8 hours of scrubbing

[bwframe]

WTS - Ruger 77mk II all weather .308

 

[Hookeye]

Stocks for the short actions.....just the stock, fetch close to 400 bucks. 300 for a long action. Guess some people are putting the stocks on othrr mkII and trying to pass them off as orig

There is a cult following for these things.
And prices are up there.

Ill hunt it if it doesnt sell. Bought it for a truck gun.

But I have anothrr rifle ( non stainless ) w a corrosion proof - supposedly - finish in a synth stock.

So am kinda doubled up on such critters.

 

[Hookeye]

Ruger rings annoy me. Enought I put both Ruger rifles on the block LOL

 

[Hookeye]

Am thinking if I want a short bbl .308 itll be a Steyr CL II, or drop a youth 700 into a stock I have laying around.

 

[DadSmith]

I don't get why people have to paint their firearms as if they are actually going into combat with them.

It looks great. You did a great job restoring it.

 

[Hookeye]

I don't get why people have to paint their firearms as if they are actually going into combat with them.

It looks great. You did a great job restoring it.

Thanks.

Prev owner hunted and I could see the " white " of the stainless being of enough contrast to give ones position away in movement.

More easily than blued.

Id have popped it from the stock and just flat blacked it.

Did that to the bbl of my '74 BDL .243 many yrs ago. W no clear, Remoil took the paint off after yote season.

Rather than repaint or cover my shiny 1100 for turkey or 700 for yotes I just bought matte finish models.

 

[Hookeye]

If somebody has fun painting and hunting w their stuff, good for them. It does affect resale though.

 

[Hookeye]

And clean up can be a $#@&!?

 

[Hookeye]

In case somebody wants one that won't kick as hard, there's a clean .22-250 on GB w no scope.
Not mine.

 

[bwframe]

To be clear, that sweeeeeeeeeeet rifle is out of my price range, on top of the fact that I already have a great Ruger GSSR.

Just talking though , since that rifle is used, it'd be great to see some groups shot with it...

 

[Hookeye]

I was gonna hit the range yesterday, but family crap conspired against me.
Have some Hornady American Whitetail to try.

If its crappy weather, take it gun season.
I do like my Steyr PH, but it's a long action.

Ruger just p*sses me off w their crappy rings.
Still honked at #1s and their rib arrangement. Looks good, sucks if you don't have an old Leupold for it.
Even w offset rings, you'll need an older model of shallow turret body if using mediums.

I'm too old and cranky for this crap. But I wanted a short action bad weather deer rifle (since I have a long action).
Ideally a custom #1 in stainless w synth stock.........35 rem.

Then I'd dump my 760 Rem in .35 and the 77 in .308.


Hell I have 4 deer rifles, not counting the %$#@ muzzleloader.
And we are a 1 buck state.
Watch me zip one in bow and totally screw myself LOL

 

[Hookeye]

The M77MKII feels OK, actually don't care for the old tang model.
The zytel stock is OK too (but proly a slammer since it has the factory "pad").
Eh, I can take a whop.
Can't find the Pachmayr for it (discontinued). The Sims is available, but adds .5 to the LOP.
Plus I think they look horrible.
So factory (and Excedrin) it is.

However, the more I handle that goofy Steyr PH, the more I like it.
So...........maybe a CLII w 20" bbl.
At MSRP still a grand cheaper than I can build a #1 with a deal on a donor.

 

[Hookeye]

My torque driver only goes to 60 in lbs.
Think Ruger spec on these is higher than that.
See what it does at 60 LOL

 

[Mgderf]

You know what they say.
"Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get? Boney fingers..."
In this case however, you also got a nice lookin' rifle.

 

[jdthieke]

Those shoot great, I have one in 243

 

[Hookeye]

The smaller ones seem to be favored.
Aint skeered of the funky stock and 150 grainers.
May get out to blast it this weekend.

Not in a hurry though, my Steyr Prohunter is zeroed.
I like it quite a bit.

The Ruger was just a ....hey that's stainless and cheaper, so would work good for a "truck gun" .
Maybe it will, maybe it wont.

Recoil doesn't bother me. Cheek click does and I doubt this rig would do that.
Only had a couple shotguns and an MZ that did that.

If I get a stainless Ruger #1 and have it redone to .35 rem, won't need a short action bolt rifle for deer.

 

[Expat]

Nice job Hookeye. But you aren't going to look as much like a tacticool sniper dude though.

 

[Hookeye]

Have never been tacticool, or even cool.
I just like rifles.

 

[gregkl]

And clean up can be a $#@&!?

Question: since it was tough to remove the paint, does that give any indication of how well the paint would stay and how resistant it is to cleaning chemicals?

I'm considering going off the rails and painting my AR...you know...in case I have to go into combat.

 

[Hookeye]

Some paints stick and wear better than others.
Dunno how much material and surface prep plays into it.
The dude that painted the rifle I bought, whatever "tan" (a bit more yellowish) he used, actually stained the plastic.
Took some real elbow grease to get it out.

I've used Rustoleum on glass filled polyester stocks (Rynite) and they cleaned up fine.

Dunno what the Ruger all weather stock material is.