Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Ruger Hawkeye vs. Savage Weather Warrior

If you had to choose between these two rifles, which would you pick and why? What do you all think of Ruger's new trigger and Savage's Accustock? Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Got a Ruger, an "International" Hawkeye in .308. I love it. The trigger is definitely an improvement over the older 77s, but it's no Accutrigger. Which is fine with me.

I read about the Accustock but that's the extent of my experience. It's a great idea on a factory rifle and will no doubt add to the already-great accuracy rep. An aftermarket stock with a bedding block will run about $300 or more.

If I wanted accuracy over all else, I'd go with the Savage. If I was willing to compromise and still have reasonable accuracy, I'd go with the Ruger.

I chose the Savage because they make'm in Left hand.

Both are solid platforms.

Buy what floats your boat.

BMT

I would go with the Ruger.
I've had a bunch of Savages, 110's and Weather Warriors. If you're buying the Weather Warriors from Wal-Mart you'll most likely need to float the barrel, bed the action and if it doesn't have an Accu-trigger get one.
I have 3 Rugers, 1 M77 and 2 No.1's. All three shot 1.25" groups OOB with Federal Premium Aummo and with some trigger work they shot sub-MOA.
All of the Savage 110's I've owned need the actions glass bedded and the barrels properly floated and the Weather Warriors need the barrels properly floated to shot as good as the Rugers OOB and with a trigger job they would shoot sub-MOA.

Savage for colony varmints and bench work; Ruger for everything else. I've had the accutrigger fail on me (I have short fat fingers). I've had to cock my MLII with a deer in the crosshairs before. It hasn't cost me a head of game yet, but it may some day if I don't remove the flippy thing in the middle. Haven't found any common failure mode for the ruger's yet...

I would also go with the Ruger. I own two of them so I`m just a little biased. One a 2006 M77 MK2 and the other a 2008 M77 Hawkeye.

First.....The Ruger factory scope rings come with the rifle and are included in the price.

Second....No scope base mounts to buy either because of the integral built-in Ruger scope base mounting design.

Third.....The Ruger scope mounting design imo, is one of the best and most durable bombproof designs in the business.

Fourth....Their new LC6 triggers are certainly better than were the triggers in the older M77s. The Savage Accu-trigger does nothing for me as far as increased accuracy is concerned as I have fired Savages at the range.

Fifth.....The M77 actions are extremely reliable, durable and will last a lifetime. You cannot harm an M77 action, unless one were to deliberately abuse or mistakingly reload way over max.

Sixth.....Three position safety! This imo, is the safest in the business. In the rear position, you can lock up the trigger and lock up the bolt from cycling. In the middle position, you can still cycle the bolt, allowing checking for proper feeding and chambering of your reloads, WHILE the trigger is locked.

Seventh...If I were going with wood, I would prefer the walnut shade on the Rugers vs the Savage.

Eighth....Some of the newer M77 Hawkeyes now use the dull matte barrels, which I would again prefer for field use over the blued barrels. And I own one with a blued barrel. For field use, I like the Ruger`s more rugged looks.

Ninth....The more recent Hawkeyes made over recent years, have improved dramatically. Improvements were made with the triggers, stocks and in the barrel manufacturing process, as Ruger over recent years has been making their own barrels. Better quality control along with accuracy, has improved across the board.

Tenth....`09 rifle selections from the compacts (up to the 300 RCM), the medium sized 20" tubed M77s and Ultra-lites, up to full sized rifles ranging from 22 cal up to and including the 458`s.

Eleventh..I like Ruger`s business saavy by partnering with Hornady in developing new and successful cartridges along with the the new rifles that chamber them; ie,,,,the 300-338 RCMs, and the 375 and 416 Rugers....Absolutely brilliant!

NO! I don`t work for Ruger!!!

Don`t forget the #1s, in case your a #1 fan.