Is the Ruger M77 Hawkeye a good rifle?

Ruger does an exceedingly good job of balancing traditional design aspects with modern features to make its rifles appealing to a wide range of shooters. The Hawkeye Hunter comes with a stainless steel machined receiver and a stainless steel barrel.

How accurate is the Ruger Hawkeye?

The first group fired from the rifle printed a 0.74-inch five-shot group, and after testing three loads, firing five, five-shot groups with each, the average precision measured out at 1.07 inches at 100 yards. The Ruger Hawkeye Hunter was tested from the bench, with three different loads, at 100 yards.

What is a Ruger M77 Hawkeye?

The Ruger M77 Hawkeye is a rugged, reliable hunting rifle that will give generations of hard use. Made in USA. Integral scope mounts are machined directly on the steel receiver to accept Ruger scope rings. Steel trigger guard protects the trigger. Hinged, all-steel floorplate unloads the rifle safetly.

How much is a Ruger M77 338 win mag worth?

That is a red pad tang safety M77. Rifle should be worth $500 + or – depending on condition of stock & bluing in rifle.

Are Ruger rifles accurate?

The Ruger Precision Rifle is a very accurate, affordable and capable rifle right out of the box. Advertising sub minute of angle accuracy from the factory cold hammer-forged 4140 chrome-moly steel barrel. Having shot almost 1000 rounds through the trusty steel barrel, I can concur with Rugers accuracy claims.

How much is the Ruger Hawkeye?

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What case is the 375 Ruger based on?

The . 375 Ruger uses a unique cartridge case designed by Hornady and Ruger. The case is of a rimless design having the base and rim diameter of . 532 in (13.5 mm) which is the same diameter of the belt on belted magnum cases based on the .

When did Ruger stop making M77?

1991
While there had been minor changes along the way, including a milled scope mount and more accurate Ruger produced barrels, the M77 remained relatively unchanged until 1991 with the introduction of the Mark II.

What replaced the Ruger M77?

Mark II
The M77 was retooled almost entirely and reintroduced in 1991 as the Mark II. The safety, bolt, and trigger were mildly redesigned.

What is a Ruger M77 Mark II?

Description. This Ruger Model M77 Mark II is a right hand bolt action rifle in . 223 Rem. Cal. It has a 22 inch barrel.

What’s the difference between 338 Lapua and 338 win mag?

The primary difference between the 338 Win mag and the Lapua is in performance. With 250 grain bullets, the Win Mag is pushing 2650, while the Lapua is just short of 3000 fps. With 300 grain bullets, the win mag throws them at ~2300 fps, while the Lapua sends them downrange at 2550 – 2600 fps.

Is the M77 Hawkeye Hunter a good rifle?

The new Hawkeye Hunter rifle provided good accuracy throughout testing. Usually when testing a rifle for accuracy, I first fire a couple cartridges to season the bore by blowing out remaining cleaning solvent, oil or hardened fouling. Testing the Hunter, I started right in shooting groups.

When did the Ruger M77 Hunter come out?

A facelift of the Mark II in 2006 resulted in the third generation M77 Hawkeye with a slimmer stock and new LC6 trigger. Today, the Hawkeye remains Ruger’s flagship bolt-action rifle in 10 models from the Compact to the African. The Hawkeye Hunter is the newest model.

What makes the Ruger M77 Hawkeye a CRF action?

The action Ruger pairs with its barrel is the M77 Hawkeye. The Hawkeye is different from other M77 actions because Hawkeye models are true controlled-­round feed (CRF). When the cartridge leaves the detachable box magazine, the case rim slides up under the bolt’s external claw extractor.

What kind of magazine does a Ruger Hawkeye use?

The internal magazine of the standard short-action Hawkeye is too short for the 6.5 PRC, so Ruger used the Scout Rifle action with its longer detachable magazine for the Long-Range Hunter.