duckster,
On average RAR's outshoot Hawkeyes. They both use the same barrels, but RAR's have a superior action-bedding system and a 3-lug bolt, plus all their barrels are free-floated. Many if not most Hawkeyes still have the "tip hump" in the forend channel. Some will shoot well with the hump, but in my experience most Hawkeyes shoot better with their barrels free-floated.
The RAR also has a tang safety, like the original 77, though the RAR's doesn't lock the bolt down. Some people are still a little pissed that Ruger dropped the tang safety in the Mark II and Hawkeye for the long and clumsy 3-position safety, even though it does lock the bolt down.
