Guys,
Mine is in the shop waiting to be fully paid off. Anyone else bought one that would care to comment on their impressions so far?
Cheers...
Con

Have one. Like it thus far, but haven't shot it or mounted a scope yet. I did have the trigger taken down to about 3 1/4#, as it was factory set at approx 8#. Would like it even better if it were more of a matte finish stainless. Have set aside a Leup Vx-II in 2-7x33 for this gun which matches up nicely IMHO.

I was all excited about the Ruger when I seen they had started to chamber it for the 350 Rem. I was disappointed it was built on the short action with a 2.9 inch long magazine. I wanted to work with the 225 gr Nosler bullets. The BT will not fit in the magazine without seating them excessively deep. I ended up ordering a new barrel for a M-98 action with the throat long enough to accept the 225 BT seated to the bottom of the neck. That results in a COL of approx 3 1/8 inches. Looking forward to getting it together.

biglmbass,
Have you run any ammunition through it to check its feeding? This is the only area of concern I've heard of. Trigger as mentioned can be fixed. Accuracy has been described to me as "regular clover leaves... consistently". Looking forward to it.
Cheers...
Con

Con,

The 350RM is an excellent short mag big game round. It's a hammer w/ a 225 Nosler Partition which should have an O.A.L. somewhere near 2.8" or less. The problem is getting a good load w/ a 250gr bullet to fit the box.

You should have no problem getting around 2500fps w/ the 225 Partition out of a 22" barrel as the 350RM is very efficient w/ a short barrel. With the short mag action used by Ruger this rifle is more compact and nearly a pound lighter than their 338WM w/ its 24" barrel. Inside about 250 yards, I doubt you would notice much if any difference in actual terminal performance on big game compared to a 338WM. If I'm not mistaken, the largest bear taken out of Phil Shoemaker's camp was w/ the 350RM.

Good Luck,
Gary

Anybody have specs on this? I think I'm going to have to get one

I bought one of these and with 225 partitions and 748 powder I was getting over 2800 fps. I haven’t played a whole with it but it is grouping at about 1 inch or so. Neat little gun! nice and light I packed it this year Elk hunting when I went in deep timber. But I must say it has a lot of recoil it does need a better recoil pad than that thing Ruger puts on them.

joecool544,
So functions and feeds just fine? Also could you measure the barrel? Not sure if its a 22" like the standard sporters or a 24" placed on the magnums? What load are you using, I've got a fair whack of W760.

Noticed last night that in the old Ken Waters article on the 350RemMag, he trialled a 300gr Barnes through the Ruger at near 2200fps. I'll be happy with 2400fps from a 250gr Woodleigh RN. or 2600fps from a 200gr BarnesX.
Cheers...
Con

Ruger offers these in blue/walnut or stainless/synthetic. The rifle is a short action model with a 22" barrel. Too bad Ruger's short action is not a little longer to adequately handle this cartridge. A Winchester would handle it better.

Con

I would like to tell you that it feed's well but at the moment it doesn’t it seem that I have to slam it closed on the first round and for some reason it sometimes won’t pick up the second round. I might have to call Ruger and see if they will fix the problem. Does anyone no how Ruger’s warrantee is??? It really doesn’t look like a control feed to me.
It has a 22 inch barrel and that was 748 not 760 powder that I was using. If I get the feeding problem solved this will be a great gun I have taken a real liking to this cartridge.

What I don't understand is why they didn't chamber thier frontier in the 350 rem mag. It seems to be the most logical choice for such a rifle. It makes a heck of a lot more sense than a 16.5" barreled 300 WSM. Thats one I just can't figure out.

Thanks joecool544,
The feeding should be perfect from the factory, many rifles often aren't. I'll have mine straight back to the dealer and they can get it sorted on their time and money if its not perfect feeding with both slow and fast manipulation of the bolt. When I go in to pick it up, I'm taking dummy loads in with me!
Cheers...
Con

quote:

Originally posted by Paul H:
Anybody have specs on this? I think I'm going to have to get one

M77 Mark II Standard - .350 Rem Mag


M77 Mark II All-Weather - .350 Rem Mag

Click the links above to go to Ruger's web site for more detailed info on each model.

-Bob F.

As the others have said, it's a 22" barrel on both versions, which is totally contradictory to the version listed in their 2004 catalog which never saw production. Anyway the barrel mic's .645" at the muzzle, FWIW.

No, I haven't chambered any rounds in mine yet (too many other irons in the fire), but am now wishing I had done so before the trigger job, as I understand Ruger will undo any trigger work on guns sent back to them. I'm crossing my fingers that things will be fine, as this gun & caliber combo has gotten decent reviews on other sites I frequent.

I will agree that it needs a better recoil pad. Speaking of which, Hogue makes a pre-fit replacement pad for the M77 Mk IIs. Does anyone have experience with this?

Bob,

Thanks for the link, I think I'm going to have to get one of these

Paul H,
Definately get one, it'll be discontinued then become a colectors edition. The stainless Ruger rifles have a knack of taking a tonne of abuse and coming through virtually unscathed.
Feeding issues I've heard off appear to be confined to round-nosed projectiles, but jc544 seems to be suggesting some spitzers may also be giving trouble. Mine should be in hand late next week, I'll know by then.
Cheers...
Con

About the trigger, I sent Ruger a pistol to reblue, kept my worked over trigger, they put in new at no expense and I have my 'tuned' one to re-install. Just a thought.

Con

Let me know how yours feeds when you get it or anybody else for that matter

Thanks Larry

Larry,
Will do. I'm expecting my cases to arrive late next week, I'll put a 250gr RN ontop and off to the store to check feeding.
Cheers...
Con

quote:

Originally posted by Con:
Paul H,
Definately get one, it'll be discontinued then become a colectors edition. ...<snip>...
Cheers...
Con

Yep, I agree. I don't think they will stay in the catalog for long. Maybe a year or two. If you want one then get it while you can! I just purchased a new Rem Model 700 CDL in .35 Whelen for much the same reason. I seriously considered getting one of these Rugers in .350 but I decided on the Rem 700 CDL in .35 Whelen instead. These .350 Rugers should make a sweet shooting medium bore.

-Bob F.

I'll keep my eyes peeled I'm thinking this could easily become my favorite all around rifle.

PaulH,
Just be aware that it seems Remington may be about to release a Model 7 CDL in 2006 in 350RemMag ... choices are coming!
Cheers...
Con

It could be said that I don't care for Remington turnbolts so that's not an option. I'm generally pleased with Ruger's offerings, and figure this one is just about perfect for my uses.

For those of you who have not loaded for the .350 before there is a little trick to using bullets over 200 grains that are not the original 250 grain Remingtons. The minor problem comes in with the 2.800 LOA. If you measure the Nosler Petition, Sierra 225 or any of the 250s you will find that at the point where one has to seat the bullet to it is no longer .358 in diameter... In some cases if you seat the bullet and then invert and press the tip hard onto the reloading bench the bullet will often telescope into the case...a simple cure is to send a test round (with no powder/primer) to Lee and have one of their Factory Crip Dies made... Cost was $27.00 delievered. No more bullet setback and accuracy remained the same.

I had a 22" Remington Classic and using WW748 powder and CCI Magnum primers 2750 fps was easily reached....I backed off to 2660 for more managable recoil and the accuracy ran .75 MOA. Sold that rifle after buying a M600. A friend is thinking about having one of the rifles from The Montana Rifleman built in stainless with a synthetic stock...

I too have been hoping that Ruger would bring out the Frontier in .350 or .358 Winchester....

Bob

Can't comment on the Ruger, but I recently got a Remington 673 in 350 Remington. Here is the link to a report I did on the first week's success in the Big Game forum. Good luck with your new toy. I am in love with this caliber already.

https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3411043/m/487106273

Great report, 1115. I just posted a question for you on that thread. TIA

quote:

Originally posted by Paul H:
Anybody have specs on this? I think I'm going to have to get one

I had a SS one:

Bare rifle: 6lb's 15 oz's
Low Rings (swapped the mediums for lows w/ Ruger): 4.5 oz's
Uncle Mikes Mountain Sling: 3.5 oz's
VXII 2x7: 10.2 oz's
3 Qty 200 grain rounds: 3.3 oz's

TOTAL= 8lb's 4.5 oz's

Rifle's OAL: 42"
Magazine Length: 2.90"
Twist: 1-12"
Grooves: 6
Outside ring spacing measurement: 4.650"

250 Speers with 59.5 gr's RL15 and seated bullets to max magazine length (2.875) went 2,620 fps with no problem.

PS, the 350 comes with a real steel floorplate, not aluminum.

PPS, I can't understand why chambering a SA round in a SA rifle is a problem... sheesh.

Hope that helps...

Con, try the Nosler 225 gr Partition, Rem cases, 54 gr of ADI AR2209, with the Win bulk pack primers. Works fine through my 350 Mod 7 KS, and is 2gr less than the listed Max load.
The usual, drop 10% and work up cautions apply, but this load shoots cloverleafs all day at 100m, with minimal pressure signs.
Works for me, might be worth a try for you?

Cheers, Dave.