Rugers target rifle

[mydogtwig]

Been looking for a new rifle.  The matte gray target rifle that ruger is putting out looks good.  How are they shooting?  i am looking for the 220 swift.  If you have experiences or you know someone who does.  How are they?  Just like any rifle there is a little bug here or there to weed out, that is okay.  It will be shot off bags, so I am not looking to go out walking much with it.  As for the trigger are they all excessive on the creep?  Perhaps it was just the one that I was looking at?
thanks

[Hairtrigger]

I have several of the Ruger target rifles (M77VT).  They all shoot well. The trigger is a 2 stage adjustable trigger that can be adjusted easily. On my 22PPC the trigger has had the first stage removed and is adjusted to 8oz.
For a heavy varmint/casual bench rifle I believe they are the best bang for the buck of rifles offered today.

[Coyote Hunter]

Sole my sporter-weight .22-250 Savage a few years ago and got a Ruger .22-250 M77 MKII VT - laminated/stainless with target trigger.  Took it to the range and, after initial sight in, promptly put 4 shots into 0.5" with loads developed for the Savage.  Nothing notable about 0.5" groups except this was at 200 yards...

[pagris]

mydogtwig:  I too am very pleased with mine - although not nearly as good as Coyote Hunter's group, mine has shot .4" groups at 100 yards when it had less than 100 rounds through it and I don't consider myself to be that good of a shooter.

The two stage trigger, as Ruger refers to it, is a little strange - it strikes me as being a trigger that has a lot of very light creep or slack before it gets down to business, but it is easy to get use to - I would just never want to have it that way on a rifle I was hunting with.  There are instructions posted on the web for adjusting the trigger:

http://www.varminthunters.com/tech/rugervt.html

[SingleShotShorty]

I have a Ruger Varmiter in 223 Rem. and it is extremely accurate and will shoot 5 shot groups at 100 yards that are well under 1/2" and are usually just one ragged hole. I have been really wanting one in 220 swift but would like to have one a little lighter than the varmiter. I have thought of buying one and restocking it and cutting the barrel down to 24". But will most likely just buy one and leave it alone and just shoot it.

[7mmBRmostly]

I had two of those about 10-11 yrs ago in 6PPC.  My good smith tuned that trigger down to 3-4 oz because he knew I was only competing with it not hunting, very nice trigger.  When I went to a bench gun I didn't find its Jewel trigger miles better than that smithed Ruger. I won a bit in factory class benchrest with the first Ruger.  Wore it out with about 4000 rounds of 6PPC.  Second one wasn't as hot but I should have tried other bullets in it before I flogged it.  Guy who bought it had it rechambered and said his smith cursed that it was really tough steel to ream.