Ruger M77 6mm
Brant
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Wednesday, September 04, 2019, 13:17 (2550 days ago)
I don’t have one so I must ask. Is the Ruger M77 6mm rem made with the short or long action?
Typically it is the "standard 06'" length action
WB
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Wednesday, September 04, 2019, 14:11 (2550 days ago) @ Brant
as the round is basically a .257 Roberts necked to .24, or 7x57 Mauser done so. However you want to look at it. The parent case is basically the European 7mm or 8mm Mauser. I know the .257 Roberts came before the .243's were first popular.
The 6mm has a little more capacity than the .243 Win. but not enough to amount to anything. It's main attribute is the long case neck that is supposed to support a bullet better. Again that is a bit subjective. However the Remington seems a bit more well behaved than the Winchester 6mm which can do an odd thing for no reason reloading. Generally both are great cartridges and unless you are cutting dime sized, 10 shot groups, at 200 meters I don't think you will notice the short action vs standard length. Ditto the few ounces of weight difference.
I have a rem model 7 in 6mm rem and
Brant
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Wednesday, September 04, 2019, 15:52 (2549 days ago) @ WB
There is just enough room for it to fit in that small action. Really great rifle though. I have several ruger M77 rifles in both short and long action. The shorts only get my favor because of the rounds they are chambered in 7-08 and .308. I am picking up a 358 win later this week!