Ruger 77/22 Review

When the canoe stock came out I hated it but now all my Ruger bolt actions have them. They are very light and nice to carry and yet they are comfortable to shoot and the rifles seem to be very accurate when installed in them. I have a 77/22mag, M77mkII 7.62x39, and an M77mkII 338win and they are all stainless and all shoot 1moa or better. I've owned several other Ruger bolt actions and these are the ones I've paired it down to. I should not have sold my 77/22lr stainless canoe paddle but I used that money to buy the 77/22mag.
 
bogie said:
I have a 5 year old 77mkII 30-06 that shoots MOA off a rest out to 200m with my handloads. Bedded and floated and the floorplate never gives a problem. I have a Leupy VXIII 3-9 on it but now I would put a Nikon on it since the glass is way better. Could have saved a chunk of cash too. Have Nikons on everything else I shoot and like them all. My CZ452 sports a 4x Prostaff and I have never had a better scope on a 22. Zero on that rifle is 100m with CCI MInimags. I have seen others with problems on the Rugers but they are known for reliability and my smiths never had trouble taking the trigger to 3lbs. Myself I find I am leaning towards the CZs. MUCH nicer put together and accurate right out of the box. Have a 223 and a 22lr that are both tack drivers. They sure are pretty little guns. Makes the Ruger look plain.
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The Nikon Prostaff Rimfire 4x is an excellent scope for a .22 LR.

I also agree that, if someone is after a real tack driver in a .22 rifle with clearly superior fit and finish, the CZ is the way to go. (Considerably less money than an Anschutz.) CZ, unlike so many others, doesn't cheap out on their stocks and finishes thereon.

The Ruger paddle stock, while not pretty, is functional and strong.
 
More and more this rifle is impressing me. I just swapped the Bushnell out and put a nice VX2 Leupold 4-12x40AO on her and shot some more groups for load work up.

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I first re-zeroed with some 40 gr VMAX and then started shooting 5 shot strings letting her cool every 15 shots.

40 Gr Sierras:

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Group 2 was really good - the weird flyer was actually the first shot after I adjusted the scope so I wasn't sure if it was the scope not taking the adjustment or an actual bad shot - it did feel good though.

35 Gr VMAX:

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Group 1 and 2 are my preferred load. It was hard to say if the barrel heating up was becoming a factor but it is consistently around 1"

I also shot 45 Gr Sierras but they didn't group as well as the 40/35 gr bullets. It was around 1.5"-2" groups. I am going to load up a pile of 40 and 35 grain rounds and try some 10 shot groups next. This hornet is really the cat's meow... I never thought I would say this about a Ruger. I really need to improve the trigger as it is pretty stiff. After shooting 25 rounds, I had shot my SAKO Quad and jumped when it went off.
 
nice gun:cool: a wmr would be fun as well i bet.love to have a 39 in compact knowing now how good their 7mm rem mag is.i use it for plinking tim horton coffee cans full of water and sealed.depending on my hangover i like to place them at 100 or 200 yards:D
 
I got a WMR (actually all the popular rimfire cals - SAKO Quad) The hornet and WMR are not really comparable for power but they sure are fun to shoot. Nothing compares to shooting a rifle that is mild sounding and with little recoil.
 
Great groups there. You should stop posting stuff like this because its going to get expensive (for me :D) But seriously, keep posting:)
 
That's the beautiful thing about this rifle - it is so darn cheap! I got this new shipped to me for under 8 bills. Anything comparable to this rifle is at 9 bills or higher - much higher if you like Anschutz :-O The Outdoorsman has a 77/22 Hornet VBZ model which I was eyeballing, the only reason I haven't hopped all over it is because I can't justify another rifle right now...
 
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