Rugers Gone Wrong

Wow hoytcanon you have resolved an issue that can be solved by closing your bolt handle on most guns. Truly a genius brain move, how can we hope to get on your level?
 
Could this one qualify as a Ruger gone horribly wrong?

Please let me know how you guys feel about muh inletting.
Don't hold back now.

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Now we’re talking!
 
Wow hoytcanon you have resolved an issue that can be solved by closing your bolt handle on most guns. Truly a genius brain move, how can we hope to get on your level?

The 7.62x57 "hoytcanon" - or how to castrate two great cartridges at once ! Laugh2
 
I've got an M77 MKII..... it is a little sharp around the bolt handle inlet but it certainly doesn't affect cycling the bolt.
Personally , this rifle is an extension of my body when I am in the field and I have little to complain about if anything.
Mine was detailed and refined by joe dlask some years ago and in a 7mm rem mag, I am stil , years later, very pleased with this firearm.
I've been real rough on her in the field and she is gonna need a new stock soon to keep looking nice but she puts them on point of aim like I need her too and that's all that matters.
 
This one would drive you to drink, Paul... brand spanking new version just released.
 

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The shape of the bolt handle ( or the safety, or the stock, or etc, etc ) is a cosmetic design feature You don’t like it, Joe does. Joe buys the Ruger, you buy something else, just like buying a car. Rugers are made to compete in the market with Winchester, Remington, etc. Design features set them apart but they are all good, well made reliable guns. Want higher quality, smoother action, nicer wood, more features? Open your wallet, buy what you like, quit complaining.

SuperC is just making conversation and being young at heart by whining about something trivial that doesn't affect him. All the millennials do it. :)
 
My period-correct B&C Carbelite also has pretty ugly bolt handle inletting, but I still really like the stock. Huge improvement for me. No complaints with fit and finish on this Ruger.
 
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Pet peeve rant here ..... While there's a lot I do like about Ruger rifles, don't you think they could do a better job with the shape of the bolt handle and the inletting for that bolt handle?

The inletting looks it was done by a toddler with a chainsaw and the whole deal is just plain deal breaking ugly.

<RANT OVER!> :)

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Buy a Savage:wave: :popCorn: ;)
 
My point is to think out of the box... we are all so accustomed to that gouge in the side of the stock that we can't picture it another way... like contouring in an extended section with a gentle slope and having the handle sit in a wider valley that looks intentional rather than the crude gash in the side. I would bet it would also make cycling more positive, especially with those that like to palm the bolt.

I went looking at some high-end and custom rifles to try to find an example that fits your description, no luck so far
It seems no one puts much thought into it
 
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