For Sale Ruger 77 Hawkeye African .223 Repaired Stock

[cajunchefray]

Rare Ruger Hawkeye 77 African in .223 Remington. Produced only a couple years.
Nice, accurate rifle ( 1.5" groups with Black Hills 69 gr BTHP, Zeiss 4x scope) at 100 yds. Shoots to the sights at 50 yds. with same load. 4# trigger.

Repaired stock wrist break when some bonehead( me) pulled it out the truck when the soft case was not fully zipped. I brought it to my local gunsmith and now repaired with an insert( see pictures) and Tight Bond II. I can provide more close up pics of the repair.

Repair is solid if not London grade.

I'm catching hell posting pics from my I-Phone, but will text or email more pictures upon request.

This can be yours for $950 shipped, insured in the lower 48, from me, an individual with Drivers License copy to your FFL. Rifle will be shipped in a Plano hard case and well packed.
Please ask questions.
Charles

 

[cajunchefray]

Rifle has been out to the range and farm a few times, matte bluing has several nick and pinpricks, no rust or corrosion. I'd rate 92% grade,

 

[cajunchefray]

Price lowered to $650,shipped .
I checked the price from Ruger and a new stock is $350.

 

[tedthorn]

Is it just my eye or is the repair insert broken as well....and is there voids in the repair left unsealed....holes?

 

[sestoppelman]

It does appear that the "repair" is also broken. Tell your "gunsmith" not to quit his day job. Might get some decent looking pistol and revolver grips out of the butt stock wood.

 

[Heavyload]

A buddy of mine had an older tang Ruger 77 in 338 win mag that had a cracked stock. Not as bad as the one above and he wasn’t the original owner.
He contacted Ruger and they had him send just the stock back and I believe he had to pay shipping both ways and they sent him a new stock.
IMO it’s gonna be hard to sell the above rifle with that stock for that price.
I would definitely buy a new stock and then adjust the price to sell.

 

[John Camp]

I was thinking the same thing. I have never sent a stock in but I have dealt with Ruger customer service on guns I purchased used and they are the best. I doubt the attempted repair would matter. As it is I think you have a barreled action and might do better marketing it as such.

 

[Bhfs300]

I wanted a thumb hole stock on my 204 Ruger Varmit rifle so I went through a stock company and replaced the stock that came on my rifle. Looks like this now.

you could just order a new stock!
This might be the place I got it it has been a while.
https://www.stockysstocks.com/stocks-by-brand.html

 

[PARA45]

That's nice, was it drop in or did you have to do some work on the stock? I like it.

 

[Bhfs300]

It was saposto be drop in but I only had make a small change for the safety to work.

 

[sestoppelman]

Ruger CS is fine as long as the product is in the current production line. If it aint, forget it. They wont touch it. Actually had them tell me to take a rifle to a gunsmith a few years ago!

 

[John Camp]

That was not my experience. Maybe it is dependent on their stock of parts. In any event it is certainly worth a try.

 

[sestoppelman]

It is their policy nonetheless. If you have say an older model 77 rifle in need of something, IF and its a big IF, they had some parts, you might get lucky. Ask them to perform work on it and they will say no. They wont touch it. Besides telling me to go to a gunsmith once, they also told me if I sent in an old rifle for repair, they would likely destroy it.

 

[John Camp]

Man, that is extreme. I have heard stories of people sending in guns found in the mud and Ruger did the work no questions asked. I sent my Alaskan in and they did a lot of work on it. It is not an old M77 by any means but it is out of production and has been for about 5 years. What rifle were you wanting them to work on?

 

[sestoppelman]

A model 77 in .338 win, that would not chamber rounds! At one time they would do stuff like that, free bluing jobs, superb customer service. Not any more.

 

[Ray B]

I had a Ruger M77 tang safety. Once when it was out of the stock the tang was bumped resulting in a slight bend (less than 1/4" at the end of the tang). I contacted Ruger and they said to pack it up and ship it back to them, which I did. they got it and sent a letter saying it was unrepairable and they'd give me credit toward the purchase from them of a new M77. Problem was that they were charging full MSR and giving me a credit of a couple hundred $$. The difference that I would have had to send them was about what I could buy a similar rifle for at a local guns store. So I had them send it back- I had to sign releases so they were not responsible for any injury the "unserviceable" rifle might cause. I took the rifle to a gunsmith and in about 30 minutes the rifle was back in operation. Thanks but I'll stick with Winchesters.

 

[Labman]

A buddy or mine had an old Flat Top Ruger Blackhawk in 44 mag that developed a problem. He sent it back and Ruger told him they didn't have the parts to fix the gun so they gave him a new one free he didn't even have to pay for shipping..

 

[Ray B]

A buddy or mine had an old Flat Top Ruger Blackhawk in 44 mag that developed a problem. He sent it back and Ruger told him they didn't have the parts to fix the gun so they gave him a new one free he didn't even have to pay for shipping..

So Ruger kept the collectable 3-screw and sent him a New Model and called that a good deal?

 

[cajunchefray]

It does appear that the "repair" is also broken. Tell your "gunsmith" not to quit his day job. Might get some decent looking pistol and revolver grips out of the butt stock wood.

Hello guys sorry for the slow response, I was out at my farm a few days and my replies didn't work on my old iPhone.

The "repair" I requested was only to make it hold, not to make it pretty.
The gunsmith is competent at stock work, I just couldn't afford a full refinish.

I said just make it hold.

It ain't pretty but it has held.

The comments on Ruger service are very true.
I was shocked at their quote of $350 for the stock, PLUS $70/hour to fit it.
I chose not to get one.

I have a Ruger #1 35 Whelen in for repair, for a safety that got stuck in "safe" after only 40 rounds. Beautiful, well balanced rifle I can't shoot!
Sent in 2 weeks ago, still waiting.

This rifle is a project for someone who wants an "African" style rifle for not much money.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

So Ruger kept the collectable 3-screw and sent him a New Model and called that a good deal?

I’ve got a 3 screw single six that Ruger will never see.