interesting new ruger 77 cal

[bigrich]

hey fellas , whilst surfing the net window shopping for guns i can't afford , i came across something interesting in rugers lineup on the big C's website . now ruger make a compact 77 hunter with a 16" barrel , which that barrel length doesn't do anything for me . but what is interesting is they list 358win as a chambering ! now if that was available in a 20-22" barrel i might be interested

whilst on the subject of ruger , they do special runs for lipsey's in the USA . one they did recently that made me seriously think was a ruger african in 35 whelen . absolutely gorgeous rifle. here's a review https://youtu.be/TaY7ljNPkJQ?si=Hm9zFwNyyUtWiRjR

[wrenchman]

I have seen the 35 whelen on a few YouTube sights and they have had to change the sights to get point of aim right but if you are running a scope it wont be a big deal and would never notice .
I like the 35 whelen i am interested my self I have never owned one.

[Damo300]

I emailed Cleavers the other day asking if Australia was getting any CVA cascades in 35 Whelen.
Not at this stage was the reply.
I'm guessing it's because of the projectile diameter, and living in a leftist misguided utopia.


Dunno if one of those channels is whoteewho, but that 35 Whelen of his has me keenly interested in the calibre.

[Wapiti]

What benefits the 35W would have would be from keeping it's modest velocity up with a longer barrel... in my eyes 24" is a good length for 30-06 cartridges. 26 for the larger case 300's.
But the yanks certainly are going ape for short barrels now, I hope they remember how their favourite cartridges from history are completely changed and are certain do not have the same performance, hope that's not what they expect.
But then as I have found, too much velocity makes it's own problems with the projectiles available too.

But that Ruger, especially as one of their "economy" line, is a beautiful looker. I especially like the longer-than-normal sleek pistol grip, perfect for fast pointing hunting.
I wonder how the timber and metal finish compares to their higher-spec Africans.