One of many questions I couldn't answer.....

[drdougrx]

Hi All,

I was at the range shooting my Ruger 77/17.  It's not very accurate at 100 and I was kinda whining.  It has timney trigger and I use  leupold 12x fixed power scope.  Also, it's glass bedded.

The guy next to me said...."so...why don'cha just get a new barrel in 22k-hornet.  I'm intrigued, though the hornet is a CF...is it something that's doable?

[gunnut69]

The rifle you have is made in 22 hornet but I don't know about the K version which is a wildcat round.. Can yours be converted likely so but would be too costly... If there is an accuracy problem with the Ruger 77/17 Ruger's customer  service is very helpful. I'd certainly give them a try first..

[drdougrx]

Thanks Gun,

I have free floated the barrel and glass bed.  It'll shoot 2" at 100 and sometimes larger and I suspect the 17gr bullet is kinda wind sensitive.  It will shoot dime sized groups at 50yrds.  Maybe I'm asking too much of the cartridge??

[Nobade]

No, not the cartridge but the rifle. In a good, well built rifle with a top notch barrel that cartridge is extremely accurate. Those Ruger rifles, however, are not always so. Some will work great, but most don't. They can be redone - new barrel, properly installed and headspaced, properly bedded, trigger tuned, good scope mounts, etc.

However, you can't make that one into a hornet. The Hornet model has a longer receiver, much wider magazine well, and totally different bolt. And those don't usually shoot very well either unless worked over.

[drdougrx]

Thanks Nobade....at 50yrd it'll make dime sized groups all day long....at 100...well.....2-3" if there's no wind.  Maybe I'll trade it...we'll see.