Ruger 77/357 Bolt Action Rifle

[thehunted777]

Hello fellow Calgunners! I just did a DROS yesterday on my brand new Ruger 77/357 Bolt Action Rifle in .357 Magnum. I'm super excited about it, been waiting weeks for it to ship into my FFL. And in 9 days it will FINALLY be mine! I also just bought a Burris Fullfield 2 - 3x9x40 Plex Reticle Scope for indoor/outdoor target shooting no further than 100 yards. My question is does anyone out there have this same rifle? How has it performed for you/it's reliability? And how has the accuracy at 50 to 100 yards? Thanks!

[Capt Jack]

Congrats on the new rifle! I bet there aren't too many calgunners with one of those. Looks like a neat rifle. Let us know how she shoots!

[bv141]

Interesting Youtube video may help...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EysUF7mg9Q

[thehunted777]

Thanks guys! For sure I'll update you guys when I take her out to shoot!

[acpbrain]

Did not know they made a bolt 357
I sure love my Win & Marlin lever guns
Let us know how it shoots

[357magnum]

Hello fellow Calgunners! I just did a DROS yesterday on my brand new Ruger 77/357 Bolt Action Rifle in .357 Magnum. I'm super excited about it, been waiting weeks for it to ship into my FFL. And in 9 days it will FINALLY be mine! I also just bought a Burris Fullfield 2 - 3x9x40 Plex Reticle Scope for indoor/outdoor target shooting no further than 100 yards. My question is does anyone out there have this same rifle? How has it performed for you/it's reliability? And how has the accuracy at 50 to 100 yards? Thanks!

You will love this rifle.
I have had my 77/357 Bolt Action for about 3 years now.
I have NECP (New England Custom Gun) peep sights on the rear and fiber optic on the front. At 100 yds. I can hit a 8" steel plate almost every time and 50 yds. always.
I also have the 77/44 Bolt Action, about a year now.
This one has a Burris Fullfield E1 2-7x35mm scope on it.
100 yds. around 2" groups, not quite a precision rifle but were talking pistol bullets. Good enough for deer or pig.
Both rifles function perfect with magnum and special loads.
They are just fun to shoot and not to expensive to shoot if you reload.
Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine.

[thehunted777]

You will love this rifle.
I have had my 77/357 Bolt Action for about 3 years now.
I have NECP (New England Custom Gun) peep sights on the rear and fiber optic on the front. At 100 yds. I can hit a 8" steel plate almost every time and 50 yds. always.
I also have the 77/44 Bolt Action, about a year now.
This one has a Burris Fullfield E1 2-7x35mm scope on it.
100 yds. around 2" groups, not quite a precision rifle but were talking pistol bullets. Good enough for deer or pig.
Both rifles function perfect with magnum and special loads.
They are just fun to shoot and not to expensive to shoot if you reload.
Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine.

Awesome! Thanks for the info! Looks like I made the right purchase. That's good accuracy on your part, especially with like you said before pistol bullets, which isn't for super long distance precision shooting. Again definitely looking forward to taking it out to shoot! 8 days to go!

[smittty]

I've had mine for about 1.5 years and it's easily my favorite rifle. It's my 2nd one as the first one was a lemon but Ruger eventually replaced it.

I've used mine a lot and have some experience messing with it...

I tried a couple scopes and a red dot but ended up using a marbles bullseye rear sight with fiber optic front sight.

I found the supplied #5 rings too high but before you install them you can dry fit your scope and if it feels too high exchange them for lower rings from Ruger. #3 low worked better for my scope but your 40mm scope might need their medium height #4 rings.

My rear sight is set to its highest setting + a shim and I used trial & error before I found the correct height front sight. IMO, the stock comb is intended for using with a scope using #3 rings. Using iron sights you need to really squish your cheek into the stock to get a good sight picture but it's unatural so I raised my sights as high as I needed which required a home made shim or elevator for the rear sight and now it's just right. A little adjustment made a huge improvement to were my cheek rests naturally and my eye lines up perfectly behind the sights.

I have a spare mag but rarely use it. I mostly load my gun from the top and treat it like a fixed mag. Mine feeds both 38 sp and 357 mag. Some reviews claim it won't feed 38's but if yours doesn't, call Ruger.

I haven't really checked the accuracy. I have mine sighted in for 100 yards and with my iron sights I hit the 6" plates regularly. I shot it out to 150 on 12" plates but it's a long shot for my eyes. Sometimes I hit it but mostly I can't even see the plate unless I spray pant the plate a bright contrasting color. For me it's a 100 yard gun. With a scope maybe 150 yds.

Congrats!

[thehunted777]

Did not know they made a bolt 357
I sure love my Win & Marlin lever guns
Let us know how it shoots

Yeah I didn't know either until about a month ago, but sure glad they do. Ruger is the only company that I know that makes a .357 Bolt Action Rifle, and they barely just started manufacturing/selling them in 2011. Apparently I hear they only make them every 6 months, so at times they can be hard to find. Not cheap either, I paid $780 OTD and that was the cheapest I could find for a new one! But I have a feeling that this rifle will be my favorite gun out of my collection, therefore being worth every penny.

[thehunted777]

I've had mine for about 1.5 years and it's easily my favorite rifle. It's my 2nd one as the first one was a lemon but Ruger eventually replaced it.

I've used mine a lot and have some experience messing with it...

I tried a couple scopes and a red dot but ended up using a marbles bullseye rear sight with fiber optic front sight.

I found the supplied #5 rings too high but before you install them you can dry fit your scope and if it feels too high exchange them for lower rings from Ruger. #3 low worked better for my scope but your 40mm scope might need their medium height #4 rings.

My rear sight is set to its highest setting + a shim and I used trial & error before I found the correct height front sight. IMO, the stock comb is intended for using with a scope using #3 rings. Using iron sights you need to really squish your cheek into the stock to get a good sight picture but it's unatural so I raised my sights as high as I needed which required a home made shim or elevator for the rear sight and now it's just right. A little adjustment made a huge improvement to were my cheek rests naturally and my eye lines up perfectly behind the sights.

I have a spare mag but rarely use it. I mostly load my gun from the top and treat it like a fixed mag. Mine feeds both 38 sp and 357 mag. Some reviews claim it won't feed 38's but if yours doesn't, call Ruger.

I haven't really checked the accuracy. I have mine sighted in for 100 yards and with my iron sights I hit the 6" plates regularly. I shot it out to 150 on 12" plates but it's a long shot for my eyes. Sometimes I hit it but mostly I can't even see the plate unless I spray pant the plate a bright contrasting color. For me it's a 100 yard gun. With a scope maybe 150 yds.

Congrats!

Thanks for the info! Didn't know that Ruger will switch out your rings for free, and yeah I'll definitely check out the scope height. Sounds like this rifle is pretty accurate to me, man the suspense is killing me! I want to take it out and shoot it already!

[smittty]

Thanks for the info! Didn't know that Ruger will switch out your rings for free, and yeah I'll definitely check out the scope height. Sounds like this rifle is pretty accurate to me, man the suspense is killing me! I want to take it out and shoot it already!

I wouldn't consider a super accurate gun but that's not its real charm. It's a fun and versatile gun that's very easy to carry. Of all my guns, this one is my sons favorite.

Do you reload?

[cwilliams]

Do you happen to reload?

If so, check out the Sierra 180gr FPJ Match bullets for something a little different to shoot. In a rifle load you can make them pretty stout.

https://www.sierrabullets.com/store/product.cfm/sn/8370/357-dia-38-cal-180-gr-FPJ-Match

[thehunted777]

I wouldn't consider a super accurate gun but that's not its real charm. It's a fun and versatile gun that's very easy to carry. Of all my guns, this one is my sons favorite.

Do you reload?

Yeah it's very light and compact with an 18" barrel, that's what I really like about it. No I don't reload, but all I shoot are reloads.

[thehunted777]

Do you happen to reload?

If so, check out the Sierra 180gr FPJ Match bullets for something a little different to shoot. In a rifle load you can make them pretty stout.

https://www.sierrabullets.com/store/...0-gr-FPJ-Match

No I don't reload myself, but all I shoot are reloads. Very inexpensive way for me to shoot, I mainly shoot Bulletman911 reloads. Excellent quality reloads!

[cwilliams]

No I don't reload myself, but all I shoot are reloads. Very inexpensive way for me to shoot, I mainly shoot Bulletman911 reloads. Excellent quality reloads!

I only shoot reloads too - my own

If you ever get into it, 357/38 is a really great round to start with. There are a ton of different recipes for it from powder puff to top of the chart magnum and a good bullet selection. I mainly make 38 special power/velocity utilizing 357 cases and 158gr bullets for range plinkers. I always have some true magnum loads floating around though for when I'm feeling lucky.

Enjoy your gun! My brother has a lever action .357 that is an absolute joy to shoot. I've been eying the 77/357 for quite some time as well.