20 grainers but would easily stay on a quarter @ 100 yards from a bench and at least most of the time would stay on a dime if I could. Kind of regret getting rid of it but it was just too heavy.


Good luck.

Thanks guys. Year is 88. Checked vblock and it's tight. Removed bedding and will rebed. Short on time this week so I'll let you know what changed in a couple weeks.

Did you actually check the fit of shank to the receiver or did you just check to see if the vblock was tight? I was referring to the actual fit of the barrel shank into the receiver. If it slips in easy then it could be an issue.

Jim, I did not do that but will. Thanks