replacement stock for ruger model 77 mark ii in 204

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agross

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I am thinking of replacing the wood stock that came on my ruger model 77 mark ii in 204 ruger that i bought 2 years ago new.

I already repalced the factory trigger with a timmney for a better and lighter trigger pull but i was thinking that a replacement stock either hogue or mcmillan etc might just increase my asccuracy a little bit more.

Just looking for some input as to any experience anyone might have had...would a pillar bedded stock help that much more???

thanks.
 
I guess the question that would come to mind is are you having accuracy problems with it now?

Does it have a wood or synthetic stock on it now?

Is if free floated?

If it has a wood stock have you glass bedded the stock or piller bedded it?

I'm not a big fan of the synthetic stocks, but have restocked several with Richards Micro-fit stocks, but if you haven't had any luck with doing the two above things then a new stock may not be the cure to your problems. If you have one of the injection molded plastic stocks glass bedding them is not usually an answer.

Glass bedding kits are not very expensive and it's easy to test if free floating the barrel will help. Loosen the action and put a credit card or two (library cards or old credit cards) under the barrel just in front of the action and re tighten the action screws and shoot the rifle. If accuracy improves then floating the barrel will help.

Some Rugers respond well to some forearm pressure and using the same credit card trick only putting them just in front of the front sling swivel screw will tell you if that works.

Glass bedding the Ruger bolt guns with the slanted front action screw is a little harder than most standard bolt guns, but not so much that it's not doable. I've found that glass bedding will on the average improve accuracy at least 10 percent and often a bunch more.
 
I'm with IDBoB,
I have a synthetic stock on my Ruger MKII and now see that the wood stock wood be much better. I have bedded the action and free floated mine, and it is a tack driver. But sometimes such as when I am on bipods, the twisting can cause the molded rubber to turn slightly and contact the barrel just what the freefloat is trying not to do. The rigidity of the forearm is not good. A wood fore arm would be more rigid and not move. I don't know if it has affected accuraccy as I know about it and try to center it well before I shoot it. Field conditions and quick shooting opportunities may cause the forearm to touch or bind someday. Maybe it wouldn't cause much deflection, but I think about it.
 


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