My Mitch Kendall All-Weather M77 in 7x57

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Those that don't know, Mitch does expert, top-drawer work!

I am not a fan of stainless steel, but I needed a wet weather rifle, so I used my tried and true (accurate) Ruger M77 as a donor rifle.

1991 Ruger M77 Tang Safety, 7x57
(Rare) period correct B&C Carbelite Classic stock
PT&G all steel bottom metal
Allen-head hardened action screws
Bushnell 3500 2-7x32, Multi-X (Japan made)
Rings lapped
Metal Gunkoted
Reworked stock, beautifully bedded, free-floated and epoxy painted
(Extractor polished, fitted and nitre blued by Ralf Martini)
 

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Mitch built my tang safety Ruger chambered in 280AI 25 years ago. It was my first rifle, originally in 270. He bedded it in the original stock then I reworked it and painted it. Metal is gunkoted green. It’s the one I’ll never sell. He’s done a couple rifles since then for me, great work.
 
I will go to pick up that one's poorer cousin in a few weeks - a Ruger 77 tang safety in 7x57 - but blued and walnut stock. I have never previously owned one - looking forward to it. I killed many dozen deer with Ruger No. 1 in 7x57 - 150 grain Partition bullet, RL-19 powder, circa 2800 fps muzzle velocity. The cartridge apparently devised by Paul Mauser in 1892 - he seemed to have got that one correct for North American deer hunting, anyways - or maybe it was Rigby with the 140 grain bullets in 1907? Like many "x57" cartridges of the time - too long to be modern "short action" and too short to be modern "long action" - sort of in between. I think original barrel twist rate circa 1 twist in 8.66 inches (220 mm) - original bullets might have been 173 grain Round Nose, as per Wikipedia.
 
Potashminer said:
I will go to pick up that one's poorer cousin in a few weeks - a Ruger 77 tang safety in 7x57 - but blued and walnut stock. I have never previously owned one - looking forward to it. I killed many dozen deer with Ruger No. 1 in 7x57 - 150 grain Partition bullet, RL-19 powder, circa 2800 fps muzzle velocity. The cartridge apparently devised by Paul Mauser in 1892 - he seemed to have got that one correct for North American deer hunting, anyways - or maybe it was Rigby with the 140 grain bullets in 1907? Like many "x57" cartridges of the time - too long to be modern "short action" and too short to be modern "long action" - sort of in between. I think original barrel twist rate circa 1 twist in 8.66 inches (220 mm) - original bullets might have been 173 grain Round Nose, as per Wikipedia.
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I use 173 grain with great success. Invest in modern hardened fasteners. Consider a bedding job too.
 
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