The gun is a Ruger m77mk2 chambered in 7mm mag. Walnut stock. 13 or so years ago it was a 1" grouper. Now those groups have grown inconsistent. For whatever reason, the barrel channel of the stock is not symmetrical and makes contact with the right side of the barrel. I am looking at my options to fix this. Looks like some wood needs to be removed from the barrel channel then a bedding job to make this stock right. Or....purchase a new stock....which brings me to 2 questions.
1. If I keep the current stock, how hard is it to ream out the barrel channel and bed the action without butchering the stock?
2. If I go with an aftermarket stock, what should I look for? Wood, laminate, synthetic? Brands? Would I expect to bed the action also?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Btw, I want a solid hunting rifle....not looking to have a gun that shoots sub .5" groups. Well that would be cool, if it could be done without dumping a ton of time and $$$$ Out of the box the gun was a solid 1" shooter with the right factory ammo....and I want to return to that.
1. If I keep the current stock, how hard is it to ream out the barrel channel and bed the action without butchering the stock?
2. If I go with an aftermarket stock, what should I look for? Wood, laminate, synthetic? Brands? Would I expect to bed the action also?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Btw, I want a solid hunting rifle....not looking to have a gun that shoots sub .5" groups. Well that would be cool, if it could be done without dumping a ton of time and $$$$ Out of the box the gun was a solid 1" shooter with the right factory ammo....and I want to return to that.