Accurizing A Ruger

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Jseime

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I recently bought a Ruger M77MkII in .270 Win. and I am thinking about trying to make it shoot a little better (its decent now).

I want to have it bedded and free floated and was wondering if I can do that myself or if I should take it into a gunsmith.

If I can do it myself how would I go about that and I'm also wondering who makes a good aftermarket trigger for a M77.
 
The lug on the receiver is at an angle, this makes it tricky to bed...
You could float the barrel though, and there are a couple of drop in trigs.
 
Ruger

Yes, you can do it yourself.
Get some "steel-bed" from Brownells - the directions are in the box and it's simple. After you bed that recoil lug area then free float the bbl. in front 1/16 inch free on each side. It should do wonders.
Harry B.
 
I have a Ruger M77 in 22-250 cal. and have been tempted to free float the barrel but my owner's manual warns against altering the factory bedding system. I would like to hear from someone who has free floated a Ruger M77. Did it improve the accuracy or harm it ? I have always believed that free floating a barrel would improve the accuracy but the warning in the manual has kept me from trying it with the Ruger.

Rich
 
ruger

Sir:
Yes, I know that Rugers (77s) are touchy and some DO benefit from forend pressure - I just said what I always do to Rugers.
I'm always afraid of forend warping! I know Rugers (77s) can be funny ducks about shooting - I once found a Ruger that the muzzle looked like it had been crowned with a dremel tool. There can be a host of things that trouble you with a 77!
Then, I had a 77 in 280 that shot great just as is! Figure it out!
Harry B.
 
Ruger

Sir:
Trouble with a 77 is that inletting is sloppy and unless glass bedded the bbl. and action will shift to one side or the other. I'm not sure I like the angled screw at front of action but we need to live with it. Glassing both front and rear seem to cure this.
On a Mauser I just bed the front recoil lug area.
Harry B.
 
Well my buddy and i took it out shooting saturday, still stock and we were squeezing out 1.5-2 inch groups and hitting exactly where i wanted to so is there much chance of it shooting better than that because to me that seems purty derned good.
 
If you are getting 1.5-2 inch groups at 100 yards, that is probably as good as you will get, or need to get, out of a hunting rifle unless you want to spend a lot of time and money on it. You might get a bit better with different ammo. There is no guarantee that, even if you spend that money and time, you will improve the accuracy; you might make it worse.

Jim
 
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