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grizz · 06-21-2007, 01:41 PM

Any thoughts about these two rifles? Good? Bad? Love it? Hate it?

What caliber would you choose for Big Game (Moose, Bear, Elk)

Any thoughts or other recommendations are appreciated.

Thanks

danp · 06-21-2007, 06:07 PM

I've got a stock 77V in .308 that will consistently shoot under an inch at 100yds with just about any 150gr factory ammo you can feed it.

For those who don't know, the V stands for varmint and has a heavier barrel. Mine is a MK-I, so it has the old style safety on it.

I'd say the M77 MK-II is one of the better production bolt guns on today's market.

grizz · 06-22-2007, 07:02 AM

danp, thanks for the response.

WOW! I'm shocked! Only one response?

wombat13 · 06-22-2007, 09:02 AM

I wouldn't normally respond since I don't own a M77 MkII but given the dearth of responses, why not?

My FIL got a M77 MkII as a gift from his brother a couple months ago (his brother won it in a raffle). It is stainless with the laminate stock and is chambered in .338 Win Mag. I fired it about five times when we were breaking it in and sighting in the scope. It is a beautiful rifle.

My understanding is that an improved trigger is one of features of the Hawkeye as compared to the MkII; however, I noticed nothing wrong with the trigger of the MkII. With the Leupold VX-II scope mounted on it, I was able to get a nice 3" group at 100 yards, and I'm a novice rifleman. My FIL and his brother were in the 1" range.

Until now my FIL has been slaying deer with a 1903 Springfield .30-06 that his father modified for sporting use. This new rifle will serve him well when goes after bigger game in a few years. He's about 18 months from retirement and already thinking about where he wants to go to get moose or elk.

grizz · 06-22-2007, 09:36 AM

Thanks wombat13

Any information is greatly appreciated

06-21-2007, 01:41 PM	#1
grizz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: CO Posts: 138	Ruger M77 Hawkeye / M77 Mark II Any thoughts about these two rifles? Good? Bad? Love it? Hate it? What caliber would you choose for Big Game (Moose, Bear, Elk) Any thoughts or other recommendations are appreciated. Thanks __________________ SA XD .45 ACP Service Ruger 10/22 Blued 18 1/2" 1963 Browning Safari Grade 30-06 Last edited by grizz; 06-21-2007 at 01:58 PM.

06-21-2007, 06:07 PM	#2
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,310	I've got a stock 77V in .308 that will consistently shoot under an inch at 100yds with just about any 150gr factory ammo you can feed it. For those who don't know, the V stands for varmint and has a heavier barrel. Mine is a MK-I, so it has the old style safety on it. I'd say the M77 MK-II is one of the better production bolt guns on today's market. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

06-22-2007, 07:02 AM	#3
grizz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: CO Posts: 138	danp, thanks for the response. WOW! I'm shocked! Only one response? __________________ SA XD .45 ACP Service Ruger 10/22 Blued 18 1/2" 1963 Browning Safari Grade 30-06

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grizz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: CO Posts: 138	Thanks wombat13 Any information is greatly appreciated __________________ SA XD .45 ACP Service Ruger 10/22 Blued 18 1/2" 1963 Browning Safari Grade 30-06

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06-22-2007, 09:02 AM	#4
wombat13 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western NY Posts: 1,505	I wouldn't normally respond since I don't own a M77 MkII but given the dearth of responses, why not? My FIL got a M77 MkII as a gift from his brother a couple months ago (his brother won it in a raffle). It is stainless with the laminate stock and is chambered in .338 Win Mag. I fired it about five times when we were breaking it in and sighting in the scope. It is a beautiful rifle. My understanding is that an improved trigger is one of features of the Hawkeye as compared to the MkII; however, I noticed nothing wrong with the trigger of the MkII. With the Leupold VX-II scope mounted on it, I was able to get a nice 3" group at 100 yards, and I'm a novice rifleman. My FIL and his brother were in the 1" range. Until now my FIL has been slaying deer with a 1903 Springfield .30-06 that his father modified for sporting use. This new rifle will serve him well when goes after bigger game in a few years. He's about 18 months from retirement and already thinking about where he wants to go to get moose or elk.