Does anyone know of a drop in stock for this rifle? I find the original too bulky and heavy! Synthetic or wood is fine.

Thanks,

Arjun

No, but ... you could likely talk a stock duplicator to copy yours (it will likely have some marks on it when done) and remake .. i THINK i have a pattern stock, (a glued original) that i could be talked into looking for.. i place it at 30% likely i could find it in storage -- BUT -- the stock turner could make a copy, you could reshape the way you like, and then have a final copy made ...

wow, this could be expensive..

"rental" fee for my pattern ($75 to cover renting and shipping both ways --- amounts to about 25 bucks for me)
first turning to make a "to be" pattern - expect $200+cheap blank
shipping back to you and me (shipping covered above)
you reshape to your liking (you or your gunsmith)
shipping of final pattern and stock + your wood
stock work to finish stock fitting and finishes and checkering... 750-900 bucks, as the fit, finish, and checkering are time consuming

at a rough guess, i expect, unless you can inlet, bed, reinforce, checker, and finish, a minimum of 1500 + wood

sorry it isn't a cheap tale

The factory stock of my Ruger M77 RSM in .458 Lott cracked at the tang. I had the stock replaced by LeRoy Barry of Canyon Creek Custom Gunstocks in Darby, Montana. He did a nice job, but his work cost more than the original price of the Lott itself. A couple of photos follow. Cheers. Chip.

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Originally posted by reddy375:
Does anyone know of a drop in stock for this rifle? I find the original too bulky and heavy! Synthetic or wood is fine.

Thanks,

Arjun

Rasp sand paper to desired size refinish while your at it glass bed it.

Look up www.rjrenner.com and check out "pre war m77" listed at top. He reshapes Ruger stocks.

I was about to suggest rjrenner too. I have a Ruger #1 he is working on right now. I have a 416 Rigby and a 458 Lott I may have him smooth up for me.

I found my pattern stock today - if you want to go down this rabbit trail

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Originally posted by CHIPB:
The factory stock of my Ruger M77 RSM in .458 Lott cracked at the tang. I had the stock replaced by LeRoy Barry of Canyon Creek Custom Gunstocks in Darby, Montana. He did a nice job, but his work cost more than the original price of the Lott itself.

Looks like it was worth it to me!

458 win mag's are famous for busting stocks. Many factory stocks last less than 20 rds. 458 Lott would be worse.
My 458 win stock lasted less than 30 rds.
IMHO a drop in stock would just be a waste of money. A 458 needs a glass bedded stock with two cross bolts and some space behind the tang.
These rifles have serious recoil.

Think of the tang of any rifle as a good woodsplitter. Once you get some movement between the action and stock, guess what happens. Two cross bolts never hurts but a proper Steelbedding paying attention to the tang and mag box area as well as pillar bedding the action screws has worked for me on many more serious rifles than a .458 win.

I have seen one 77 Magnum with a fiberglass stock. It was used, I have no idea where they got it.

Just go with a Boyds laminated; they are almost/usually drop in and they are only $129. Rasp away what you don't like and glass bed it. Can't go wrong if you are looking not to spend $1k on a stock.

Just bought a Boyds myself and for the money I'm more than pleased. It'll be more than $129 before your done but way cheaper than getting someone to build a stock. Also perhaps your stock is repairable and with proper bedding might still work fine.

Mark