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I ran across a used ruger 7x57, tang safety at a pawn shop. The barrel looks good, trigger seems crisp and it has some type of synthetic stock that feels light and stiff. I removed gun from stock but I could find no way of telling what stock maker it is. the gun had a cheap bushnell scope on it and they were wanting $450 out the door. Stock seemed fairly weathered and could use a repaint job and was not bedded. It looked roughly finished on the inside.I think I could get them down to $400 out the door. I have two questions...
1. is this a good deal, and...
2. How do you tell who makes a syntetic stock if there are no markings on it. It definately didn't feel like a cheap plastic, factory stock, but looked to have the same dimensions of a factory wood stock. It did have a decelerator pad on it.
To buy or not to buy...???
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I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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And my guess is Ramline on the stock.
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If YOU like the gun & cartridge, YEP.
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The Ruger 7x57s of this era are famous for having a throat about a mile long. I've been around one, and wasn't terribly impressed with the accuracy. But as always, YMMV.
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If it has rifle sights, I'd be thinkin' 'bout it at $400.00.
Luke warm, not a smokin' deal.
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Luke warm, not a smokin' deal. Yep. For $350 or so I'd think about it.
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I ran across a used ruger 7x57, tang safety at a pawn shop. The barrel looks good, trigger seems crisp and it has some type of synthetic stock that feels light and stiff. I removed gun from stock but I could find no way of telling what stock maker it is. the gun had a cheap bushnell scope on it and they were wanting $450 out the door. Stock seemed fairly weathered and could use a repaint job and was not bedded. It looked roughly finished on the inside.I think I could get them down to $400 out the door. I have two questions...
1. is this a good deal, and...
2. How do you tell who makes a syntetic stock if there are no markings on it. It definately didn't feel like a cheap plastic, factory stock, but looked to have the same dimensions of a factory wood stock. It did have a decelerator pad on it.
To buy or not to buy...??? Let me be the cheapskate on this. 1)Huntin' season is over. 2)Not that many folks coming in to a pawn shop want a 7x57, especially when huntin' season is over. 3)Huntin' rifle business was iffy even during huntin' season. 4)You can bet easy money the proprietor paid nowhere near $400 for the Ruger. If it were in 90% or better condition with the original wood stock then maybe $450 would be more in line. With a weathered Ramline or comparable stock $350 is about all I'd put in it and should be a decent net profit for the owner. Just personal opinion.
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Thanks for the info. just what I needed. rbh
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what kind of stock is a "ramline". Any good???
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I'd buy and the stock could also be a B&C. Does it have factory irons??
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Ramlines are cheapies. Take a pic and post it. Maybe a good one after all.
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Tang safety Rugers have a well-deserved reputation for inaccuracy. YMMV.
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I'd buy and the stock could also be a B&C. Does it have factory irons?? No factory irons
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Tang safety Rugers have a well-deserved reputation for inaccuracy. YMMV. Very interesting. Thanks for input.
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Tang safety Rugers have a well-deserved reputation for inaccuracy. YMMV. Like this old tang safety in 30-06 that has a Wilson barrel from the factory. The Wilsons were supposed to be one of those crappy barrel makers of the time. It always shoots like this at a 100m with 165 sierras. The other manufacturer was Douglas from what I have read and heard (in earlier years). The 7x57s does have long throats and though that might cause issues. ![[Linked Image]](http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab175/pagm77/DSCF6651.jpg) Pieter
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Tang safety Rugers have a well-deserved reputation for inaccuracy. YMMV. Like this old tang safety in 30-06 that has a Wilson barrel from the factory. The Wilsons were supposed to be one of those crappy barrel makers of the time. It always shoots like this at a 100m with 165 sierras. The other manufacturer was Douglas from what I have read and heard (in earlier years). The 7x57s does have long throats and though that might cause issues. Pieter Yeah, that reminds me, I couldn't remember what barrel maker provided Ruger with their reject/cull barrels early on. Thanks. You got lucky.
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I picked up a '72 vintage 7x57 M77 in September NIB with the hang tags on it still for $500, I've only sent 15 rounds down the barrel, factor Winchester 145 Power Points, they produced a 2" group at 125 yards, I didn't even check to see if the action screws were tight?, I expect it to come a round some with more break in and hand loads?, maybe float the barrel?, I'll have to work with it.
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Tang safety Rugers have a well-deserved reputation for inaccuracy. YMMV. Like this old tang safety in 30-06 that has a Wilson barrel from the factory. The Wilsons were supposed to be one of those crappy barrel makers of the time. It always shoots like this at a 100m with 165 sierras. The other manufacturer was Douglas from what I have read and heard (in earlier years). The 7x57s does have long throats and though that might cause issues. Pieter Yeah, that reminds me, I couldn't remember what barrel maker provided Ruger with their reject/cull barrels early on. Thanks. You got lucky. I got real lucky as well. Both my tang safety m77's shoot well. One is a 270 and the other a 300 win mag: 3 shot group from the first outing with my 270 using crapola remington corelokts. One of these damn days I'll work up a good load for it. I have the 130 noz parts on hand but haven't made it a priority yet: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/005-53.jpg) 5 shot group with my 300 win mag and el-cheapo 180 gr. win power points that I use for practice. It shoots 180 partitions just as well: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/002-77.jpg)
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Let me be the cheapskate on this.
1)Huntin' season is over.
2)Not that many folks coming in to a pawn shop want a 7x57, especially when huntin' season is over.
3)Huntin' rifle business was iffy even during huntin' season.
4)You can bet easy money the proprietor paid nowhere near $400 for the Ruger.
This has no bearing one what a rifle is worth or how much one can get it for. Just saying.
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