Ruger Model 77 purchase and problem ( Pictures added)
I picked up a Ruger Model 77 a few days ago in 270 Win and it's the early one with the tang saftey. It has a fantastic walnut custom stock on it with awesome tiger striped grain on both sides of the stock. The gun came with a Barska Euro Pro 30 3x9x50mm IR scope on it and I'm going to replace that with a Leupold Vari XII 3x9x40mm scope that I already have as soon as the Leupold mounts arrive that ordered for it.
I took the gun to the range yesterday and it shot nice tight groups around an 1 inch at 100 yards but they were moving all over the target by as much as 6 inches at 100 yards. I would get a nice group and then let the barrel cool and shoot another group and it would move. I assuming it's a scope problem and I will find out after I switch out the scope. It wasn't the typical stringing that occures from a hot barrel. If the scope doesn't solve the problem I will have my gunsmith look at the stock fit to make sure that it's right amd maybe get it glass bedded. I'm willing to work to solve the problem because I bought the gun right for $400. I mean the stock is just drop dead gorgous.
I picked up a Ruger Model 77 a few days ago in 270 Win and it's the early one with the tang saftey. It has a fantastic walnut custom stock on it with awesome tiger striped grain on both sides of the stock. The gun came with a Barska Euro Pro 30 3x9x50mm IR scope on it and I'm going to replace that with a Leupold Vari XII 3x9x40mm scope that I already have as soon as the Leupold mounts arrive that ordered for it.
I took the gun to the range yesterday and it shot nice tight groups around an 1 inch at 100 yards but they were moving all over the target by as much as 6 inches at 100 yards. I would get a nice group and then let the barrel cool and shoot another group and it would move. I assuming it's a scope problem and I will find out after I switch out the scope. It wasn't the typical stringing that occures from a hot barrel. If the scope doesn't solve the problem I will have my gunsmith look at the stock fit to make sure that it's right amd maybe get it glass bedded. I'm willing to work to solve the problem because I bought the gun right for $400. I mean the stock is just drop dead gorgous.