Recent content by 2Lloyd

<<-Your method for judging accuracy...standing...is not exactly a good way to judge accuracy for anything. A bench and a rest will tell you a lot more.>> Well the point of the comparison while standing has to do with the effects of balance, at least mostly balance on how well I can shoot. I...

Of my three 77s ... Hawkeye 7mm-08, 77/22 and 77/44 the 44 is the poorest preforming, but it is a lovely little rifle. Besides have less inherent accuracy than the other two I can consistently shoot better groups from a standing position (50 yards) with the 7mm-08, much better than can be...

to RJ556 ... I too like a heavier rifle. I sure would like to hold a compact magnum, but not yet found one in the gunshops of three states. Last week I visited a Cabelas in Hartfort Conn and a Bass Pro Shop in Auburn NY and no compact magnums. However, I don't expect to buy until after this deer...

This rifle comes in two calibers of interest to me, the .308 and the 7mm-08, but I have two concerns, velocity loss in the short (16 1/2 ") barrel, and a even greater concern about the very short stock (12 1/2" length of pull). The Ruger Scout model has a similar barrel and stock length, but...