new rifle

[MountainWalk]

Well worked out a deal with JoeE on this site. Traded a wall tent for a Ruger 77 338 with the skeleton stock. I am completely pleased with this rifle. Just got through with prepping it and painting most all the stainless, less the bolt body and extractor a flat brown. I'm pretty excited about taking it to ID with me. Any one else have a skeleton stock rifle?

JoeE was very very accomodating to myself and particular situation at the time. A true gentlemen.

[addicted]

cool. any pix of the finished project

[huntnphool]

I had one of those stolen a few years ago

[jackelope]

is it a choate stock?

[rasbo]

what kind of stock is that never heard of that

[jackelope]

this is a choate stock if thats what you mean.

[MountainWalk]

Nah, the Ruger skeleton stock is the old style Ruger synthetic stock, with the butt stock portion real slim.

[Slenk]

One of my son's has 2 rugars with the old style stocks , he loves them.
Called "boat paddle stocks" by the gun gurus.
Slenk

[GoldTip]

I have one in a 300 winny with the boat paddle stock, that thin butt will leave ya  pretty good mark when shooting from the bench and practicing long range, especially if you spend an afternoon doing it.  I replaced the original recoild pad (I use that term loosely) with a pachmayr magnum decelerator, and that has helped.  I love the gun and the way it points.  Personally I think it's one of the ugliest damned stocks ever made, but the gun shoots lights out for me and just seems to point well.  I think you'll love the Ruger, I've got three ruger rifles and love them all. 

[MountainWalk]

Ever since I recieved my tang safety Ruger 220 swift, I've been pretty well sold on Ruger, even if the Swift was the only one I owned. Now I'm glad to have this one. It mounts smoother and quicker than my Savage of the same cal, and it's easier to load. The Savage, I had to use a robust one piece mount, which is rock solid, but makes the rifle harder to load b/c of the low clearance.