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Originally Posted by biku324
The most accurate standard rifle I've owned was a '79 Ruger M77 in 270 Winchester. The M77 in 357 really disappointed me, but my current Ruger/Marlin in 357 is very accurate. I always had good luck with Security Six and Speed Six revolvers as well.
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Ruger used three different barrel makers over the years:
Douglas from '67-'73
Wilson from '73-'91
Ruger hammer-forged from '91-Current
Douglas barrels were superb. The Wilson barrels were hit or miss and what you got was luck of the draw. That’s the era when the M77 developed a reputation for inconsistent accuracy.
That led to Ruger making its own hammer forged barrels. Once they got the bugs worked out of the hammer forging and stress relief processes they were and continue to be excellent barrels.