I bought a Ruger tanger in the early '80's in 7mm Rem Mag. That thing shot a shotgun pattern. I sent it back to Ruger twice. The first time, they did something that brought the groups down to a little over 2". I was hoping for something better than that, so I sent it back, again. The second time they told me the gun was within specs and they would do nothing more on it. Based on that overall experience, I didn't buy another Ruger product for 40 years.
My wife is a lefty, and recently wanted her own rifle, i.e, meaning a left hand action. There are not a lot of lefty options in the market, but I found a good deal on a near new Ruger Hawkeye lefty in .223Rem at Cabelas. I grudgingly bought. It shoots factory ammo fine, nothing to get excited about, but can't complain for a factory rifle. Initial handloading is showing some good potential.
