Ruger M77 RS Tang Safety .270 Win Bolt-Action Rifle, 22 in Barrel, Blued, Walnut Stock (1981)
This 1981 Ruger M77RS Tang Safety in .270 Win represents the original Southport-era M77 with factory open sights and integral dovetail scope bases. It features a 22 in steel barrel, blued steel receiver, and a classic walnut stock with Ruger details. The rifle includes Ruger 1-inch rings installed and is in very good overall condition with an excellent, mirror-bright bore.
Condition
Overall Condition: Very good condition, showing only light, superficial signs of prior handling or use.
Bore Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Bore Rifling: Excellent Rifling - Sharp lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: There are some very mild scuffs and wear visible on the exterior surfaces, but overall the rifle presents in fantastic shape.
What’s Included
- Ruger 1-inch scope rings for integral dovetail mounts (installed)
Built during the original tang-safety generation (1968–1984), this M77RS carries the Southport, Connecticut rollmark and the RS configuration with factory open sights. Chambered in .270 Winchester, it uses a 22 in steel barrel paired with a blued steel receiver.
The action is a push-feed design with a full-length external claw extractor and a plunger ejector. Feeding is from an internal 4-round box magazine with a hinged floorplate. Ruger’s angled front guard screw bedding system is present.
Optics mounting is straightforward thanks to integral Ruger dovetail scope bases, and this rifle comes with Ruger 1-inch rings installed. For iron sights, it wears a ramped bead front and a folding-leaf rear.
The walnut stock features checkering, a pistol-grip cap, Ruger eagle medallion, a recoil pad with black spacer, and sling swivel studs. Controls include the signature tang safety. Length of pull is 13.5 in, and overall fit and finish are the classic blued-steel-and-walnut combination made in the United States.