I have a 77-22 Ruger Hornet and contrary 2 what I here this one shoots about like most Hornets.I get 3/4 inch groups with 50 gr TNT. I want 2 have it rechambered to K-Hornet and I here that there is A FIX ALL concerning the space between bolt halves. Can any one help me on this.
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Posts: 160 | Location: Maryland | Registered: 11 February 2003
Between myself and friends,we've built over a dozen K-Hornets on the 77/22 platform.
Exceptional results were yielded by punching a minimum headspace K-chamber,in the factory tube. Only one of those rifle employed the washer system,used to snug up the action halves and my pard that did it to his,stated no accuracy improvement.
On another Board several gents traveled the same path and all were rewarded with much improved accuracy and performance.
I dote on the 33gr V-Max and Win-296,tucked within R/P brass,but hear Lil' Gun is fabulous as well. When my supply of 296 is depleted,I'll try the Lil' Gun as a curiousity.
Ask Jack Belk about the Ruger 77, he has done a study on them and it does not rate them well...which seems to be backed up by the exceptionally large number of used ones I see for sale in the Gunlist every two weeks....
I have no real experience with them as I only had one and it quit shooting about the time I sold it to Jack, or so he reported to me, and I have no reason to disbelieve him. It shot about an inch for me but I didn't shoot but about 5 groups with it....
Posts: 42176 | Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | Registered: 04 June 2000
I emailed you the article I wrote in Varmint Hunter magazine (#22).......
I consider the Ruger 77/22H as unsuited for further work. Every one I've seen is too poorly made to waste time on and mis-designed from the get go. I've still never seen one that gives good results consistently.
MorePowder: I have a 77/22H which has been substantially reworked and rebarreled to K-Hornet. It shoots like a house afire, but I'm sure that the previous owner spent a bundle to get it to that point.
While I agree that the 77/22 could be better designed, I also suspect that rechambering (or better yet rebarreling) to K-hornet and making the headspace "squeaky" tight will improve the gun's performance. If the headspace is tight enough, there will be no need to shim the two halves to make them tighter -- you'll get the same effect from the tight headspace.
You'll still have the trigger to deal with.
By the way, if it's honestly shooting .75" groups at 100 yards, you already have an extremely accurate gun.
quote:Originally posted by Stonecreek: MorePowder: I have a 77/22H which has been substantially reworked and rebarreled to K-Hornet. It shoots like a house afire, but I'm sure that the previous owner spent a bundle to get it to that point.
While I agree that the 77/22 could be better designed, I also suspect that rechambering (or better yet rebarreling) to K-hornet and making the headspace "squeaky" tight will improve the gun's performance. If the headspace is tight enough, there will be no need to shim the two halves to make them tighter -- you'll get the same effect from the tight headspace.
You'll still have the trigger to deal with.
By the way, if it's honestly shooting .75" groups at 100 yards, you already have an extremely accurate gun.
After getting my 77/22 VBZ to shoot, I decided to tackle a 77/22 VHZ. It isn't shooting under a MOA yet, but shows potential. The factory trigger is junk, and have installed a Moyer's in both of my 77/22s with excellent results.
Posts: 938 | Location: Oregon | Registered: 23 November 2002
Just to join in on this and not to muddy the waters, I'd leave it as is. My VHZ groups .6 to .7 inch groups with the 33gr Vmax and 13.2 gr of Lil'gun or the 37gr Calhoon Dbl HP and 13gr Lil'gun.
