My brother had an ultralight in 308 .That thing was a joy to hunt with Light in weight . It was quick to your shoulder. It was a nice handling gun if you where tree stand hunting . It would heat up quickly if you where shooting at the range Many people say there is history of accuracy problems .I owned several over the years and they all shoot accurate enough as I was able to shoot under hunting conditions My brother could shoot his .If the gun went off he usually had a deer. I admit I missed a few over a 40 plus year hunting career .but it was a shooter that had the inaccuracy problem not the gun

I've got one,and its one heck of a shooter.Took a lot of deer with it,my son shot his first with it.

I don't own a Ruger liteweight but have a couple Remington mountain rifles which are comparable style wise. They get hot quick if you're a bench shooter, but really hard to beat for hill climbing and taking a quick shot at a jumped Deer!

You are probably right. I read a thread that the magazine box on the UL's put pressure on the stock at a certain angle after tightening the bolts. This guy gave a tutorial on filing the metal magazine box so that it would slightly move not putting pressure on anything. I tried it and it seemed to help. But yes after 4-5 shots on a bench you start getting flyers.

Hippie I never owned a Remington mountain rifle .But I considered buying one numerous times . I am not sure what type of safety the Remington Mountain rifle had .The M77 had a tang safety that was right on top of the stock .I am a left hander .I had no problem shooting a right handed bolt action rifle .But I liked the safety where I could get to it quickly

Remingtons have a two position safety to the side and rear of the bolt, that is thumb operated.

I would guess they were made in left hand versions but don't know for sure. They're nice little guns imo.

257 is king

I have a M77 RL in a 270. I bought it about 1990. My father in law bought the same rifle in a 257. The RL were the mountain rifle. Light weight with a thin 20 inch barrel. It is a tack driver but it does heat up and start climbing on the third shot. It is my go to for hunting. Five different people have killed elk with it over the years.