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THROWBACK: Ruger M77/17 All-Weather in 17HMR
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Күн бұрынPete Moore tells us about his heavy barrelled, custom, Ruger bolt-action in 17HMR, and its impressive 20-year record on vermin.
Contact: Viking Arms Ltd; vikingarms.com
pmoore.shootingsports@gmail.com
@roseybut 8 ай бұрын
Cheers Pete. Always liked the M77 all-weather.
@PCMGuns 8 ай бұрын
Yep it's a goody.
@michaelguerin56 7 ай бұрын
Nice rifle. Interesting data for the stainless barrel. It is my understanding that Hornady ammunition for the .17HMR and .17HM2 has always been loaded by CCI.
@PCMGuns 7 ай бұрын
That was always my understanding too, but never confirmed, given the variable quality of ammo over the years. I do know that at one stage Eley made 17HM2 for Remington in their boxes, but badged up with Remington packaging with a blue tip. Not sure who makes Winchester's 17HMR, but quality has varied over the years considerably.
@michaelguerin56 7 ай бұрын
@@PCMGuns The joys of using high pressure rimfire ammunition.
@damienbritton2534 8 ай бұрын
The m77 is a quality rifle , what make moderator is on it?
@PCMGuns 8 ай бұрын
Built like a tank and performs like a race horse. The moddy is an original SAK, one of the most cost-effective rimfire modies ever.
@Damien-un5vx 8 ай бұрын
I had the misfortune to own an M77/22. Without doubt, the worst rifle I have owned. Cost me a small fortune (£755 back in 2010) and I sold it for £220 two years later after firing fewer than 250 rounds. The rotary magazine springs were incredibly weak and did not last. The triggers are awful. Typical heavy, lots of creep American set up. Constant extraction issues 100% of the time - a very sloppy two piece bolt (it had so much movement it reminded me of a whisk!) and the spent case would ride over the extractor which was build in to the trigger guard. The synthetic stocks were cheap and nasty. Nothing good to say about Ruger at all! A bloody disgrace.
@PCMGuns 8 ай бұрын
Sounds like a Friday afternoon gun, I've owned my M77/22 for 23 years without one problem, so can't empathise, sorry. Why did you not take it back to the shop and get them to send it back to the importers, or contact Ruger, if it was a piece of crap, which it would seem to be? Never forget, the customer is always right, you've just got to make it happen.
@Damien-un5vx 8 ай бұрын
Hi Pete, It was the first rifle/firearm I ever bought - I was 21, and somewhat naive. I took it back to the gunsmiths whom I purchased it off and they told me it was an inherent design…looking back I suppose they fobbed me off. The following year that gunsmith retired and the shop was no more. I contacted Ruger in America to no avail. I later found out that Viking Arms were the main importer but by then it had been too long and nothing could be done. An expensive lesson, especially as I had saved hard to purchase that specific make/model… It put me off American firearms for good and especially Ruger!
@PCMGuns 8 ай бұрын
Hi Damien, thanks for telling the tale, and I can see why you feel like you do. You certainly did all the right things and got let down by the system. Most annoying for me is the lack of support from the original seller, but then again I hear plenty of stories about buying a duff rifle and the retailer giving the customer some BS about why it's not their problem. I've been there too and it's a hard lesson. @@Damien-un5vx
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