I converted one of the early Left Hand .375 Stainless/Laminated M77s to .416 Ruger by swapping a barrel from a Right Hand gun in .416. The only modification necessary was to set the headspace on both guns and to work on the right feed rail a little bit for those blunt 400 Grain Hornady DGS Solids to feed properly. The stock was pillar bedded just in case. This video was shot yesterday of my friend Allen shooting the gun. The gun looks small because Allen is a big boy. Here is the link to the video: http://s396.photobucket.com/us...nd/IMG_1022.mp4.html There are some photos of the gun there as well.
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Posts: 2184 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: 18 February 2007
No extractor cut. Rugers aren't notched. They do have a controlled round long extractor like a Mauser. In fact, this gun will only feed from the magazine like the original Msusers. To carry three plus one, you feed from the mag, then add a fourth on the bottom by opening the floor plate. The gun could be modified for the extractor to snap over the rim, but I like the positive feeding better than the convenience of the other way. I may be selling this gun with ten boxes of factory ammo and 150+ new cases in the next few months.
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Posts: 2184 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: 18 February 2007
Originally posted by GeorgeS: Did you need an extractor cut milled into the breech end to mate with the extractor, or do the Rugers not have a claw extractor?
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Posts: 2659 | Location: Southwestern Alberta | Registered: 08 March 2003
The Winchester Model 70 does have a cut in the barrel's breech because it "needs" one. The Ruger Model 77 does not have a cut in the barrel's breech because it does not "need" one. Sincerely,
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