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A couple of months ago I purchased a Ruger M77 Mark II with a skeletonized stock chambered in 270Win. Unfortunately, I did not get time to put a scope on it and shoot it prior to deer season coming in.

For those of you that own or have owned these rifles, what type of accuracy can I expect from it? Are there any suggested improvements such as trigger work or bedding that needs done? Any information you could provide is appreciated.

Get out and shoot it before you do anything to it. They are generally very good-shooting hunting rifles just as they come.

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I own 4 of them. 243, 270, 30-06 and 308. All shoot well. The 270 is an especially good one. With 49.0gr of IMR4064 and a 130 Hornady Interlock it goes consistently sub MOA for 3 shots and just a tick over MOA for 5. It's better than minute of deer and frankly that's what I care about most. Great guns. I think you'll be pleased.

I've had mixed results.

.280 that won't shoot very good at all.

.243 that shoots great.

2 7mm Rem Mags that shot OK after some tuning.

All mine are trigger'd, floated and bedded and all shoot great.

I would expect 0.5 MOA. Both of mine will.

Tighten the front screw that pulls down the recoil lug as TIGHT as you can without stripping the head. Crank that thing!

Tighten the rearmost screw fairly solid.

Tighten the middle screw as little as possible to keep it in.

Have had several. My 223 and 22 LR shoot really good. Amazing actually.
Had one in 308 was the worst shooting rifle I have ever owned. Really like 6 inch groups a 25 yards. After working it over and workin with hand loads I finally got it down to 2 in at 100.. I later sold it. To bad as I kinda liked it..
But for the most part those things really overall are pretty good shooters...

The standard protocol for those rugers is to make sure the magbox is floating, and make sure the bolt handle isn't touching the stock when down.

I've owned a few with that stock, and all of them needed tuned as I mentioned above.

I have one in 270. Buy a Limbsaver recoil pad. Great rifle, but mine is related to a mule.

Have one in 22-250, it will shoot 1/2 MOA with WW 55 gr soft points if you hold up your end of the job. Next time you post refer to it as a canoe paddle stock and everyone won't have to figure out what your talking about. Magnum Man

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Start there.

I work all the triggers on my Rugers and the MKII's are easy.


In 2010 I took two Zytel Rugers to the range for a final check before elk season, a .300WM and a .30-06. After a quick, final scope check at 100 yards I headed to the long range and put clay pigeons on the 600 yard berm. I busted a pigeon with each rifle with a total of 5 shots fired.

Here's a 3-shot target from my Zytel .338WM:


And my Zytel .300WM, first shot from an oiled bore:

I have an Ultralight, stainless in .30.06 that I love. I have been on the lookout for another like it for years.

This is what my son's 270 did with Vortex 130 grain TTSX...

It wears a Leupold M8 6x42 with #4 reticle.

I have three Mark II in laminate stocks.

All shoot 3/4" groups or better....
The 223 and 22-250 both gave me one holers.

Here is a picture of his rig.

i have 3, 300wm, 270, and a 257bob, all Zytels. The first 2 being good shooters with just about anything that i feed them, the 257 is another story. I now have it around an inch, after trigger work, and much load development. Going to pick up the stock for it tomorrow, sent it to a friend to dip it for a little different look.

The trigger sucks balls....

My 7mag had the worst trigger I had ever felt on a rifle. Got my gunsmith to fix that. It's now floated and I have some test loads loaded up for the next time I get to go shooting. We'll see but I expect good things.

I have had a .270 and a .280 and they both shots lights out with plain old green box Remington Corelock ammo.