Ruger 77/44

[white eagle]

anyone have one ?
how do you like it ?

[altheating]

Have one and love it! I had Veral Smith make me a mold last year. It will shoot 1.25"- 2" groups all day long as long as I do my part. Shot several pigeons lat year at 130 yards.

[Ben]

anyone have one ?
how do you like it ?

Yes, see # 23 below :

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...=155264&page=2

[BarryinIN]

I bought one a few years ago simply because the price was right. I didn't expect to keep it.
I kept it, and shoot it almost every range trip. It's no benchrest rifle, but does OK, considering. I have .44 molds from 133 to 320 grains, and have had fun getting it to shoot all of them.
There is something nifty about a rifle that weighs the same as my Browning takedown .22s, but throws a .44 bullet.

[white eagle]

@ 50 yds I can put a mag full in one small cluster that looks like a 4 leaf clover
I read an article in Handloader that said this rifle in 44 cal was a project to get to shoot
well all I can say is they musta had a bad gun

[singleshot]

I have one and love it. It'll hit the 220 meter gong most times with a 310 gr Lee boolit and a little Kentucky windage.

[W.R.Buchanan]

Ben: Did you ever slug the barrel on that gun. I'm betting on .431 and it has a 1/20 twist ? Right?

Ruger makes very good barrels and I was told by Mark Gurney that they are making barrels for everyone except Remington. I bet it is right on the money.

I have been twitching everytime I get near one of these guns, and may have to bark soon. They are definately the ultimate trunk, or truck, or Jeep gun. I have several uses for the gun.

Just a matter of getting the shop owner to come down to my price. Surprisingly this gun has been on his rack for nearly a year now. Obviously he doesn't have a sophisticated clientel.

Randy

[softpoint]

I have had one for about a year now. And mine was a bit of a challenge at first to get to shoot. Stock forend was touching on one side, fixed that. OAL has to be watched, magazines are a bit short. It likes the Ranchdog 265, sized at a full .432. It likes 300 grain Nosler jacketed and 300 grain XTP. Will stay inside 2" most of the time. I have a 1to4x scope on mine, and have a NECG receiver sight for it, too. The stock dimensions aren't too good for the receiver sight, however it is usable. Nice lightweight little rifle with lots of uses.

[Jeff Michel]

One of my favorite rifles, there was just a 640 style 240Gr HP/270 solid group buy. Sized .431 with 50/50 with 18 grains of 2400 it is "all touching" at 50 yards. Never had a problem getting it to shoot anything.