Ron,
I can only speak about the two Ruger Model 77 RSI rifles I've owned. I also want to interject that these rifles, for me at least, handle the best of all out of my gun cabinet. Some come to shoulder as quickly, but they do not get on target as surely on the initial point as the 77 RSI. And this rifle is balanced and weighted such that its carrying properties are second to none. For me, this rifle is a still hunters choice. As for my use of the these rifles, a little history if I may. One (sold almost twenty years ago) chambered for the .250 Savage was quite capable of staying within 1 MOA. It shot this way for the three years I owned it. I did nothing to the rifle except mount a 4x scope. I sold it because I wanted a cartridge with more power. About 4 years ago I bought a 77 RSI in .308. I wanted a military cartridge and a rifle that would carry and handle well for use as an offhand shooter at 200 yards with some duty as a backup hunting rifle and camp gun. I mounted a NECG peep on the rifle and it has remained on the rifle for four years. It shoots well enough to be an offhand target rifle for me at 200 yards. I have shot it offhand at 100 yards and believe this rifle is probably consistently capable of 2 MOA as outfitted with the NECG peeps off a bench with sand bags. The limiting factor will be the bead front sight. Not having benched it or scoped it, I cannot give a comment on its operating limits in the accuracy department. Again, it has shot for four years consistently in summer and winter with no glass bedding or special preparation on my part. I suspect that a diet of wet weather may influence such a stock after significant exposure time, but this rifle has not seen that. My two cents, hope you enjoy it!
