I am selling this for a friend who is a standup guy and meticulous with his equipment, but does not have a web presence.



This is an extremely clean safe queen. It has maybe two days in the field throughout its life. My friend bought it new for himself, and then kept it all these years thinking his son would want it. But the boy turned out to be 6'3", 225#, and is going with a bigger caliber. Since my buddy has a full custom in .257 Better Bob, this is redundant.

It is tang safety, M77, blued and walnut, chambered in .257 Roberts. As the photos show, this is long action gun. There are no significant handling marks in the wood. Has the original red pad, LOP is factory standard 13 1/2". The gun has been professionally glass bedded. Factory 22" barrel, and the metal work has a lovely deep bluing.

I don't know anything about accuracy; I assume it would be the typical inch-or-so sporter rifle.









The only condition deduct that I see is a tiny wear spot on the front of the floorplate where it pivots into the other part.



No wear on the muzzle.
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$675 plus shipping, including a period Burris 3-9x scope. $600 plus shipping without scope, but with rings. Were I righthanded, this gun would be ending up with me at that price.

Nice rig ! and a Good price ! I'd have to have it if it weren't for being in the process of having one built myself..

My brother had a 70's era tang safety M-77 Bob and it was scary accurate.


Doc

Btt

pm sent - would also like to know some accuracy info after bedding was done.

I have no specific information re accuracy, but I don't think my friend would have kept it for his son if it was a dog.

Drool.....

Actually, here is a comment from the owner regarding accuracy:

"I�ve not fired the rifle for probably 15 years. And, at that time I was just getting into reloading, and not working extensively to produce a �smallest groups� load, but instead just looking for good hunting accuracy. My limited records show that a load of 44 gr. Of IMR 4350 with a 115 grain Nosler Partition bullet at OAL 2.922 regularly produced three-shot groups of approx. one inch at 100 yards. That�s the best I can provide, since it has been so long since I�ve worked with that rifle."

Dang...what a little sweetheart.

TTT

Gunner

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SPF

Good snag to whoever hooked this one

Gunner

That is very nice and the best gosh-darned cartridge ever!

If I had the spare coin sitting around I wouldn't have hesitated.

Good buy!

Aint that the danged truth

Gunner

Just remember that the next time I list something.

Thank goodness someone bought this! Whew! It was killing me seeing it on here. Thought I was gonna have to buy it to get it off here.

Back on the market because the buyer backed out.

Let's get some conversation going on this one.

Anybody know if this has the heavier barrel like they put on their 25-06's?

Dunno why this is making my heart skip a beat... but it is.

Is there any brass to be thrown-in with the deal?

FC

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Nice to see an early Ruger in such nice condition.

It appears to have the standard diameter barrel because the fore end in the stock has a very narrow edge. Later on when they began making the heavier varmint barrels they made a heavier stock which looked fine with a heavy barrel but would have a very wide ledge on each side of the fore end. This has the earlier narrow sides.

I owned a 6mm rem just like this one. This rifle brings back some fond memories. There was a 6mm rem safe queen for sale locally a few years back but the owner was just too proud of it. He was asking $650

It is the standard barrel contour.

FC--I do not know about the availability of brass, but if there is some I am sure we would be most generous.

Sold again.

Whew! I was just getting ready to PM you. I'm glad someone beat me to the punch!

FC