Great Day at the Range

[Flatbush Harry]

Great day at the range.

I have not shot my Ruger 77 RSI in .308 Win in a couple of years. Having put in for a late season Elk tag, I thought I'd check to see if it would be a go-to rifle.

Now, I've found Rugers to be a little bit finicky about ammo that worked well for accuracy and consistency. I grabbed a few boxes of factory loads from my hunting stash and went to the range. To make a long story short, the R77RSI SS .308 Win (Lipsey 2012 Special) liked Federal 180 gr Soft Points and 168gr Federal GMM...the former 4-shot 1/2" group with a 5th shot flyer and the latter, a 7/8" 5-shot group. It may be going out in late December for an Elk with the 180s.

I also chronographed my Win M70 EW in 7mm RM...my factory 140gr and 160gr Trophy Bonded Tips were 50-75fps faster than spec, though, since I live a mile ASL, they were where I expected and both shot to <1 MOA. I've got two great Elk rifles...decisions, decisions...



FH, happy camper

 

[cat_IT_guy]

Any day at the range beats a day at the office. Guns that cooperate or exceed expectations make it that much more fun. Sounds like you've got a couple of good shooters, and a great opportunity to use them to tag an elk later this year. Good luck with the hunt (even if it is 8 mos off).

 

[Flatbush Harry]

Being elderly and retired, any day I wake up and remember who and where I am is a good day. That said, I enjoy all the shooting sports and, while not as fast nor accurate as I was in my youth (oh, so long ago...LOL...), I enjoy them all the more.

Cheers, and hoping I'm off looking for that late season elk in 8 months,

FH

 

[ZGunner]

Always a good feeling to have a back-up just as good as your primary.