ruger .30-06

fishnfool1991 · 04-15-2008, 08:00 PM

i bought a ruger .30-06 with a stainless steel barrel and a black synthetic stock from a friend and its supposed to be a light weight one he said im going to be shooting about 120-130 g bullets so the recoil wont be bad is the recoil bad on smaller grain bullets like this and is this a nice gun?

sell33 · 04-15-2008, 08:04 PM

sounds like a great gun i love those m77s. The lighter bullets don't usually kick as bad.

fishnfool1991 · 04-15-2008, 08:06 PM

now is m77 the gun model?
thanks

rdale501 · 04-15-2008, 10:38 PM

Yep, m77 is the model number, good gun, I have one in 300win. mag. I have two 30-06's and they just don't do as well with those light bullets. 150,165&180 gr. is what mine shoot best with the 180 being the best of the 3.

toolman · 04-15-2008, 10:47 PM

No offense to your friend, but YOU'RE going to be shooting whatever you want and, I think you'll find the heavier gr. bullets will shoot better. The Ruger 77 is an excellent piece of machinery and I think you'll be very happy with it. I'd suggest a good recoil pad, then start experimenting to find the load it likes best.

phoenix79 · 04-16-2008, 10:17 AM

I've got the same gun in .30-06 and shoot 200grn bullets out of it all the time. The recoil isn't bad at all, only slightly more than my 8mm 24/47.

rdale501 · 04-16-2008, 12:46 PM

If you are concerned about the recoil, and that is nothing to be ashamed of, I would suggest you take it to a gunsmith and have him fit it to you and install a Pachmayr Decelerator. I did this for a 30-06 for my daughter. The gun kicked too hard even for me..the gunsmith cut the stock down and installed the pad. End of problem, I am very impressed with this product. I think the charge was $75 and he moved the sling stud and plugged the old hole which was too close to the butt after cutting it off.

04-15-2008, 08:00 PM	#1
fishnfool1991 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: biscoe, nc Posts: 146 Trader Rating: (0)	ruger .30-06 i bought a ruger .30-06 with a stainless steel barrel and a black synthetic stock from a friend and its supposed to be a light weight one he said im going to be shooting about 120-130 g bullets so the recoil wont be bad is the recoil bad on smaller grain bullets like this and is this a nice gun?

04-15-2008, 10:47 PM	#5
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,354 Trader Rating: (0)	No offense to your friend, but YOU'RE going to be shooting whatever you want and, I think you'll find the heavier gr. bullets will shoot better. The Ruger 77 is an excellent piece of machinery and I think you'll be very happy with it. I'd suggest a good recoil pad, then start experimenting to find the load it likes best. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

04-15-2008, 08:04 PM	#2
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,041 Trader Rating: (0)	sounds like a great gun i love those m77s. The lighter bullets don't usually kick as bad.

04-15-2008, 08:06 PM	#3
fishnfool1991 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: biscoe, nc Posts: 146 Trader Rating: (0)	now is m77 the gun model? thanks

04-15-2008, 10:38 PM	#4
rdale501 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 395 Trader Rating: (0)	Yep, m77 is the model number, good gun, I have one in 300win. mag. I have two 30-06's and they just don't do as well with those light bullets. 150,165&180 gr. is what mine shoot best with the 180 being the best of the 3.

04-16-2008, 10:17 AM	#6
phoenix79 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 218 Trader Rating: (0)	I've got the same gun in .30-06 and shoot 200grn bullets out of it all the time. The recoil isn't bad at all, only slightly more than my 8mm 24/47.

04-16-2008, 12:46 PM	#7
rdale501 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 395 Trader Rating: (0)	If you are concerned about the recoil, and that is nothing to be ashamed of, I would suggest you take it to a gunsmith and have him fit it to you and install a Pachmayr Decelerator. I did this for a 30-06 for my daughter. The gun kicked too hard even for me..the gunsmith cut the stock down and installed the pad. End of problem, I am very impressed with this product. I think the charge was $75 and he moved the sling stud and plugged the old hole which was too close to the butt after cutting it off.