I have endless questions about firearms and you answer them. I really appreciate your presentation and look forward to more videos.

Your reviews are by far my favorites on YT. Your knowledge, modesty, delivery style, clear, in depth presentation of information and absence of political or religious references are a near perfect combination.

I’m spoiled when it comes to Ruger. I live a few miles from the Newport, NH factory and see many unique Rugers. Many from the hands of employees. Just this past weekend I saw a M77 with case hardened receiver and floor plate 1 of 500 made, then a prototype speed six in 9mm from the mid 70’s showed up with all the provenance and box. That was 1 of 12 made. The neat thing about that was it was made to not require moon clips.

I Have owned Ruger M77 chambered in .270 Win for almost 30 years it has killed many mule deer and Elk here out west. I looked up the serial number on ruger's website and mine was made in 1975. I can honestly say this rifle will never leave my possession and will someday be passed down to my son. 👊😎🇺🇸

Thank you for your patient explanations. This comparison helped me understand the differences between various bolt action rifles - not just these two.

Glad I found this video. Looking at buying a Ruger m77 from the early 1980's in .270 Winchester. Love your videos.

I had a Ruger Hawkeye in 280 Remington that had a synthetic stock. I tried many loads in 140 and 150 grain bullets I could find in Nosler and Horandy loading manuals to no avail. So, I sold it. First Ruger I’ve ever had a problem with.

I have the Hawkeye Long-Range Target in 300 WM with a Steiner scope. Don't hear too much about it. Seems to be an excellent rifle for competition shooting particularly with the 26 " barrel. Anyway, I am very happy with it even if gun people are not talking it up more. Also, I did not realize that the Hawkeye was considered a little more upscale than the American. Interesting discussion. Thanks!

Thank you, sir, for another great video, particularly on the M77, one of my favorite. I am also fond of the Mauser 98, and prefer wood and steel over the modern materials. I am glad Ruger has continued the Model 77 through the M77 Hawkeye. Thank you for including the book in your presentation, as well. As I may have mentioned before, watching your videos is like sitting down with an old friend looking over and talking over a very nice gun collection.

USOG, Thank You Sir for making this video. My main hunting rifle is a Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 30 06 with a Leupold scope. It is one of My all time favorite riflles. One of My favorite features is the safety, because in the full safe position it blocks the striker at the cocking piece. A very good safe design. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video.

Great video. I like traditional steel firearms from 1911s to Bolt Action rifles. Excellent comparison between the two Rugers.

Great riffle I have one chambered in the 300 mag . Love everything about it

The Ruger M77, my favourite 'bolt gun'! Great video, thanks!

Ruger M77 Hawkeye probably one of the best rifles made today and I like the fact that the bolt is a one piece just like the pre 64 Winchester model 70.

I have always been interested in the 77 Hawkeye with it's control round feed, and I have a lot of respect for Ruger. I went with the Winchester (FN) M70 controlled round feed, it is glass bedded, though I did not get the chance to try them side by side, and both are pretty good from what I gather. My experience with the Ruger American is that it is accurate and good for the money. Thank you for the excellent video.

Excellent channel. Love the Ruger 77.

The screw that goes in at an angle I think is brilliant. It secures the action in the stock in the direction with the grain of the wood to keep from splitting the stock during recoil and it's a bit more solid a connection to the stock, thus a more solid connection to the shooter.

Like you I have owned a few M77 and really tried to like them. 30-06, 270, 25-06 and 243. I just have not been able to really warm up to them. If I have a steel and wood rifle I want the steel milled from a forging. I want the checkering hand cut etc. my favorite rifles have been M70 pre ‘64. 270, 300 H&H being the best all round hunting rifle I have had. I have nothing against the skeleton tactical stocks or synthetic stocks in their place. But to own and a appreciate it has to be steel and wood 😃

I just ordered my 1st Ruger M77 Hawkeye . You did a great fast assessment of the 2 types. The M77 is for us who appreciate the finer things and craftsmanship and one is more geared toward mass production at a better cost, but both seem to hold incredible accuracy. Pretty neat to see the difference of them apart. Thanks for doing this video.

For replacement of the polymer stocks, I prefer Boyd's laminate stocks. Depending on what you want the price as of the end of 2021 they run $140 to about $260 US.

The Ruger Hawkeye with a beautiful walnut stock is a quality rifle thats also worthy of gawking at like a piece of art. The American looks like a expensive piece of plastic. I just cant bond with a rifle that feels like a toy.

A couple years ago, back in 2019, and a couple days before my 19th birthday, my great-uncle, gave me his Ruger M77 in .243, I absolutely love that rifle, and I actually just took a deer with it a couple months ago, it's an excellent shooter, and the .243 is such a sweet cartridge.

I bought one of those savage rifle for less than two hundred dollars and the worse part of the rifle was the flimsy plastic stock so I replaced it with a Boyde's laminated which made it a lot heavier but a much better foundation for accuracy with recoil lugs that had solid points of contact.

another great video about a wonderful gun. (Ruger M77) Unfortunately they're a bit out of my price range here in Canada. I'll always love the good 'ol fashioned walnut and blued steel, over the modern polymer and parkerized steel. Cheers!

They're both fine rifles. --I'm wanting to get an American in .243, make a wood stock for it, and give it to my little brother when I'm confident that he can be responsible with it. It makes a great first centerfire rifle. --I have a M77 in .270 and really like it. The internal magazine and controlled feed is more my style.

I think you should take the three popular controlled round feed rifles and do a comparison. Ruger 77, Winchester model 70, Kimber, or CZ 550. I find it interesting that people favor the Remington 700 so much. The 700 is a plain push feed rifle that is mass produced which isn't always a good thing. Also you rarely talk about the safety's function and design. I like that you mention how the actions are made. I've learned lots from your videos please make more.

Thank-you for your videos, much appreciated ! ......I have a m77 mark 2 in 220 swift. It's awesome.

I’ve been researching quite a bit about the American ranch 450 bushmaster and pretty soon stumbled upon the Ruger scout (which also comes in that caliber). The whole scout concept appeals to me, but am not convinced about the long eye relief scopes. (Even though some say it’s not part of Mr Cooper’s original definition it seem to have somewhat evolved to include it.) They sure look nice and for a stalking rifle in the brush it somewhat makes sense with low magnification and the option of shooting with both eyes open. But one wonders if that couldn’t be obtained with a normal scope mount too... The Ruger scout can mount a regular scope, but to me that would feel like a compromise. In any case, thanks for your videos, after watching a lot of different ones I must say that yours are in class by themselves.

I bet you have some Dakota Arms rifles. When they first started and based their proprietary calibers on the .404 Jeffrey I was very impressed with their thinking on a beltless magnum head spacing on the shoulder. The ballistics are impressive as well.

Thank you for doing this video. I think ultimately, I will just have to get both.

most informative source of firearms info found yet, particularly dis-assembly for warts an all un biased looks at what's underneath that most of us buying doesn't even contemplate. i have been spreading the word down here in Oz of your vids, you certainly changed my mind on what i thought , yet at the same time i don't buy if i don't think my grand son cant use it, hence just put deposit on a 77, couldn't bring myself throwing good money to modern....would love an old Winchester or a sako, 77 hawkeye be fine, love that wing safety

I'm not a fan of plastic stocks but the American is an ingenious design if you are on a budget. Sort of a pillar bedded system and the bolt is ingenious. But I do think we lose something in elegance. Somehow I'd rather look at my vgd while sitting in a tree stand.

My favorite ruger m77 bill barrel in 308 and 2506,hard to beat

Excellent video as always. Its amazing, the most modern manufacturing can have its roots in prehistory nearly. Investment casting was used, by the chinese i am certain, thousands of years ago, and its a brilliant system. Like every good idea, its simple and effective. Also the mauser, thinly disguised clones, maybe slightly updated etc like the ruger 77, were designed and made when Victoria was on the throne. But Ruger was a genius and i have as much respect for him as i do for J.M Browning.

I like the Ruger Rifles. The 450 Bushmaster seem like a good caliber. Savage offers a 450 Bushmaster now too.

Good, Interesting, Informative Post as always. My AMERICAN is in .22. Would like to hear your musings on stock glass bedding, aftermarket stocks, triggers and especially doubls-set triggers.

+USOG very good overview of the Rugers. I’m curious if you have the Weatherby Vanguard and Mark V in your collection? If so, would you mind doing a similar overview with them? Thanks

Again a fine video!!!!!!!!!! I love the Ruger 77 myself, especially the Ruger RSI International in .308--very compact, well-made, and accurate.

once again another great vid.keep them coming.

Thanks USOG, yet another great video. Nice comparison with the American. Curious about the real gain of the slanted front screw on M77.. What's your opinion on free floating the barrel and glassbedding the action? About my surname, in Swedish (and in Dutch too) it's pronounced similar to mayor (or more like "mayer"). Regardless it feels like being mentioned on TV, thanks :D

Ruger M77's are stout, reliable and accurate rifles, my collection of M77's steadily grows and never shrinks. The American rifle on the other hand, I cannot make myself like that rifle. They are just too ugly and feel cheap in the hand. The extra money spent on an M77 is money well spent.

in my humble opinion there is no comparison of the plastic rugers to the old "red pad" rifles. i own several wood stocked rugers. i free float the barrels. after that there are no worries as to where you point of impact will be. b y far my favorite is and old bet up one in 25.06. what a gun!!!!

Ruger has proven that investment casting, when done correctly, is every bit as strong as forgings in firearm applications.

77 all day. Bushmaster is banned in my state thanks to Adam Lanza. Nice review.

USOG, Thanks for the video. Seems like Ruger have much more of a selection on their bolt action rifles then Winchester, Remington, etc..... And it seems or sounds like the Ruger bolt action are much better made then Remington's 700s for sure. I own the Ruger American in the 450 BM. Also own two Win model 70's, which both of them were made back in the 1970's. I like everything on the Ruger American except no iron sights is the main thing and also not an all wood stock. It is one of my best shooting guns. But I do like the newer Ruger Scout that has been out the past few years. And I do not see any new Ruger model 77 being made no more or being sold no were. What is your view on the newer Ruger Scout ?

I'm looking into buying a ruger m77 , but i see some that also say mark II. what does the mark II mean?

USOG, this is an excellent review of these two rifles. I obviously like the M77 better, but I think it worth pointing out that it is actually amazing what gun companies have done with modern rifles. In particular, they have seemingly managed to cheapen up the manufacturing of these rifles, but they all seem to be at least as accurate, if not more accurate than their more expensive counterparts. From what I read online, people claim that the Ruger American is actualy more accurate than the M77.

USOG thank you yet again for the video. Glad to see you appreciate cartridges shunned by the masses(for what reason I don't know) the .35 whelen was the poor mans magnum before and if I could find a rifle in it mine too. 9.3x62 slightly more powerful but almost splitting hairs.

What kind of accuracy are people getting with the M77 Hawkeye? My understanding is that none of them are free-floated. Are they MOA or sub-MOA shooters like the Tikka's or others?

Nice review, thank you very much. Regarding the process of investment casting and “strength”, I read on many websites discussions regarding the strength differences between receivers made of investment castings and receivers that are “forged”. The use of the word “forged” is perplexing to me. My understanding is that receivers made from “round bar stock” are NOT “forged” but instead are simply “machined” from a piece of “rolled” round bar stock. This means that the use of the word “forged” is actually inaccurate and misleading when describing receivers such as the ones you find in Remington and Savage rifles. Do you find the use of the word “forged” to be improper and misleading?

I’ve had 3 Americans, .22, .17hmr and .223 all excellent shooters. The barrel on .223 was touching the fore end from new so I shaved it slightly prior to firing. Therefore I can’t guarantee it would’ve affected accuracy.

I dont like the cheap firearms they make now days. I prefer all steel , wood stock rifles. Yes they function and go bang but i will pay more for a quality firearm.

I have been waiting a ruger ftw but wondered about the accuracy of a ruger.

Unfortunately i guess,I don't even look at anything polymer,plastic,nylon,whatever.I do own a remington 710 purchased dirt cheap in .270.Girlfriends scratch me gun.There just not attractive,or detailed.i grew up in a different era.I like investments,Not depreciation.Ruger is my top pick,got 4 of them.

Do you know a source for torque values for different rifles? I have been guessing on torque values by using industry standards for different size bolts/screws. I have found torque values for scope mounting but not for the rifle to stock mounting.

Can you feed the M77 via stripper clip?

It seems to me that a lot of Americans are obsessed with CHEAP! Wouldn't you be better off saving a bit more and getting the model 77 hawkeye and having something you can be proud of?

Será que a ruger vai vim para o Brasil tomara que vem para derrubar o monopólio da Taurus

*Do stripper clips work with M77?*

I hate that cheap plastic crap. I'll buy a woodstock I don't care to pay more . I won't allow that junk in my house .

to much money.

these new firearms have no intrinsic value whatsoever.