Ruger M77 tang safety

The earliest barrels were first contracted to DOUGLAS barrels, then Wilson Arms in Connetticut were the next to supply the barrels. In the early 1990's, Ruger began to slowly phase out aftermarket barrels with their own.
 
I had two dud tang safety rugers in the 80's , one in .338 and another in 257 bob. The 257 was minute of pie plate and the 338 about 4-5 moa and used to beat up the shoulder fairly well with the hockey puck glued to the butt end of the stock.

I owned a 7mm08 in the newer hawkeye and was pleasantly surprised with how accurate it was , fit and finish was good the rifle functioned flawlessly and I would buy another newer ruger if it was in a chambering I couldn't find in a cz.
 
sgt.rock said:
The earliest barrels were first contracted to DOUGLAS barrels, then Wilson Arms in Connetticut were the next to supply the barrels. In the early 1990's, Ruger began to slowly phase out aftermarket barrels with their own.
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Thanks for the info.
Any idea what yrs above applyed to?
I believe both my Rugers are early 70s.
I found the barrels on both guns quite accurate, just a problem with the chamber in 7x57 (well not really a problem just the fact they used what appeared to have been an old military chamber reamer:cool:)
 
My one beef with the older M77 was that if you filled the magazine to max, and closed the bolt over top, which is the way I like to carry, they very probably would not pick up the round. Most would have to have the nose of the round pushed down to make it pickup.
I found that out on a moose one day, very smooth operation,click, tried again, click. By the time I figured out what happened, too late. That gun got sold as soon as I got home. Will never buy another one.
I checked a lot of them at the range after that, at least 50, maybe 4 or 5 of them wouldn't do exactly the same thing as mine did. That was around '87-89, I'd bought a 7mag as it had come out with the 1 in 8 twist for the heavier bullets.
Check yours, see what happens, it is worth being aware of.
 
senior said:
Thanks for the info.
Any idea what yrs above applyed to?
I believe both my Rugers are early 70s.
I found the barrels on both guns quite accurate, just a problem with the chamber in 7x57 (well not really a problem just the fact they used what appeared to have been an old military chamber reamer:cool:)
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I believe they used the first type of barrels until 82ish then went with the Wilson's. Then the ruger's own went into production in the early 90's

I have read in a ton of US forums , when researching the topic of my own 25-06 which I restocked with a boyds from the us. (92 dollars + shipping, I believe from numrich gunparts) I wanted to know the barrel maker, cause , after I cleaned the heck out of it when I got it, bedded it in the new laminated stock, free floated the barrel and tailored my homeloads to it, I don't have a more accurate big game gun. There was a common theme in the forums, and the "problem child" of the chamberings were the 7x57, due to their outsourcing for the reemers. Always sloppy.
Anyhow, I love the tang safety on mine. Its not to stiff, not too loose, and positive clicks. Most rugers are more rugged than the shooters. ;)
 
209jones said:
My one beef with the older M77 was that if you filled the magazine to max, and closed the bolt over top, which is the way I like to carry, they very probably would not pick up the round. Most would have to have the nose of the round pushed down to make it pickup.
I found that out on a moose one day, very smooth operation,click, tried again, click. By the time I figured out what happened, too late. That gun got sold as soon as I got home. Will never buy another one.
I checked a lot of them at the range after that, at least 50, maybe 4 or 5 of them wouldn't do exactly the same thing as mine did. That was around '87-89, I'd bought a 7mag as it had come out with the 1 in 8 twist for the heavier bullets.
Check yours, see what happens, it is worth being aware of.
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I carry mine the same way. plug the pocket right full, hold the top shell down with your finger & close the bolt on an empty chamber. Strangly enough neither of mine have ever failed to slip the 1st one in as you describe :cool:
Perhaps it's a belted case thing?
 
Jeff/1911 said:
I have owned several of the tang safety Rugers, and really liked them all. My go-to rifle has always been my Browning A-Bolt micro Medallion in .308 (for the last 20 years or so) so I guess the tang safety just seems right to me too.
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I really like your tang safety Ruger too! Still haven't fired it, and not sure I'm going to get the chance. When it arrived, my son shouldered it and man, its like that rifle was made for him! I better get out with it this fall, cause he turns 12 next August, and he's counting the days until he can go deer hunting.
 
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