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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    I will definitely add that to the checklist. I want to enjoy this rifle as much as it sounds like you enjoy yours ! It really is a nice gun.
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    Yes Sir, I definitely will. I'd rather straighten the rifle out and keep it original, but if I can't make it work that's the next step. I think with the advice here I'll figure it out or figure out it just doesn't want to be fixed. I do appreciate the warm welcome to the forum with all of these...
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    I appreciate the Tips. I believe this is a flat top. I did buy brand new Ruger Rings when I mounted the second scope. I will add your advice to my list !
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    Appreciate the advice. It will be a bit before I can mess with the rifle again, but I'm making a list of everything in this post. I'll start with all the easiest ones and work my way up from there. I considered just keeping the action and building a better rifle off it too. I'm kind of torn...
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    I'm not ruling out some rust mid barrel that isn't easy to see, but if *too sharp* of rifling could be causing this I'd actually suspect that first. A friend that used to shoot competitions looked at the bore before I shot it and was going on and on about how crisp the rifling was. It looks...
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    You know, I feel awful dumb saying this, but I didn't really check the cases. Now that you mention it, that's a pretty dumb thing to have missed....
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    I'll try to pick up some different rounds and see how it behaves. I was a little worried about shooting it more, it was behaving so erratically. I guess the jacket may be seperating from the bullet as it leaves the gun ? I can see how that would throw the rounds everywhere, and why the jacket...
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    I appreciate you taking time to make that detailed checklist. I will look at each of these points before I take it somewhere. I purchased new Ruger rings for the second scope, but neither of the scopes was new. The second scope I know for sure was fine on the last rifle it was on though.
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    I appreciate all the responses. I was shooting 165 and 150 grain core lokts
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    1978 Ruger M77 Changing POI , Tumbling Rounds

    I've inherited a pristine old M77 in 30-06, starting to see why it was never shot. Took it to 100 yd Range with the scope that was on it, shooting Core-Lokts and it wouldn't pattern at all. One round wouldn't be on paper, next was high right, next was low left. Put 10 rounds through it before I...
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