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What do you dislike or like about the Ruger MKII action?

They are a little rough, the trigger sucks (except for the 2-stage on the target models which is excellent), the safety is very good but would be easier to operate if it were a little taller and stuck out above the notch when activated. the Scope mounting system is great but I wish better rings were cheaper and more commonly available........DJ

I've owned several Rugers (both the M77 amd the Mark II) and they have been very good to me- I like the idea of the scope system-(less $ out of my pocket) Excellent rifle for the $.

I have 4...

2 Mk II,'s ..223 & .257 Bob
1 #1 in .338 win mag
1 Mini-14
All perform the functions they were designed for very well.
I love the safeties on the Mk II's

Good shooting,

Mark

Right out of the box they are a little rough, but it's nothing that can't be smoothed up. I have a .338WinMag and a .450 Marlin on Mark II actions and both function smooth and flawlessy after trigger jobs and a bit of polishing.

I don't think one can go wrong with a Ruger action.

I have a MK II in .338WM and love it. I did have a Timney trigger installed but other than that it is pretty standard. I think it is the best rifle for the money you can get. I wish I didn't have to go up to the safari version to get one in .375.

NH- You don't. Two issues ago in Rifle David Scovill did an article on converting a 300 Man to a 375 H+H. I think the action work included moving the bolt stop back and lengthening the ejection port.

the recoil lug is small and odd as compared to the industry standard. also, the trigger needs to be replaced. rugers are made via investment casting, not forging. they are basically poured into a mould. all that said, they offer a wide variety of calibers at a fair price and have a classic look. if I were not a dyed-in-the-wool model 70 fan, I would own more rugers.

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I can't believe Ruger is getting some postive feed back. Where are all the Ruger bashers.

I have 2 Ruger MK II's one 257 Bob blue with walnut stock ( the only model of Bob they offer) the other is a 270 SS that I replaced the stock on. both also got new timney triggers.

Both shot under a inch @ 100yds out the box after the trigger replacement.

i have had several. loved then all, only complaint is the snading and polishing on them from me. seems like all rugers i have get a little more bevel on one side of the action or around the frame of the 22 pistols. purely cosmetic stuff. but they all shot well except fot an ultralight in 270 win. after a trigger job and bedding it was easily under an inch at 100 with and factory load.

257Bob, isn't it ironic that the new Model 70's are made by the same process as the Rugers. They are also cast and then milled. It's one of the reasons that the Pre-64's are still so revered. I believe that a Ruger subsidiary is the foundry that casts the actions for USRAC.....DJ

Investment casting is no good ? Is that why Sako makes their bolts that way ?
There is nothing wrong with investment casting.
The small recoil lug works fine. My custom .280 is made from a tang safety action. It shoots groups from .2-.6 MOA with boring regularity.
The triggers on the MarkII's usually come out fine if the smith knows his stuff. Like the M70 triggers, they are simple, easy to keep clean, and very reliable.
They are a very close copy of the 98 Mauser, but much lighter in weight. E

It seems that investment casting is one of those things that a lot of people are down on yet they don't realize just how much of their daily life is connected to it. Kind of like the big flap over MIM parts on pistols-- sure there were well publicised reports of Kimber mim parts having problems but I don't know of any catastrofic failures in a Ruger due to the fact they are ivestment cast and due to that fact alone and not some knucklehead doing something he shouldn't!!

If anyone know how to investment cast its Ruger- I read that something like 90% of all ti golf clubs are cast by ruger and then sent to calloway, ping ect.

just my .02

Pine Tree castings is Rugers sub co. They have been casting gun parts, including frames, slides, receivers, and other smaller parts, for years for other big name gun makers. They also cast the fins and other parts on the Patriot missile. Also, as navrunner1 stated, they cast most of the club heads in the golf in industry. As my handle states, I'm a big fan of Ruger firearms. I've owned, at one time or another, at least 25 or more Ruger firearms. I've taken over 20 animals with one Super Black Hawk .44mag revolver alone, not including all the game I've taken with center fire rifles and .22 pistols and rifles. And in 20+ years of hunt'n and shoot'n I've never had one fail to perform. Rifle wise all have shot sub moa but two, and they would shoot less than 1.5" groups. Yes they need trigger work, but I just drop a Timney in them @ #2 and go on. Their tough, dependable, shoot great, and don't cost a arm and a leg. NO BRAINER! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Rugernut

Sorry DJ, usrac model 70s are not "cast" by Ruger or anyone else!