Ruger 77V in .308

Its always the rifle isnt it;)
on another note, Id consider wind. that would be enough to make a .5 moa group a 1 moa group at 300 m out of the blue.... or its just not the best loads for the rifle. what are you expecting out of it at 300? a single tatterd hole?
 
once you shot a .40 MOA and the rest of the time the gun shoots 1 MOA..... is it bedded ? have you free floated it ?

you are talking a production rifle here, have you done trigger work ?? if you want anything better then MOA out of a production rifle your going to have to get some work done on it.
 
Rugers are like any other mass-produced gun - sometimes you get a real shooter, sometimes not. Rugers used to be particularly bad when they used to buy their barrels (presumably from the lowest bidder), but since they've switched to hammer-rifling their own barrels, accuracy has improved.
 
Ruger M77 Mark II Varmint has a tapered semi-heavy barrel, factory free floated, target crowned, I have mine in .308. I can get 3 1/2" groups even with cheapo Norc mil surplus rounds. So, No it can't be the gun, must be you or your ammo. Or even your scope.
 
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prosper said:
Rugers are like any other mass-produced gun - sometimes you get a real shooter, sometimes not. Rugers used to be particularly bad when they used to buy their barrels (presumably from the lowest bidder), but since they've switched to hammer-rifling their own barrels, accuracy has improved.
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This is the type of information I was looking for...can you tell me when the Ruger factory switched to their own barrels???

This rifle was bought in 1984, so I assume '83 production.
 
From what I gather, Ruger's barrel-making is a rather recent thing, mid/late 90's maybe? I haven't been able to find an exact date
 
I have an older M77 with the tang safety. It shoots far, far more accurate than I can aim it.
 
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