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Ruger M77 Tang
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<blockquote data-quote="RCMSTER" data-source="post: 1879369" data-attributes="member: 54689"><p>I currently own 5 ruger 77's. All hawkeyes, but that doesnt matter. All will shoot less than 1" groups with the right bullet, and most times they'll do 3/4". First thing I've done on all 5 is to pillar bed the stock. I use pro-bed 2000, and have had very good luck. Next is to float the barrel rather generously. When that is done, then I hog out the action, recoil lug area, and first 3 inches of barrel channel in front of recoil lug. I do that with a dremel, btw. When that's done, I mix up my bedding and apply to stock. Make sure to use liberal amounts of release agent on all metal surfaces that will contact the bedding. Put the action into the stock, and I clean away all excess that oozes out of the spaces with a rag or paper towel. There's different theories on how to secure the action to the stock while the bedding is curing. Personally, I use the action screws, but they're not tightened to spec at all. That comes last, which brings me to that. After the action has been in the stock for 12-15 hours, I pull the action out to release any bonding that is overflow. I'll clean up the action, and then put action back in the stock for 2-3 days. After that time, I'll pull the action back out, clean up all the surfaces of release agent and any other excess bedding that's left, and then torque to spec. I read another post that said front angle screw should be torqued to 40 inch pounds. That is incorrect to the point it's not even close. Factory spec, per ruger factory tech guys is to tighten front and rear action screw as tight as possible by hand. Then the front angle screw is torqued to 90 inch pounds. I know that sounds like alot, but it is factory spec, and believe me, a rifle not torqued to that spec will drive you mad. Been there, done that. All my ruger triggers have been either replaced with Romney's or reworked with Emery cloth to polish the surfaces. Rugers will shoot dang good, you just gotta monkey with em' a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RCMSTER, post: 1879369, member: 54689"] I currently own 5 ruger 77's. All hawkeyes, but that doesnt matter. All will shoot less than 1" groups with the right bullet, and most times they'll do 3/4". First thing I've done on all 5 is to pillar bed the stock. I use pro-bed 2000, and have had very good luck. Next is to float the barrel rather generously. When that is done, then I hog out the action, recoil lug area, and first 3 inches of barrel channel in front of recoil lug. I do that with a dremel, btw. When that's done, I mix up my bedding and apply to stock. Make sure to use liberal amounts of release agent on all metal surfaces that will contact the bedding. Put the action into the stock, and I clean away all excess that oozes out of the spaces with a rag or paper towel. There's different theories on how to secure the action to the stock while the bedding is curing. Personally, I use the action screws, but they're not tightened to spec at all. That comes last, which brings me to that. After the action has been in the stock for 12-15 hours, I pull the action out to release any bonding that is overflow. I'll clean up the action, and then put action back in the stock for 2-3 days. After that time, I'll pull the action back out, clean up all the surfaces of release agent and any other excess bedding that's left, and then torque to spec. I read another post that said front angle screw should be torqued to 40 inch pounds. That is incorrect to the point it's not even close. Factory spec, per ruger factory tech guys is to tighten front and rear action screw as tight as possible by hand. Then the front angle screw is torqued to 90 inch pounds. I know that sounds like alot, but it is factory spec, and believe me, a rifle not torqued to that spec will drive you mad. Been there, done that. All my ruger triggers have been either replaced with Romney's or reworked with Emery cloth to polish the surfaces. Rugers will shoot dang good, you just gotta monkey with em' a bit. [/QUOTE]
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