Gunsmith Question

[steeleywhopper]

Hey Guys, I have a Ruger MKII M77 stainless, laminate wood stock, 300win.mag. I am looking for a good gunsmith in my area (I live in Marysville) so I can have a trigger job done and have a new H.S. Precision stock put on it. Does anyone know of a good smith that I should try out here in the North end?
Thanks for any help.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I do know at least one up north here, but you certainly could do those procedures yourself.

You could purchase the Trapper trigger spring kit for the 77MII. It comes with three different springs that will allow you to set the pull weight on the factory trigger to something more suitable. Then a little jewers rouge on a piece of hard leather will smooth the sear out. This will not affect creep or travel but will do wonders for the factory Ruger trigger.

Brownels gunsmith supply used to carry the Trapper kits. I could find a source for them if you'd like.

If you don't like that idea, the Timney trigger is an adjustable drop in unit that allows you to keep your factory parts in a box somewhere. The Timney sport trigger is sweet and well worth the money, less than what a smith is going to charge you for a trigger job that's irreversable.

http://www.timneytriggers.com/sunshop/catalog/ruger-m77-mkii-24.html

Changing the stock is simple. If you want it glass/pillar bedded and free floated, that's not difficult either. There's plenty of information available on the net.

http://www.scorehi.com/pillar%20installation.htm

I prefer to use AcraGlass. It's available at many gun shops. I don't use aluminum pillar tubes but rather the AcraGlass to form fit the screw holes in the stock.

-Steve (I am not a gunsmith)

[Huntbear]

Don't the HS Precision stocks come with pillars installed? Also, instead of acra-glass, try acra-gel.  It is the consistancy of pudding so it does not run all over the place.  Just use lots of release agent.

 I second the Timney triggers.  They are great as drop in replacements.

And I am a trained gunsmith... lol