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Pretty sure you can make both using 22-250 brass.

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Will do, thanks for the heads up. I will keep any eye out for any issues. Worst case is I have to spring for some 250 brass.[/quote] You have a mighty find rifle heading your way. Don't be discouraged if it does not shoot well and "throw the baby out with the bath water". There are easy solutions to tune those M77s and I will mention a few things to look for first before going further.

1) Three action screws need to be set at factory specs or experiment with a different sequence.

2) Angle stock action screw may be touching sides of hole in the stock.

3) Magazine should be should be somewhat loose in the box so it does not push up on the action.

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Will do, thanks for the heads up. I will keep any eye out for any issues. Worst case is I have to spring for some 250 brass.[/quote]

You have a mighty fine rifle heading your way.

Don't be discouraged if it does not shoot well and "throw the baby out with the bath water". There are easy solutions to tune those M77s and I will mention a few things to look for first before going further.

1) Three action screws need to be set at factory specs or experiment with a different sequence.

2) Angle stock action screw may be touching sides of hole in the stock.

3) Magazine should be should be somewhat loose in the box so it does not push up on the action.

Great article, thanks for posting. I also liked Bob Milek who wrote often and loved all the 25's though it seemed his soft spot was for the 257 Roberts.

Koller's book is a classic book on whitetails and hunting them in the Northeast. In the last edition, I agree it was disappointing to read about the relationship he had with his kids

I just haven’t experienced problems with accuracy, case life, neck tension, chambering effort or extraction in resizing new 22-250 cases to 250 Sav. Particularly given the typical headspaces of +.006 to +.008” of my factory rifles with respect to sized new brass, I’d be surprised at the bolt lift problem even with hot loads. With my Savage Axis “home builds,” I’ve set most of my barrels in a variety of chamberings to +.003 to +.004 with respect to the sized brass—such that a GO gauge can not be seated—and even then haven’t had a problem with bolt lift after firing hotter loads as long as other high pressure signs were absent (markedly flattened primer, head abrasion etc).

Thanks Roundoak. I’ll give it a decent going thru when I get it to check them all. I’m a certified Model 70 nut but the Ruger 77 is right there for me.

I’ve made 6 Creedmoor from .22-250– a little short but they work. I strongly suspect you could go the other way. Might need a little trim.
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