Ruger VT?
Is anyone here a fan of the Ruger 77 MKII VT? I bought a used one that was nearly new a couple of years ago, even though it is a RH Rifle and I shoot lefty. Mine is in .223. I wish it was in .17 Remington, though.
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I have one of each in the following calibers: 204, 22-250, 220 Swift, and 25-06. The 204 is the best shooting of the four and the barrel cleans with the most ease of any factory barrel I have. The 22-250 was my first varmint gun purchase 20 years ago and shoots both 50 and 55 V-max extremely well. The 25-06 with Varget and 75 v-Max is sure a spectacle in a prairie dog town. :)
I've adjusted the pull weight on these two stage triggers, and they make for a very nice factory trigger if you like two stage, breaking right around two pounds. Obviously the lock time on these being a Mauser is rather lengthy compared to the Remington's and Sako/Tikkas. I enjoy all four of these rifles and all will shoot no worse than 3/4" inch groups with developed hand loads. The 204 shoots both the 32 and 40 V-max equally well. The guns are heavy and I think the stocks ride bags pretty well also. Excellent for varminting. Unfortunately, some have been soured on Rugers over the years turning out some guns with questionable accuracy and as a result, you don't see or hear people talk about these much. Curious to see how your 223 shoots! |
I have one in 22-250. First test load I shot with 55 gr bullets was .25 group. Barrel was barely broke in at the time. Gun shoots better then me. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one.
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I have one in 308 and love it. It is very accuate and like posted above it does clean easily. I was not a fan of the two stage trigger so I put in the rifle basix one and really like it. 1lb clean and crisp! In my mind these are great factory rifles. Wish i had a couple more!
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I love mine.....
Mine is a .243 and it has a fast barrel and is very accurate.Back in the day at the Varmint Hunters jamboree it won the Bore Tech challenge at 660 yards,one shot at a tiny yellow balloon.
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I have an older model that has the blued action and stainless barrel in 243 Win. They came with a single stage trigger then. That thing shot great for years until I wore out the first few inches of the throat out. It now wears a McGowen barrel in 6BR and I use it for informal F-Class at 600yds. I wouldn't hesitate to get another if I was in the market.
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First centerfire rifle I purchased was 22-250 Ruger 77 MKII VT. It is also the most accurate rifle I own. I purchased a second one chambered in 223 but never fired it, sent off to Jeff Lawrence to spin on one of his 14s.
14 LRB Ruger 77 MKII VT http://www.varminthunters.com/forum/...&pictureid=457 http://www.varminthunters.com/forum/...&pictureid=449 The triggers on these were the most surprising item for me. 2-stage triggers seem to be pretty decent with a light take-up spring followed by a seriously nice crisp 2 pound pull right out of the box. Have to be careful about keeping the bolt lugs in grease, stainless seems to gall a bit easier. |
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