+Jeremy Madsen I appreciat eyour views! I'm glad you like the videos.

+betweenfiveandseven Turns out my father has the 10/22, which I know most everyone has one; But, he gave me his 1947 Remington Sportmaster a week ago while we were chatting .22's and it is a neat gun (though it isn't a take down). Spent 3 hours just cleaning up the gun since it had a good deal of surface rust, no pitting though.

Jeremy Madsen Nice! My dad has some old ones that have had some rust issues too. My favorite among them is a 40's Wards Western Field tube fed bolt action. The Remington sportmaster and the Wards are similar. They are heavy, but honestly, that's what makes them easy to shoot so well. It almost feels like shouldering an ott six, but as heavy as they are with all that walnut and steel compared to modern materials, they're easy to keep steady even with the wind blowing. I'm glad to hear you are taking care of the rust so that old rifle might last another 75 years or so!

Me too 😁 great little gun.

We can sure agree on the iron sights. I was a young fellow with not much disposable income when I bought this for my dad. I had to borrow $75 from my girlfriend (shes my wife now, so I owe her much more than that) to get the cheap scope to be able to have it ready in time for Fathers Day.

Essential Gear & Useful Skills I would love to have another one in 22mag. I have 70 year old eyes, and need a scoped rifle. I could harvest game with iron sights but couldn't win any contests.

+TurtleWolf Pack I've read a few accounts of aggressive bears being taken with .22lr, .22wmr, and .22 hornet. Like yours, the rest were fortunately placed head shots. I don't think a person can count on .22lr being able to always defeat bear skull, but I'm glad yours did and the encounter didn't end up a longer story about an angry bear ;)

betweenfiveandseven I did not mean to give the idea that the .22 LR was a good choice for bear at all! This one was hardly aggressive, however no way we were taking any chances. Although my dad was the one shot him I also had him covered with a 12 gauge and 3" magnum buckshot.

The wink at the end of my comment was because of the fact one uses what one has when presented with challenges such as bear. One of the famous world record bear kills was by a lady named Bella Twin. She killed a huge bear with a single shot .22. There are quite a number of those stories including a couple from world famous safari hunters and etc. ... A .22 is Waaaayyyy better than a sharp stick or a pocket knife when confronting bear.

betweenfiveandseven I missed the wink lol. Oh, not only was Bella an Albertan, if I remember right, she shot that bear in the ear at point blank range.

Thank you!

I'm very fond of the boat paddle stock. I appreciate the slim profile and the fact it's different than most (they aren't "rare" but they arren't all that common, either). The Ruger American Rimfire stock is a little lighter but has a normal profile (wide profile like a wood stock). .. Between the two, I just really like the boat paddle. I've always been baffled as to the complaints about the Ruger-77 trigger. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the trigger. If I were using this (or any ruger-77) for target-only/competition shooting, I'd absolutely lighten the trigger, but that's true for nearly any stock trigger on any rifle ever sold. I've never found the action to be gritty or sticky. This bolt has a smooth-short throw, so I can't think of any reason to glass bedd. I'll mention here that we have several Ruger American Rimfires now and they all have nice actions, too.

@@betweenfiveandseven me to. I consider it to be a great survival rifle, either caliber.

The old boat/canoe paddle stocks are so much better than the newer stocks. The new stocks feel like limp noodles in comparison. I don't understand why ruger stopped using them.

There's one on ebay with the black inserts right now for $79. Search "Ruger 77 22 Synthetic Stock" ... And I see another one on ebay with black inserts that's an auction price at $76 at the time of typing this. ... If you don't want to replace but try to restore yours, I would take a little piece of 300 or even 500 grit sand paper and rub a small spot on what you stained white to determine how deep the stain is. If it isn't deep, you can probably clean it up good as new with 500 grit in a couple of hours. .. I'm not sure how many years the boat paddle was made for 77's. I've read blued 77's in .22 LR were around as early as 1989. But, I honestly can't verify that from any of Rugers current or old literature. There's a fellow in some firearms forums who posts a picture of a blued one with a boatpaddle and black inserts he says was made in '89, and I have no reason to doubt him. The boat paddle with green inserts was only made in 1991, but the black inserts went in them for the next two or three years.... and then that was the end of the boat paddles because they just didn't sell that well.

Essential Gear & Useful Skills thanks

That's a rubber band from the uncle mike's scope covers. It's supposed to keep me from losing my covers when I flick them off the scope.

Pretty much

+kuz301 Nice! I don't see them very often. I love this one too. Since I did this video, it has been out with me at least three times a week and the coyote population has been dropping significantly. Nice to know there's at least one other person still shooting one of these! Thanks for watching!

i love it. I got an offer to sell it for over $600 and I said NO WAY.

Mine has the black inserts.

kuz301 Then it was made after 1991. the green inserts were just the first year. If you aren't already aware of it, this might be interesting. It's a date of manufacture vs serial number list for ruger 77's www.ruger.com/service/productHistory/RI-77-22-17.html

They came with it. The closest ones they have now are Ruger catalog number 90282 or 90285.

Essential Gear & Useful Skills Thanks bloke..

That scope is a Simmons, I think. I couldn't afford much back then ;)

9422 and 9422M are Winchester lever actions.

You'll make a profit. A new 77 today is MSRP $900+ . In 2008, they were around $500. When I bought the one in the video in 1991, it was around $350. I saw an all weather 77 in .22lr in one of the local gun shops last year and it sold for $625.

I've had zero issues with the bolt handle interfering with the scope or vice versa. I might suggest your scope is improperly mounted if you are having such experience. As to "accurate"... We have a pair of RA rimfires, but both in .22lr. I do not have one in .22wmr to directly compare, but I have been able to create a few pretty darn close to moa groups with one of those RA's off the sled. When ammo cooperates, the 77 is absolutely a sub-moa rifle. - At my age, the accuracy potential of both the 77 and the RA exceed my ability as a marksman in all circumstances besides perhaps off the sled in ideal weather and good lighting.

@@betweenfiveandseven I like low rings on guns that are supposed to be handy. With the eye relief I require in combo with the low rings... Actually, the bolt handle is just too close to the eyepiece of the scope... Any scope. Any combo of rings. Period. The old Ruger "Mauser" 77 actions are outdated and I'm glad the R&D department put some thought into the new American's ergos. CZ's will out shoot them for about half the price, or less. They suffer from a terrible bolt throw as well unfortunately.