I have a mid 1990s era Ruger 77 Mk II VT in .308. I bought it for the medium weight 26” barrel, and the very good target trigger. I put a composite stock on it and recently put a bedding block Hogue stock on it. It’s been a solid 1/2 MOA rifle with 168 gr SMKs and a 3/4 MOA rifle with 165 gr game kings. It’s been my go to long range hunting rifle ever since.
It’s throated for shorter magazine length bullets and the Jack of bullet jump with the 165s and 168s contributes to the accuracy. The matte stainless barrel itself is hammer forged, very smooth and hard wearing, and very very stable, Ruger did a superb job of stress relieving it.
I also have a Remington SPS tactical with the 20” heavy barrel. As noted by others the Hogue pillar bedded stock is way too flexible and won’t perform well off a rest, let alone with a bipod or heavy sling pressure. I replaced it with a Bell and Carlson bedding block stock. I also dumped the crappy X trigger and replaced with with a Timney.
The barrel isn’t the most accurate, but is very consistent and will put 10 shots inside 1 MOA in about a 2 minutes including the cold bore shot. It’s self up for 168 gr SMKs as with the 20” barrel in 308 it’s really a 600 to maximum 800 yard rifle before the 168 SMKs go transonic and suffer stability issues. It’s long thoated and will accept long heavy bullets that won’t fit the magazine. That doesn’t help the accuracy with short 168 gr magazine length bullets with a secant ogive like the SMK.
It’s my go to 600 yards or less precision rifle.
I also have a Bergara B14 BMP. In .308, also with a 20” barrel. It’s chassis is heavy, but it is also one of the earlier guns with the Remage barrel nut which makes barrel changes simple. It is also long throared but shoots .4 MOA five shot groups routinely with bullets like the hybrid ogive 175 gr RDF. It’s my got to over 600 yard precison rifle.