New 375 Ruger / M77 ruger thoughts

[khh]

Earlier this year I bumped into a beautiful 375 Ruger RH Laminate/SS 23" barrel . The fit and finish on the gun was very impressive and the gun is tremendously accurate . 270 Hornady and 260 Accubonds under 1" @ 100 yards. At the time I got it I really wanted a Alaskan SS 20" barrel . Fast forward to last Friday there on the sale rack was a 375 Ruger Alaskan/SS $300.00 off . Well my inter FOTIS took over and it followed me home. Fit and finish are nice , gun is really Accurate.
This brings me to my thoughts on the 77 Ruger . I have always been a Remington guy I never like the Ruger/Winchester 3 pos. safety . In the past 2 year a number of my friends have purchased new 77's all were SS/SYN all looked great. I have to say the function of the safeties on all were relatively smooth and quiet . One I worked with , a 338 win. shot amazing groups with anything , as do both the 375's I have. Defiantly wont be the last Rugers I own. good hunting KH

 

[Vince]

Very nice looking rifle and it shoots great!

Ruger had come a long way.
I used to think of them as a poor man's Winchester but no more. They have really stepped up their quality since the days of their meager beginnings.

 

[DrMike]

Ruger makes a fine firearm. The .375 Rugers I've shot were all very accurate. They would make a fine addition for anyone wanting a rifle that will hunt the world.

 

[Wincheringen]

Ruger firearms make up the bulk of my holdings. Only one has required any extra effort to make decently accurate, and it took care of 5 deer before I did that. Ruger definitely has a lot less drama than other manufacturers too.

 

[FOTIS]

My inner Fotis! LOL

Nice gun!

 

[SJB358]

Nice rifle! I like those 375 Alaskans. Seem like a really great hunting rifles.

I also agree, I have had a few Rugers and regret getting rid of both of them. Just needed other things at the time. I'd get another one were I looking in a heartbeat.

 

[BK]

What did you do with the old 23" one?

 

[Plagioclase]

I too like the new Hawkeyes - have 3 in the safe. My 375 is a SS 23" barrel laminated stock version. I had the 23" blued African but sold it to buy the SS version. I dig the 23" SS version alot. Preliminary load work indicates it will be a shooter. All 3 of my Hawkeyes are capable of MOA at 100, or a bit better.

I only have Win M70's and Ruger M77's in the safe now. They all happily reside in the family............ 8)

 

[LD375]

Nice rifle and caliber!..I have the H&H version, and she's a shooter too :grin:

Lou

 

[Guy Miner]

Agree. The new .375 Ruger cartridge is a winner, and so is the latest version of Ruger's 77!

 

[khh]

BK , a friend bought it from me . It's a great gun , he knows he got a good one I only tried 3 loads and they all shot less than 1" at 100 yards.