Ruger 77/22 Magnum P.O.I.

rballi

September 03, 2002 06:07

I took a gamble on a used Ruger 77/22 Bolt Action 22 Mag for $150. The owner said the he lost confidence in the gun. He said the gun shifted Point of Impact during his shooting sessions. I got the gun without rings.

I'm hoping it was a ring or scope problem; I'll try it out soon. I had an extra set of Ruger rings and a 3x9 socpe with target turrets and an AO. What else could it be? Maybe a bedding problem? I'm guessing that if it is a chamber, crown, or inside of barrel problem, it would not group at all. According to the previous owner, the group shifts. Maybe hot barrel?

Any pointers on what to look for before I start shooting would be appreciated.

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  Nighthawk

  September 03, 2002 07:09

  I have heard of the barrel band causing this type of trouble.And Ive also seen lose screws on alot of guns that caused the same problem.Sounds like you got a good buy.Maybe you can get it straitened out.There usually good shooters.
  
  
  Best!!
  
  Rugster
  
  
  Toujours Pret

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  rballi

  September 03, 2002 07:22

  The 77/22 does not have a barrel band. I already took it off the stock and looked for any obvious signs. I might mess around with the stock mounting screw tension.

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  JustC

  September 03, 2002 10:10

  One of the members I was talking to by e-mail told me that he got his ruger mini-14 to tighten up by using lock-tite on the factory rings. try putting it on the securing screws when you tighten them. That is of course, if it wasn'r just a loose stock or junk scope that the original owner had.
  
  A great rifle with a junk scope,....is junk.

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  sharkman8810

  September 07, 2002 20:25

  i find this interesting. i have a ruger .22 mag and while i havent experienced this ( and hope i dont) i would like to know if it is a problem and a possible fix. i use mine for hog hunting and it works fine( so far a sweet shooter). today i was shooting groups of about a quarter at 50 yds with a harris bipod as a rest, and i dont consider myself a skilled marksman. and u did get a steal at 150$ for it.
  
  sharkman8810

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  rballi

  September 09, 2002 05:58

  So far, so good. I put my own set of Ruger Rings on it, and a spare 3x9 scope with AO & target turrets. I shot 5 different kinds of ammo at 50 yds each and got 5 shots groups between .5 & 1 inch, with all five kinds of ammo within about a 3 inch spread between them. P.O.I. did change, but with different ammo. I'll try again out to 100yds and if all goes well, my 17HMR rebarrel thoughts will be scratched.
  
  Federal jacketed
  Federal jhp
  Remington soft point
  Winchester jhp
  Winchester jacketed
  
  The Winchester hollow points did best.

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