I have a Ruger mk2 M77 stainless in .300 Win mag fitted with a cheap 3-10 x 40 accusport scope.
I haven`t fired more than 100 rounds through it, but the other day I took it to our local range (Cessnock) & fired it prone over 100 yds.
This rifle has had nothing done to it other than the obligatory new rifle cleaning job.
It shoots 1.5 moa with pmc 150 gn factory loads & at least 1 moa sometimes 3/4 moa with my handloads.
Is this common with these mass produced rifles or am I just lucky?
Has anyone had any experience with the accusport scopes ?
My dealer tells me they are Weavers under a different brand, yes he sold it to me.
I am very impressed to say the least & happy I went with the Ruger over some of the other brands.
A mate of mine bought a Tikka stainless at the same time I bought the Ruger & his rifle shoots on par or marginally worse then my Ruger.
It goes to show sometimes a cheaper rifle is as good or better than its more expensive counterparts.
I would welcome comments from my fellow shooters.

Cheers Morton

My second-hand Ruger 7mmRemMag didnt shoot to well with the PMC 160gr load. Then I took forum advice ... front action screw tight as possible, rear screw firm, middle barely snugged tight. Instant 3 shot MOA rifle with factory bedding and trigger. I think just about all modern big-game rifles are on par accuracy wise ... you end up paying for the ergonomics that best suit. Value for money I still feel goes to the Ruger S/S models. Although I've just picked up a new Zastava 308Win for a bargain price!
Cheers...
Con

New Rugers are very nice guns, BUT they definitely need a new trigger. Do that, and they are as good as any production gun

My 77mk2 (.270 Win) holds groups to around .75 MOA, with good handloads, when I do my bit. But the action screws have to be set the way previously described. (and I have to have a good day!) It will routinely shoot 1.5 MOA, even if I'm not having a good day, which is plenty good enough for the types of shooting I do.

Most competent 'smiths can take a factory Ruger trigger and turn it into something worth having. my old 77 stainless (the one with the boat paddle stock) had a terrible trigger out of the box. A quick trip to the local 'smith, $35 later and it had a nice crisp 3lb trigger.
Now if they can just fix the recoil pad.....

Yeah, I gotta agree with you blokes, the trigger is a bit ordinary out of the box.
Being an amateur gunsmith myself that is next on the list of jobs to do.
But only after the trip up to Kendall river station (Gulf country, south of Weipa) in late June for a dose of alpha male therapy.

Cheers Morton

Morton:

Ruger now makes their own barrels and the accuracy is better than it used to be. I wish they would junk that angled front screw; it can't help.

You should consider a Timney trigger. They cost about 100 bucks US and work like a dream. You can even buy them preset for a given trigger pull.

AZWriter, A timney trigger you say !
I must admit it is something I hadn`t thought about. But now you mention it, it seems like a plan to me.
I will search for availability here in OZ.
You know you blokes over there in the states really have it good in a lot of ways, at least with regard to what you can own & how many of them you can own.
It also seems as if in every village you have a specialist gunsmith.
We have a number of gunsmiths here in OZ who are up to any task.
The sad part about this is they are very thin on the ground & as a result very very busy. As an aside very few youngsters are taking it on as a viable profession.

Cheers Morton

We have a few Ruger Mk II in different calibres. all are accurate. I bought a BASIX trigger for the 204. Its good but Timney are better. The factory trigger on the 22-250 Varmint is VERY good!

the .204, 22-250 and 243 will all group under a 1" when the ammo is right and the shooter does his bit. The .30-06 is 1.5" with most loads.

I like Rugers

A gun nut (cum gunsmith) had to do his bit with three of these rifles to shoot as well as they do now.

I bought the BASIX trigger off LockStockBarrel when there were no postage problems. It improved my grouping a heap but it was fooling around with loads were we got the accuracy.

and BTW, fox skins are now really thick and worth the skinning. I hate of the stink of fox when left to the morning to skin. And nailing out the skins is a real pain.

but the end result is great.