Rugers Gone Wrong

Ashcroft said:
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.
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That sounded fatherly. :)
 
I like Ruger Rifles
Just wonder why their design is not used by custom rifle makers
i have two 458 magnum ruger rifles , one is magna ported never noticed that it was a factory option or not
 
Chevrolet grade rifles, with some polished to Cadillac. I've owned a bunch, my favourite bolt action. Investment casting to decrease expensive machining, value rifles without being cheap. Talking to your Savage.

I doubt many people would build customs on M77 actions, any generation. Just a good utilitarian rifle, far superior to most cost cutting rifles offered right now.
 
nowarningshot said:
Chevrolet grade rifles, with some polished to Cadillac. I've owned a bunch, my favourite bolt action. Investment casting to decrease expensive machining, value rifles without being cheap. Talking to your Savage.

I doubt many people would build customs on M77 actions, any generation. Just a good utilitarian rifle, far superior to most cost cutting rifles offered right now.
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Good analogy there.

Rugged design that just works season after season with the polished Stainless MKII's being one of the most weatherproof sporting rifles ever offered on planet earth.
 
My only gripe is the bolt handle could use some knerling. I have had my hand slip off the bolt while working it in a high pressure situation. I just bought a carbine 788 Remington that is ugly, but it’s accurate and reliable and I don’t much care after that.
 
SuperCub said:
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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Completely understand why you dislike it...and for the price, could be nicer yeah.

Personally, doesn't bother me but I get it.

When I hear "Ruger" guess "taking time to nicely inlet" just ain't on my mind. Its a bombproof rifle, happy they brought the polished stainless back. What things cost today is sad.

Winchesters are nicer but they ain't built in the US anymore...
 
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Hmmmm... I tend to be a fussy bugger (ahem...) and also a Ruger fan....you are bringing up something that I have never even noticed as incongruous to the overall esthetics of the design. It certainly is not a "function" issue, but I can see where you might say the gaps are excessive... but I suspect those are tolerances designed to make life easy when dropping mass produced actions into mass produced stocks... I will post some pictures and you can comment on if you feel these are better or equally bad to your mind.

Edit; For some reason CGN is not allowing me to.post pictures right now... will get to it asap

First will be an M77 Mark II RLS Carbine in .358 Win.
Next an M77 Mark II Frontier Carbine .358 Win.
Last, an M77 Mark II Carbine .458 Win Mag in a B&C stock... which might be your Boo, if that "problem" really bothers you.
 
Probably could have been done a little better , but these are massed produced rifles that are being built to reflect a certain price point . Rugers , like Savages , tend to be the working man's rifle who are more concerned with accuracy and durability than with the beauty of the firearm .
 
That works a lot better, but they could loose the sharp angle on the front side of the bolt.

Don't get me wrong ..... Ruger does a lot of things right on their rifles.
 
Not my favorite bolt handle shape but still one of my favorite rifles. I have sold a lot of rifles in the past few years but 2 that will stay forever are Ruger Hawkeye's.
 
SuperCub said:
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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You're downsizing anyway.

Stop looking at rifles and get over it.
 
SuperCub said:
That works a lot better, but they could loose the sharp angle on the front side of the bolt.

Don't get me wrong ..... Ruger does a lot of things right on their rifles.
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Yours seems to have more "bump" on that elbow... pretty easy fix if it is driving you to distraction... grind 'er down and then polish 'er up!
 
SuperCub said:
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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You are correct... it is an ugly handle and the so called 'inletting' is horrid.
 
Well looky that.
Ever have a song that you can't git out of your head?
Now there's a photo to accompany it.....................................................cou:
 
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