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I have two of the Hawkeyes in blued/walnut in .257 Roberts and .35 Whelen. Agree completely with those commenting on the stock. Whoever designed it did a splendid job. Definately the best dimensioned factory stock on the market. Those comments also apply to the .257 Roberts and .35 Whelen -- absolutely two of the finest cartridges ever developed. When you have those two in Hawkeyes, it just can't get better...  . Dennis
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My 25.06 hawkeye shoots 5/8 out of the box with 100 gn ballistic tips . Love it!!!
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Here's a Hawkeye .338 RCM... ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/muledeer/P3031446.jpg) Couple of targets that were pretty quick to come up with... ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/muledeer/338RCM185TSX59grRe15jpg.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/muledeer/338RCM210TSX56grRe15jpg.jpg) Can't find any pics of my .375 Ruger Hawkeye in this laptop, but I'll find some and put them up when I get home. Hawkeyes are about the nicest Ruger 77's going, though some of the older tang-safety's are really nice too... Dennis Nice pictures, muledeer! Is this the accuracy out of the box or does the gun need some tuning?
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Thanks...! I never shoot a new wood-stocked rifle without bedding it, after I split one a few years ago. Other than than, nothing else done except set the trigger as light as can be done on the factory setup. Pretty good little rifles, these Hawkeyes... . Dennis
"The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets."
"If you're asking me something technical, you may be looking for My Other Brother Darrell."
"It ain't foot-pounds that kills stuff -- it's broken body parts."
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I've got an All-Weather in .308 that is showing a steady trend in tightening the groups, with it now averaging under MOA. That is with 50+ groups to average. And that is a load that was just thrown together and no development done. I'm sure there is more accuracy in there if I go looking.......If it would ever quit snowing....
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Steelhead, good gosh how did you find a Ruger with THAT PRETTY of wood????!!!! I might buy one if I could find one with pretty lumber like yours!!!
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And that is a load that was just thrown together and no development done. What did you throw together? Was it one of the "if your rifle doesn't shoot this pretty well it's sick" classics?
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Yep. 46.5 varget, 150 grain Hornady, .040 off the lands, in a winchester case. I still think that, for that individual rifle, some playing with seating depth and charges could improve groups.
But that is a good baseline.
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I was going to ask the same thing about Steelheads rifle. Did it come like that or did you do something to perk it up a bit. Most of the stocks I have seen have been nice, but rather plain.
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From the factory, all I do is bed them.
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