Question about Ruger 77/22 bedding method

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I read a good article in Rifle magazine about accurizing the 10/22, which pointed out that the action is bedded with only one bolt. This allows the barreled action to rock back and forth unless the rear of the action can be locked in somehow. The method used in the article required a lot of machining and turned me off.

I'm curious as to whether the 77/22 has the same design, or whether it has front and rear action bolts. None of the nearby stores have any 77/22s right now, so I am hoping some 77/22 owner can turn their rifle over tonight and describe the method of attaching the action to the stock.

Thanks
 
Two bolts, one forward of the magazine well, one aft of the trigger guard. To be honest with you, I haven't had a 10/22 apart or examined one closely, so I couldn't tell you how it differs from that. My 77/22 is rock solid and is plenty accurate for me with the right ammo (quarter or even nickel-sized groups at 50 yds if I do my part).

Andrew

[This message has been edited by awisler (edited September 28, 2000).]
 
Thanks, Andrew!

What a great resource this forum is.

The 10/22 has only one bolt, in front of the magazine. The article made the point that the barrel is so much heavier than the alloy receiver that the single bolt acts like a fulcrum, so that the rear of the action rocks up and down. When he machined in several pressure points at the rear and glass bedded them, the groups tightened up. I'm not a machinist, so I would have to have someone do it for me. Maybe the 77/22 is the way to go.

Thanks again.
 
On my 77/22VBZ I found that the rifle was very sensitive to reciever screw adjustments. Loosening the front screw by 1/4 turn would lower point of impact 6" at 50 yds.. I imagine that this is due to a sloppy barrel to reciever fit. I believe I have solved the problem by bedding the forend and the sides of the reciever. This seems to have stopped both vertical and lateral stringing. I really like this gun for it's looks and feel but it took over a year of experimenting to get it to shoot as it should have when it came from the factory. If you would like more information on these rifles, go to "Giz's 10-22 Ruger forum" and type 77/22 into the search feature. There are a lot of pros and cons, you be the judge. Regards, Mick.
 
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