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Ruger finally came out with a satin stainless steel model !!
https://ruger.com/products/HawkeyeHunter/models.html
I`ll be waiting for a 270 !

Interesting, it comes threaded with a 20moa rail and 5r barrel. I like that 20" 308 and of course they made a creedmore. I wonder what real world prices will be.

Yes the 308 looks interesting!
I`m guessing $750 - $850.
I don`t see that the Ruger rings are included
The Rings are one of the reasons I like the Rugers !

The best price that I got on the Gun Genie was $889 for the 308.

This kind of annoys me. Not the rifles, but the fact that if they can offer this, why don't they offer the standard Hawkeye in stainless? I don't have a use for either a threaded barrel or a 20 MOA rail on a Ruger Hawkeye.

Have to take the base off and buy your Ruger rings.

I'm pretty much an old Luddite, but could go for one of these. 20" is a good length for a rifle to be carried a lot. The rail reflects current tastes and trends, and makes positioning a scope easier. I can easily ignore the threaded lump on the end of the barrel.

Only question is whether the stock comb is high enough for a good cheek weld. Rugers are often a bit low for me and the rail may add to that unless they raised the comb.

I like it pretty well, but am pretty rifled up. Hawkeyes are, IMO, overall the best of the 77 series.

Edit: Ooh! 5R rifling! And back to the satin SS that most seem to prefer.

Agree w the threaded barrel although it is becoming more common these days on a lot of rifles.

Ruger used to have the stainless laminate Hawkeye. They were matte finish (albeit native stainless). Is this one different?

I like it. I’d dump the rail but I like it.

I’d rather have the Hawkeye Predator, with the laminate, mag contour 22-24” barrel, and target trigger. They are about the same money.

For $899? Probably push me to a Montana or 70.

Ruger also makes the Long Range Hunter in 6.5 PRC. Brown painted laminate, LC6, rail, threaded, AND AICS mags....

That’s a right handsome rifle.

except for those frigging stock spacers, maybe....

And a full pound heavier, if that matters.

I dig that one!

Possibly a pound, with it mostly being in the barrel contour and the extra couple inches of tube length. The laminate vs walnut won't shave much weight, as Ruger has started trimming their laminates pretty hard to get them down around 35oz. I'd be surprised if the walnut is more than 4oz lighter.



Either way, I'm glad to see some new stainless Hawkeye offerings. Love that target trigger they use on some models.

This was shots # 3,4,5 out of a new Hawkeye .308 a couple months ago (100yds). I haven't gotten around to tinkering with it or loading for it, as the weather has been too hot, but it looks promising.

Walnut stock and a dog nut on the end of the barrel where it's threaded.

I bought the new All-Weather stock for my Predator thinking it might trim a few oz, but no dice. Very good rifles, great triggers. A little moly grease on the contact surfaces slicked it up no end.

Mine goes to my son as soon as he gets his DL updated. I'm going light these days.