brendan1911
Bearcat
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Well since this is my first post on this forum, hello all! I've been reading around the forum a lot lately but only just joined, and I have a question I can't seem to fond the answer to.
So I recently got a Ruger M77 in .308, made in 1980. The gun's still in its original box, doesn't have so much as ONE scratch/ding, and the guy sold it for $325, including reloading dies, some ammo, and a few pounds of IMR4064, among other things. I've never reloaded for .308 so I don't know if that's a good powder, but it'll certainly work for my M1 Garand. It was most certainly a steal haha and I love the look of the gun.
My first question is, what is an M77R? The gun was given to the seller by his brother, and the seller knew nothing about guns so he had someone give him a value. That someone also told him it's an M77 R. I'm just curious what the "R" stands for, if it means anything at all. Or does it just mean it's a first-gen M77, vs a MarkII or hawkeye?
Second, what kind of accuracy should I expect? I intend to make it a deer/black bear hunting rifle, so I'm sure the accuracy will be fine for that. but ocassionally I like to go shoot out to 200 yards (farthest range around here), and I'd like to know what to expect? I'm used to shooting 200 yards with my fathers BLR (7mm-08) and his Howa 1500 (.243). Is this likely to compare to the Howa or not? I've heard that the accuracy greatly varies depending on the barrel manufacturer. Is there any way to tell if I got a good barrel, maybe by the serial number?
Thanks for reading this! I'll know after this weekend how it shoots at 50 yards, and if I get if sighted in and find a load i like that quickly, I may even take it hunting this November
So I recently got a Ruger M77 in .308, made in 1980. The gun's still in its original box, doesn't have so much as ONE scratch/ding, and the guy sold it for $325, including reloading dies, some ammo, and a few pounds of IMR4064, among other things. I've never reloaded for .308 so I don't know if that's a good powder, but it'll certainly work for my M1 Garand. It was most certainly a steal haha and I love the look of the gun.
My first question is, what is an M77R? The gun was given to the seller by his brother, and the seller knew nothing about guns so he had someone give him a value. That someone also told him it's an M77 R. I'm just curious what the "R" stands for, if it means anything at all. Or does it just mean it's a first-gen M77, vs a MarkII or hawkeye?
Second, what kind of accuracy should I expect? I intend to make it a deer/black bear hunting rifle, so I'm sure the accuracy will be fine for that. but ocassionally I like to go shoot out to 200 yards (farthest range around here), and I'd like to know what to expect? I'm used to shooting 200 yards with my fathers BLR (7mm-08) and his Howa 1500 (.243). Is this likely to compare to the Howa or not? I've heard that the accuracy greatly varies depending on the barrel manufacturer. Is there any way to tell if I got a good barrel, maybe by the serial number?
Thanks for reading this! I'll know after this weekend how it shoots at 50 yards, and if I get if sighted in and find a load i like that quickly, I may even take it hunting this November