Thread: Refurbished my Wooden Stock

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

have the same rifle sitting in cabinet here....lovely job on the stock.
how well does yours group???
have you employed the 3 stock screw tension thing???eg middle one not much more than finger tight...

What made you purchase the Tang Safety M77 in 25-06 @Micky Duck? Did you read about it in a magazine...or was it a gun store salesperson recommendation?

This is the second tang safety M77 in 25-06 I've had. The first I brought new in 1990 but wore out the barrel with Nosler 85 grain Ballistic Tips at 3600fps on rabbits.
With the rifle in the photos, I was using 100 grain Nosler BTs and the groups have been consistent .75 MOA.

Ruger used Wilson barrels for this model (1973-1990) but changed to their own manufactured barrels for the Hawkeye M77 (from 1991 to the current day I believe). I know the tang safety M77 in 7x57 caliber was known to be inaccurate due to the long throat in the Wilson barrel, but I never had any accuracy problems in both my 25-06s once I bedded them (first 2" of barrel, recoil lug, and rear tang).

And yeah the action screws are important - front I do to 'double-fisted gorilla' tight and locktite it in place, middle just snug so it doesn't fall out and rear just tight (I probably should buy a torque driver haha).