Ruger discontinues 77-17, 22, 357, 44's

[P89DCSS]

I had a 77/44, sold it and bought a Rossi R92 in 44mag. If the Ruger was good and reasonable cost it would be selling well based on all the states going to straight wall cartridges for deer hunting.

 

[ECVMatt]

I have a few 77/Series rifles and I guess I am just an anomoly, but they are all very accurate. I have a 22Mag, .17HRM, .17 Hornet, and a .357. I am very glad I picked up the .357 recently. I waited a few years, but it is a great rifle. I just took it out to the desert last weekend and it rocked. Everyone loved shooting it, same ammo as my revolvers, and super accurate. I know people knock these rifles, but between my friends and I we own about 10 77/Series and not a single one is anything but stellar.

I really do hope they make an American in .357/44; I would probably buy one of those as well. I have become quite enamoured with .357 out of rifles and everyone in my family can shoot them easily.

Like others have stated, I hope Ruger doesn't just become a plastic gun company.

 

[Cannibul]

I really wish they would build the American in .357 and .44. While they're at it .22 Hornet would be really nice too.

 

[chicharrones]

I guess if they make the American chambered in .357/.44 then hopefully Ruger would make the action the appropriate size to avoid the 2-part bolt as the 77- series has.

I'd rather see the 77- continued on with a different receiver and bolt, but if the guns are already are poor sellers, I figure Ruger wouldn't bother with a redesign.

 

[B_Li_Ber_Tar_Ian]

Probably just a wide release of the 6.5 Scout. I need to pick up a 77/357 i guess.

 

[agtman]

If it's RIMFIRE you are after get a CZ 452, 453, or 455. They are half the price and shoot as well or better than the 77/22.

I have an early All-Weather stainless 77/22. I got it back in the early '90s and mounted a Leupy 2x-7x compact rimfire scope in the factory rings. It was, at best, a mediocre shooter with the two or three HP loads it liked. Mainly it served as my "beater" .22 and tin can plinker, and I never cared if it got dropped or rained on.

Every one of my CZ rimfires, from my 26" Ultra Lux to my 16" Scout, has shot worlds better than the Ruger.

About a year ago, when I got my rimfire suppressor, I had my 'smith chop the barrel on the 77/22 to 16.1" and thread it for the can, along with doing a much-needed trigger job. Now it shoots much better, and although still short of my hyper-accurate CZs, it's become my favorite culling tool for yard squirrels, nocturnal raccoons, and the occasional possum.

One continuing beef is that, in my experience, about only 1 out of every 3 rotary magazines is consistently reliable. The other two will fail intermittently to rotate a round up high enough to chamber just when you need to shoot at something.

 

[ECVMatt]

Or maybe discontinued for a Semi-Auto....That would be sweet!!

 

[Deog]

Bring back the Deerfield.

 

[no.5enfield]

I bought a 77/44 earlier this year. It's a fun gun and will be even better once my form 4 clears!

 

[double bogey]

One of our LGS has a manlicher stainless 77-22 on the shelf. I look at it every time I go in, also look at the $779 price tag.

 

[CoalTrain49]

They only make 77's in 17, 22, 357 and 44 now. I don't think any of them are hot sellers. My guess is the entire line of 77's will be permanently discontinued. At the $800 cost it doesn't really fit in a market of $600 rifles which are mostly better. Hard to make a profit on a novelty rifle.

I'm glad I bought mine when I did. I shoot it a lot and enjoy building cheap ammo for it. I like carbines.

 

[cmb3366]

Happy I got my 77/357 when I did, it is easily my most fired centerfire rifle, I shoot 200-300 rounds through it every time I go shooting, on occasion I've dumped an entire can of 600 rounds though it in an afternoon banging steel at 100 and 200 yards.

That said, if they reintroduce the deerfield semi, I will order one the first day, I'd buy an American rifle in a pistol caliber as well.