anyone have anything good to say about the gun? any problems with them? the 24 inch barrel seems the right length; was thinking about the stainless. fall is coming & i have the itch. thanks--chaz

Chaz,I can't tell ya a thing about the Ruger MKIIs,but I can talk about my 25-06 Mdl 77 MkI.
24 inch semi heavy barrel,Hornady Custom 117 gr
BTSP ammo shoots .5 inch groups off the bench.I've shot five or six Texas whietails with it over the last 10 years and never had to chase any of them.Never recovered a bullet either.Very soft recoiling,my son started shooting it at age 11.

I love mine. After polishing the action and setting the trigger to 32 ounces I had it rechambered to 25-06AI.
It now shoots 100 grain Partitions at 3550 and 75 grain V-Maxes at 3750 fps. Both loads go well under 1 inch.

youzer! one fine gun / thanks gents.

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Originally posted by chazgreen:
anyone have anything good to say about the gun? any problems with them? the 24 inch barrel seems the right length; was thinking about the stainless. fall is coming & i have the itch. thanks--chaz

Both my son and I own and shoot Ruger M77’s in .25-06. His is a MKII and mine is an older tang safety M77V(Varmint model). Both shoot groups under MOA(mine shoots 1/2†groups with most any load) and the .25-06 is about the best cartridge for any deer walking. Also handles Tule Elk just fine. I won’t comment on the stainless/synthetic models as I won’t have one in the house let alone own one. Did once and never again. Lawdog

I own a box stock MkII stainless with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9. It would be hard to find a better factory deer and antelope rig.

I had an old paddle stock ruger 25-06 that I traded for a 300 wby vanguard. I regret that trade now and wish I had it back. I had no gripes about the gun .. it shot good groups (~1") and had minimal recoil. I also like the fact that it came with the 24" barrel standard.

I picked one up a few months ago. Like it a lot - I wish I would have bought one sooner!

MK II in 25-06 - I wouldn't be without mine.

no complaints at all on my old #1V

Well, I'm happier than all hell for you guys, especially since my new Remington 700BDL in .25-06 doesn't group worth a damn. I've had it glass bedded, the barrel floated and the trigger lightened at a cost of an extra $250. I'm doing good to get 1 1/2" groups (5 at 100yds.) out of it. There's no good in sending it back to Remington. They'll only tell me that's acceptable accuracy. Well, from here on out it's save for an extra month and get a Sako, maybe a CZ. I find it very difficult to retain faith in our firearm manufacturers. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Cal,

What is the rifle built for? Unless you're after prarie dogs at long ranges 1.5" is certainly plenty good for coyotes and up at all reasonable ranges.

I guess if it's built for varmints it's a problem, but not for anything else IMHO. We all like an inch or less, but realistically it's just not necessary for big game hunting.

Hello RugerNr1,

You sound like the guy I talked to at Remington. After glass bedding the action, floating the barrel and trigger work I would expect the rifle to group around .75". My Remingtons from the '80s all shoot well under an inch, but not this stinker, and it's new. To me this is mediocre. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Cal, you may just have a medicore bbl. Like cars & most anything else mass produced, sometimes you get one made on a Monday or Friday. It probably needs a good bbl.

My sons Number in in 25-06 does .750 in groups with very little load development. Could use a better trigger but what factory rifle couldn't use some trigger work

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Originally posted by Cal Sibley:
Hello RugerNr1,

You sound like the guy I talked to at Remington. After glass bedding the action, floating the barrel and trigger work I would expect the rifle to group around .75". My Remingtons from the '80s all shoot well under an inch, but not this stinker, and it's new. To me this is mediocre. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Don’t feel alone. There are many of us that have/are going through the same thing. All my Remington rifles made before the mid 1980’s all shoot excellent groups with no or very little done to them. The two new Remington M700 BDL’s that I have bought since 1992 were junk. One, a .308 Win., wouldn’t group better than 4â€(5 shots @ 100 yards) and Remington’s response to this was “groups of 4†were within company standardsâ€. Good luck with your new Remington. Lawdog