SmallCaliberCentral

I've finally found a Ruger 77 in .284. I've gotten mixed answers about the twist rate, does anyone know?
Thanks,
Jeff

You can call Ruger with your serial# and they should be able to help.
That what I did when I got my Ruger M77 in 7X57.
Hope this helps a little.
Later
Ray P

If they will let you, and you can not locate spec sheet. Take a cleaning rod and measure the twist of the barrel. Bill K

Bill K wrote:If they will let you, and you can not locate spec sheet. Take a cleaning rod and measure the twist of the barrel. Bill K

Bill's right, but you'll need a tape measure along with that cleaning rod. You'll be able to figure out the twist (probably a ten twist) that way faster than trying to call them and get the usual runaround from "unenlightened" CS people that weren't around when the .284 was being produced.

I hope you have better luck than I did with mine...

In 1983 I bought two un-cataloged new-in-the-box Ruger 77's in 284 Winchester. Both of them would regularly keyhole bullets at 100 yards with both factory ammo and with hand loads.

After playing with both of them, one got re-barreled to 25-284 and the other got re-barreled to 6.5-284, and both are now good shooters. The time era mine came from was when Ruger was turning out the 284's and it was also the same period of time that they were buying completed barrels from a supplier for less than $3 each. So.....some shot well and some didn't, in all calibers.

Even though both barrels looked OK, I had them both re-crowned, etc., and nothing helped. So after about 5 years of frustration I gave up on the 284 Win in a factory rifle and had a custom built. It still shoots great.

JME - BCB