I just joined this forum. I collect, shoot and hunt with "Mannlicher-style" full-stock rifles. I have numerous Mannlicher-Schoenauer, Steyr-Mannlicher, Brno, Sako, Husqvarna, Oberndorf Mauser, etc. full-stock carbines,...and as of a couple of days ago, one minty .308 Ruger M-77 RSI with adjustable trigger, tang safety, red recoil pad, etc. made in 1984. It is my only Ruger.
I have a few questions that I was hoping Ruger enthusiasts/collectors might be able to help me with:
-Does Ruger still make a version of this rifle?
- My rifle has quite a bit of "fiddle-back" type figure particularly in the butt. Hard to photograph because it changes constantly when seen from different angles or in different light. The later versions of the M-77 that I have seen have plainer wood and it also seems not to be fitted as well, with some of the stock wood standing "proud" above the metal. I have never seen a later version RSI. I read people claiming that the stock proportions are different, blockier, on later versions of the RSI. Is this true?
- What is the function of the small screw in the sight blade channel? It doesn't seem to hold the ramp on.
- I have read about some sort of warranty or recall associated with the tang safety. What was supposed to the problem? The one on mine seems to work fine (the rifle has seen very little use).
- I have yet to fire this rifle. Bore is "as new". What sort of accuracy might I expect with factory ammo? (I do not plan to scope it. I'll put a NECG receiver peep sight on it. I've used them before and like them. Better aiming than with open sights but the rifle stays light and easy to carry with one hand around the receiver.) The only other Ruger I owned was a standard M-77 30-06 in the early 80's. It was very accurate, shooting full power hunting loads into 1 inch at 200 yards, but it handled like a 2x4, so I sold it.
-If I change my mind and decide to put a low power scope on it, who makes the best lightest rings (the Ruger rings are way too heavy for me).
-Once upon a time I recall that there were steel replacement parts for the bottom metal on some Ruger M-77s. Is anything like this still available?
- Thats it for now. Thanks.
I have a few questions that I was hoping Ruger enthusiasts/collectors might be able to help me with:
-Does Ruger still make a version of this rifle?
- My rifle has quite a bit of "fiddle-back" type figure particularly in the butt. Hard to photograph because it changes constantly when seen from different angles or in different light. The later versions of the M-77 that I have seen have plainer wood and it also seems not to be fitted as well, with some of the stock wood standing "proud" above the metal. I have never seen a later version RSI. I read people claiming that the stock proportions are different, blockier, on later versions of the RSI. Is this true?
- What is the function of the small screw in the sight blade channel? It doesn't seem to hold the ramp on.
- I have read about some sort of warranty or recall associated with the tang safety. What was supposed to the problem? The one on mine seems to work fine (the rifle has seen very little use).
- I have yet to fire this rifle. Bore is "as new". What sort of accuracy might I expect with factory ammo? (I do not plan to scope it. I'll put a NECG receiver peep sight on it. I've used them before and like them. Better aiming than with open sights but the rifle stays light and easy to carry with one hand around the receiver.) The only other Ruger I owned was a standard M-77 30-06 in the early 80's. It was very accurate, shooting full power hunting loads into 1 inch at 200 yards, but it handled like a 2x4, so I sold it.
-If I change my mind and decide to put a low power scope on it, who makes the best lightest rings (the Ruger rings are way too heavy for me).
-Once upon a time I recall that there were steel replacement parts for the bottom metal on some Ruger M-77s. Is anything like this still available?
- Thats it for now. Thanks.
