Thanks for everyone's input! I found out the gun has had the stock glass bedded and also has a Timney trigger. Combine that with the integrated rings and that sealed the deal for me. I think it will be a sweet shooter.
I think the scope with worth a few hundred. Like stated above, it would be good for paper but I'd have to use a lower power for hunting. I don't know much about the scope itself. I'd imagine a cheaper model with newer glass, etc would do just as well. I can afford it without a problem, I just...
Thanks for the welcome and your responses. Sounds like it's a decent gun but just not at the price and that's what I was needing to know. I wasn't really in the market for one right now but a friend turned me on to it. I think it might actually be the RS (with the sights, right?) but if he won't...
I'm not much of a rifle shooter.... yet, but I've come across what I think to be a pretty good first 'do it all' rifle and wanted to get some input from some more experienced shooters. The rifle is a Ruger M77 (in excellent shape) with the tang safety in .308 and it comes with an older Weaver...