How bad is the trigger on a Ruger M77 VT?

[andym79]

Hi guys, i kind of want to get a Ruger M77 Hawekeye VT. But part of me keeps saying get the Savage, its probably more accurate, and it will defiantly have a better trigger! The Ruger seems some how a little better made though!

How bad are Ruger triggers, specifically the VT model?

Also it seems wrong to reward a company for putting rifles out there with bad triggers, its not the point that an aftermarket trigger is out there!

 

[hardluk1]

What are you useing it for and what savage are you compairing to. There target series are different.

Rugers mkII vt trigger is a good 2 stage trigger that has a better feel than what savage use's in there accutrigger. You can improve the ruger also with some tuneing but guys run them at a 2lb setting and that makes for a good open field hunting trigger or hunter/match trigger .

The accutrigger can be easily tuned to 1lb but it is still a pile of mush. Exceptible to many but not good . Savage does have there target seies rifles that over all are a step up with a way better trigger at a weight down to 4oz but cost starts a couple hundred higher than the ruger. Savage T series is a rifle is made as a out of the box bench rifle. Many guys just replace triggers reguardless of label if a lighter better quality aftermarket trigger if needed.

 

[loadedround]

I have a Ruger VT rifle in 22-250 for several years. It is a two stage trigger and breaks clean ar 2 3/4 lb. I haven't had any desire to work on it or change it out. BTW my VT rifle will shoot 3/8'' 3 shot groups off the bench with my loads.

 

[mshootnit]

I had a ruger vt 25-06 and the trigger was scary light. It was a factory trigger.