Recent content by mcknight77

3D, I don't know the answer to your statement, but I suspect Ruger made the change to speed production. In the early '70s Ruger was selling M77s as fast as they could make them. Reducing the steps in making the stocks saved time and a bit of money, thereby increasing the profit margin. A similar...

The rifle is an ST (round top receiver with sights. It would be a PL if it was a round top without sights.) . It is not an S. An S would be a rifle milled for Ruger rings, with sights, shipped from the factory without Ruger rings. The only way to determine if a rifle is actually an S is to have...

I like them and the recoil has never bothered me. IMHO they kick me less than a BDL Remington or a Sako. I've had, I think, two .338Mags over the years, an R and an RS. Don't have them any more, but I didn't sell them because of recoil. I have a 7Mag, two 30-06s, a .270, a .223 and maybe a...

I have swapped a few round bolt stocks onto flat bolt rifles. The only difference I've found is that the round bolt stocks need a minor bit of relieving in the bolt handle cutout to clear the flat bolt handle. I've had a couple of different stocks on my flat bolt M77RS .350RemMag but it's back...

I used an MPI stock on my M77R 7Mag.

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Does the barrel have the "warning" on it?

My Swift is a flatbolt V model with 26" barrel. Ruger produced light (not varmint weight) M77s in the mid 70s. They are out there and I occasionally see one for sale .

Alas, my M77RS, 350RemMag stock is in need of refinishing. I have done several stocks over the years, but this one is special to me and I want it done right and as close to how it came from Ruger as possible. This is my first Ruger M77, bought as a Christmas present for myself in 1972 after my...

Thanks Wayno. I sent him an e-mail.

I picked up a used Redhawk in .44Mag that has T.K.Kopp stamped on the left side of the barrel. My internet search turned up Kopp's Tactical and Shooting Supplies in Brighton, CO. It looks like the business closed in 2015. Any one have any info about Kopp's and if that is the same as T.K. Kopp...

Do you have an El Paso to fit a 5 1/2 New Model Flat Top revolver? Jim

My guess, without any more evidence, is that it may be a clean-up rifle. That is, the action was for whatever reason not produced when it would normally have been, and in 1985 was assembled and shipped then. I would contact Ruger records and ask them for the history. BTW, if that .270 is a Flat...

What is the serial number prefix?

Yes, he's still kicking. I talked to him last week. He's living off the grid north of Ola. He's having to redo his whole computer system to try to get back on line.