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When the bolt action rifles discussion section opened up many threads were started for different for different brands and types of rifles, but none about Rugers. I thought about starting one to show love for the Ruger 77, especially the MKII and Hawkeye.
These are my favorite rifle/action out of everything I've owned, but I still can't resist the urge to tinker with them a bit. I started with a blued 77 MKII. It ended up in the hands of my oldest nephew wearing a skeleton stock. I gave him "my" rifle for his high school graduation. (I hate the skeleton stock, but it's what he wanted)
I went to a stainless MKII that I bought brand new, but 8-10 years old (long story) in the skeleton stock. It then got ripped apart and I blasted with fairly coarse abrasive, giving it a rougher finish that color matches the Ruger Target Gray perfectly. Put it in a Hogue pillar bed stock and put a gun show VX-II on it. Later it got the Timney trigger. This is my favorite rifle.
Then I found a matching gun in 300 Win Mag at a price I couldn't resist. It was already in a Hogue stock, but it had the wrong barrel channel. Before it got to me something happened to the stock to make it almost glossy. Sold that one and bought a new one in green. Took this gun apart, too, and blasted the hell out of it. When I put it back together I changed the trigger spring and smoothed things up a little. I had a Leupold VX-R in stainless rings and put that on. I'm pondering a change of barrel and making it 30 Nosler. Would be a great candidate for that. As it is, it's a nice gun.
I absolutely love the trim lines of the Ruger stock, but wish the 300 held another round. You can only get 3 in the box, and bottom loading is a pain.
These are my favorite rifle/action out of everything I've owned, but I still can't resist the urge to tinker with them a bit. I started with a blued 77 MKII. It ended up in the hands of my oldest nephew wearing a skeleton stock. I gave him "my" rifle for his high school graduation. (I hate the skeleton stock, but it's what he wanted)
I went to a stainless MKII that I bought brand new, but 8-10 years old (long story) in the skeleton stock. It then got ripped apart and I blasted with fairly coarse abrasive, giving it a rougher finish that color matches the Ruger Target Gray perfectly. Put it in a Hogue pillar bed stock and put a gun show VX-II on it. Later it got the Timney trigger. This is my favorite rifle.
Then I found a matching gun in 300 Win Mag at a price I couldn't resist. It was already in a Hogue stock, but it had the wrong barrel channel. Before it got to me something happened to the stock to make it almost glossy. Sold that one and bought a new one in green. Took this gun apart, too, and blasted the hell out of it. When I put it back together I changed the trigger spring and smoothed things up a little. I had a Leupold VX-R in stainless rings and put that on. I'm pondering a change of barrel and making it 30 Nosler. Would be a great candidate for that. As it is, it's a nice gun.
I absolutely love the trim lines of the Ruger stock, but wish the 300 held another round. You can only get 3 in the box, and bottom loading is a pain.