Ruger M 77 MK Target

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25 January 2008, 06:25

speed_kills

Ruger M 77 MK Target

hi all just a curious question how is this rifle?Looking at it in a 25-06 because of 26 inch barrel.How accurate is it say versus the Sendero SF or even a Ruger NoI Also how can it be worked on customized compared to a Rem 700

25 January 2008, 06:55

usmc1980

I have 77 target in .25-06 and I am very happy with it. All I can answer is your question about how it is as a rifle.

I think it is pretty good. My first shots out of mine was .75 inch at a hundred with store bought Hornady 117 gr interlock sp. I reload now and my groups have just gotten better. H4831sc has been a great powder for me. Also imr4831.

As far as comparing it to the Sendero or Ruger1 I can't help you.

25 January 2008, 07:00

speed_kills

thanks USMC i like the looks of the rifle plus can get in 25-06 love the idea of the 26 inch barrel

25 January 2008, 11:17

seafire2

I've wanted to pick up one, as it is the only caliber they offer that platform in a long action....

I don't care for the 25/06.. would probably turn the barrel back some and rechamber for a 257 Roberts AI instead...

But I was looking at one to have all of that, and be able to make it switch barrel for different calibers I'd love in a heavy barreled long action with their trigger...

I have VTs in Varmint Calibers ( 22.250 and 223) that I really like...

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26 January 2008, 16:51

usmc1980

Some people would probably say I'm crazy but when I picked mine out there was 2 to choose from. The other 1 was done in 257 wby, but I choose the .25-06 because I wasn't reloading yet. I don't regret it though.

If they would have had 1 in 308 in stock I would have got that one. Still don't regret it and this gun can shoot great!

28 January 2008, 04:40

dsmit50

In responce to seafire2:
If you took a 25-06 and make a 257AI out of it wouldn't that be like buying a new Chevrolet truck with a V-8 and taking one plug wire off so it only hit on seven cylinders?

30 January 2008, 00:47

Idaho Sharpshooter

imagine, going into a gunshop in 1979 when rifle silhouette was THE thing to do, and seeing Rugers with a 26" heavy barrels in 280 Remington? I had one, it was a great hunting rifle, and better than I could hold it for silhouettes.

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30 January 2008, 07:26

seafire2

quote:
Originally posted by dsmit50:
In responce to seafire2:
If you took a 25-06 and make a 257AI out of it wouldn't that be like buying a new Chevrolet truck with a V-8 and taking one plug wire off so it only hit on seven cylinders?

Well that is one way of looking at it...

however, using less powder is appealing, which wouldn't happen on the Chevy V 8 analogy..

Secondly, I for one just don't like the 25/06 as much as I do the Roberts...to each their own..

30 January 2008, 07:59

dsmit50

I respect your opinion. I was poking a little fun at you however I am also a huge 25-06 fan. I own a m77 target that is stock other than glass bedding and muzzle brake and the thing will drive tacks.

30 January 2008, 22:16

pagris

The thing I find most interesting about my 77VT (in .243) is that it seems to shoot every load well, no matter what I put in it.

Thanks, Dad, for taking me into the Great Outdoors.

31 January 2008, 09:06

ChoPPeR

Personaly I think Rugers suck. I've had quite a few, and quite a few sucked. I kept the ones that didn't suck.

But I got to ask, what's the 26 inch barrel going to do for you????