That Guy From Texas
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I have been looking at the Ruger M77 VT in 6.5 creedmoor for some time now. The things that i liked were that it was stainless, had a bull barrel, that mauser style bolt action w/ claw extractor, and a two stage trigger.
Now, after having my CZ 75 PCR and shooting it, i was looking at the offerings from CZ. one that caught my eye was the CZ 550 FS. I always wished that ruger would have the M77 that i wanted in walnut, and this one has a beautiful walnut stock all the way down the barrel. i realize that it'll hurt accuracy when the barrel expands, but i'm using this for hunting and from what i read it sounds accurate. it too has the mauser action and it's about 2 pounds lighter. it also has the set trigger, which sounds really nice. my only issue is that it isn't stainless. i would also probably get it in 270 win or 30-06, given that it uses a long action for both long and short cases, i'd rather have a long case. plus i grew up with a 270 anyhow.
I'm at an impasse, i love both of them, but i feel like i don't need the ruger to hunt and it'll be rather heavy at over 9 lbs but that the CZ will leave much to be desired and it only drops 2 lbs which doesn't seem like a lot to me.
which would you choose and why?
Now, after having my CZ 75 PCR and shooting it, i was looking at the offerings from CZ. one that caught my eye was the CZ 550 FS. I always wished that ruger would have the M77 that i wanted in walnut, and this one has a beautiful walnut stock all the way down the barrel. i realize that it'll hurt accuracy when the barrel expands, but i'm using this for hunting and from what i read it sounds accurate. it too has the mauser action and it's about 2 pounds lighter. it also has the set trigger, which sounds really nice. my only issue is that it isn't stainless. i would also probably get it in 270 win or 30-06, given that it uses a long action for both long and short cases, i'd rather have a long case. plus i grew up with a 270 anyhow.
I'm at an impasse, i love both of them, but i feel like i don't need the ruger to hunt and it'll be rather heavy at over 9 lbs but that the CZ will leave much to be desired and it only drops 2 lbs which doesn't seem like a lot to me.
which would you choose and why?