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[jonahpach]

me??

[farhan.lateefi]

my pick would be the Ruger 77 in .270 Win

[jonahpach]

Including me thats 3 for the .270

[xl_target]

Jonah,
I personally am partial to Ruger products. None of my Rugers have ever given me any problems. The build quality is good and the fit and finish is good. To me Ruger has always produced a firearm with excellent value for the dollar. I also have a 1984 Ruger M77, in .280 Remington, which is very accurate. If you have the serial number, you can go on Ruger's site and check the date of manufacture. As someone said, you can always find a decent .22 (of which the 77/22 is a fine example) but the .270 is a great hunting cartridge for small and medium sized game that has proved itself over the years.

The photo appears to show the original M77 with the tang safety. The M77 Mark II, produced nowadays, is a different beast and it is not all for the better. Many of the changes appear to have been made to reduce Ruger's liability. Many ruger lovers prefer the tang safety M77's but they are not that easy to find anymore. On the plus side, the original M77's have an American Walnut stock, a tang safety (which I prefer as it falls right under the thumb), a fully adjustable trigger and a strong bolt with that awesome full length Mauser extractor. The bolt is constructed so it will vent gas away from the shooter in case of cartridge head separation. The bolt is also very easy to disassemble so you can clean the firing pin and channel. Bolt throw is short, quick and relatively smooth. The Ruger M77 also comes with built in mounts for the Ruger scope rings so that's one less thing to worry about.

There is one thing to be aware of and that on the older rifles Ruger sourced out their barrels. Some of them were exceptional, most of them were adequate for a hunting rifle but some of them had issues. If you could shoot the gun before you purchase it, you could determine if it has any accuracy issues. Even a couple of sandbagged five shot groups would tell you something.

[marksman_dd]

I'll go for Mossberg 12Gage Pump
and also for 30.06 semi

[jonahpach]

Thanks for the info Xl, am just waiting for my licence..

[xl_target]

Jonah,

The downloadable instruction manual for your rifle* is available here: http://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory.html#
Please also note the safety instruction. Ruger will send you the parts free of charge to fix the "issue". I installed the parts but I never really had any "issues" to start with.


*Note that there is a serial number break for the M77.