annasophia
Bearcat
Aside from the fact that we all love our Rugers, we all know there are other quality gun makers out there too. My question here is comparing the PROS and CONS of the Ruger M77 (second generation-with the wing style safety) to the Browning A-Bolt Medallion. In general, from the few triggers I've pulled on both of these rifle types, the Browning seems to be lighter (just my experience) and they both seem to be about equally crisp with basically no real discernible creep. As for the overall comparison, the A-Bolt has a lower angle bolt throw possibly making it a smidgen faster for the repeat shot, and the Ruger controlled round feeding (which appears to be the holy grail to some rifle shooters). The Browning has a mag. door with a detachable steel mag that attaches to the underside of the door while the Ruger's bottom door is made of aluminum and is the more traditional style with no detachable mag box. Ruger has their super tough scope ring system going for it and there's great options from Leupold for the Browning which seem plenty strong and better looking to me. What are the real pros and cons of each rifle to help me decide on a future purchase. I'm looking at used rifles for the most part and of course condition weighs heavily, but I've seen plenty of both in the same price range and condition range....so selection won't really be a problem in my area.
--Anna Sophia
--Anna Sophia