Recent content by lewgroth

Speedo2, My dealer contacted the ammo mfg. they said if there were a problem with a lot of ammo A bulletin would be sent out because of liability concern. A far as asking for a different model of rifle, I didn't ask. I do believe the 77 17HMR is a bad design even if the ammo was bad for...

Speedo2, I got a notice that there was a post on here so I had to check it out. It looks like you had the same thing that happened to my 77/17. Did you get injured from the blast? I didn't reread the thread. I did get a new rifle after several phone calls. When I got the new rifle I didn't...

Thats just what happeded to my 77/17. Maybe that is why Ruger gave in to me. Thanks for the info. Lew

I have a 77/17 and I dont think it did fire out of battery, I blieve it had way to much head space, I showed it to two gunsmiths and they both agreed. I didn't have the rifle to show them but I showed them the fired cases. Thanks for asking. Lew

I have an update, I got a new 77/17 from Ruger, Everyone that I showed the rifle to said it was the rifle not the ammo, I also found 13 spent cases from another lot of ammo with cracked cases. I was told cracked cases would be from worn chamber or excessive head clearance. The gun had less...

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I am not going to post anymore, There is something in the works, I will let you guys know what and when I can. Thanks again, Lew

A letter was sent in along with the rifle explaning everything.

I am sorry there were paperwork in the box folded in a new owners manual, it listed what was in the box and it did say the gun was unsafe to fire.

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I will measure the same way with a live round when I can do it in a safe area. I can put the bolt in and it seems to b ok but the head space is way to much, think the rifle could be fired if I had enough guts to do it. Yes, would like to know what the cause was. I have noticed that at times...

I did get everything back, rifle, cases and, clip pieces, I wouldn't doubt it would fire, and it wouldn't be safe. It wasn't before this happened, I just didn't know it.

Maybe to find the cause?

I have told everything I know, The rifle has not been repaired or even cleaned. This is the same rifle that was sent in a long time ago, it was at that time worked on and sent back with paper work, I have that paper work. Yes, I did measure the head space on the unrepaired rifle. They DID NOT...

I put a spent case in the chamber and closed the bolt on it and I can move it in and out quit easy, I can get a .020 feeler gauge between the head of the casing and bolt. Dode that tell u anything?