I'd love to have one, even wrote Ruger and told them so... They wrote back saying they had no current plans to offer one though. This was about 4 years ago.
I would buy a Ruger rifle in a heart beat if, it were a lever action rifle with a hammer. I wouldn't buy a Ruger 77 again. I have one in 22 Mag & another in 762X39, both are stainless, I'm sorry I spent the money. The Ruger 22 Mk pistols and any of the single action revolvers are my favorite Ruger firearms. I own several Ruger rifles, even their 77/50, but I doubt I ever buy anymore 77's.
It was the Ruger No. 3, I had it in my hands, and passed.
and it has gone through about 3,ooo rounds of 38 spl. over the years . Note only "some" rifles will load 38 Spl. Last year we had to replace the link. They seem to be prone to wear , so gather a spare . You will find one day your shells start to end all up under the lifter from the tube as this the place there is wear , You will then need to take the tube end cap off to get the shells back out .A peek at Ammo guide shows that you have some versatility with the 357 in rifles. I used the barrel length filter (18" to 22.5"). The 358 Winchester exceeds what you can get from the 357 by wide margins..like approx 900+ fps greater with 150 grn bullets. But the 357 was no slouch and certainly looks adequate for deer at short/moderate range plus it handled the light bullets well ( 2400 fps with 110 grn and 1900+ with 125 grn). The 358 Winchester showed no loads under 150 grain bullet weight. Most loads were 200 and 225 grain. The 357 mag even showed a few 200 grain bullet loads and higher including a 239 grain cast Lyman....1600 fps!
