Originally Posted by zcm82
I've owned a handful. Being a lefty shooting righty guns, I strongly prefer the tang safety for ergonomics, but I can still run the bolt safety on the Mk2 with my hand on the stock. I've never owned any of the newer Hawkeye era rifles. All of the old tangers shot very well except a little compact in 250 Savage, which was disappointing because it was the one I wanted to like most.

The Mk2s were hit and miss on accuracy for me. One in 243 was one of the better shooters I've owned, but another in 257 Roberts was just a hopeless bullet slinger.

As a whole, I'd really just call it personal preference between the designs, though.


I'm a lefty who runs a righty Hawkeye. I don't have trouble with the safety either. I owned several Mk II's in the past and I much prefer the contours of the Hawkeye