2000Z-71
Bearcat
I finally made it out to the range today with my 77 MKII VT in .308 Win and I'm not a happy camper. I had picked this rifle up at Sportsman's Warehouse on a clearance sale a few months back for $469. Since then I've added a Nikon Monarch UCC 6.5-20x illuminated scope on it in Warne rings.
I'm not happy with my range results with it. The action acts more like a puShfeed than a controlled round feed. The extractor does not grab a hold of the case rim. The second round continuously jammed up in the magazine and wouldn't feed. The nose would make contact with the breech face and the base of the case would become stuck underneath the bolt.
Accuracy was not what I was expecting at all from a target rifle. 3 round groups at 200 yards were measuing 4-5". Ammo used was Federal 150gr FMJ and Blackhills 168gr Match. Believe it or not it actually prefered the Federal loading. For comparison I was shooting my Winchester 70 in .270 as well. 3 round groups with it at 200 yards were coming in right around 2-1/2"-3".
Needless to say, I'm not happy. I'll be calling Ruger on Monday morning to see about sending it in for warranty work. This was a rifle that I was planning on getting into siluohette shooting with, definately not going to be able to use it for that if I can't get the feeding problems resolved.
I'm not happy with my range results with it. The action acts more like a puShfeed than a controlled round feed. The extractor does not grab a hold of the case rim. The second round continuously jammed up in the magazine and wouldn't feed. The nose would make contact with the breech face and the base of the case would become stuck underneath the bolt.
Accuracy was not what I was expecting at all from a target rifle. 3 round groups at 200 yards were measuing 4-5". Ammo used was Federal 150gr FMJ and Blackhills 168gr Match. Believe it or not it actually prefered the Federal loading. For comparison I was shooting my Winchester 70 in .270 as well. 3 round groups with it at 200 yards were coming in right around 2-1/2"-3".
Needless to say, I'm not happy. I'll be calling Ruger on Monday morning to see about sending it in for warranty work. This was a rifle that I was planning on getting into siluohette shooting with, definately not going to be able to use it for that if I can't get the feeding problems resolved.