What's with Ruger M77II vs. Hawkeye ?
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stanimals2
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You can still ge t the blued unless they just discontinued it in the last couple of weeks
my neighbor has about a dozen of the hawkeye's in stainless.
As a die hard remington freek, I can tell you that these Ruger stainless barrels are really a nice piece of work. I clean all of his rifles for him, and I am constantly amazed at these new hawkeye's accuracy after bedding, etc and how easy they clean up.
These new Ruger barrels are so smooth, they "feel" as smooth as my customs.
I know this is a little off topic of your question, but if this can influence your decision, I thought that you would like to know.
As a die hard remington freek, I can tell you that these Ruger stainless barrels are really a nice piece of work. I clean all of his rifles for him, and I am constantly amazed at these new hawkeye's accuracy after bedding, etc and how easy they clean up.
These new Ruger barrels are so smooth, they "feel" as smooth as my customs.
I know this is a little off topic of your question, but if this can influence your decision, I thought that you would like to know.
I had a MKII that I sold not too long ago, and now have a Hawkeye (both in .243). The Hawkeye was much more accurate out of the box, and the trigger was greatly improved in my opinion. I really like the matte stainless finish too.
I have been looking to upgrade the factory stock, but haven't found many options. If anyone knows of any reasonably priced stocks that perform well on the Rugers, let me know.
I have been looking to upgrade the factory stock, but haven't found many options. If anyone knows of any reasonably priced stocks that perform well on the Rugers, let me know.
The website still shows 'em, and Cabela's had 'em in stock yesterday. I do like the Hawkeye more [beeep] I believe as I see no benefit for hunting in a blued model, and I like the fit/feel of the new stock better too. Individual tastes will vary. Trigger is supposed to be much better too now, and if ackleyman says the bbl's are better, I'd say he would know!
Martyn4802
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Personally, I prefer the finish on the discontinued Ruger Mk II better than that of the Hawk, and I also like the Leonard Brownell stock design of the MkII's.
When Ruger switched over from the Mk II to the Hawk, I have read nothing about installing a new, better barrel on the Hawks.
I would suspect that the barrels remain the same, with only a cosmetic change to the finish.
I have two Ruger 77 Mk II rifles, and both are very accurate; more so than most factory rifles. So, I would doubt that Ruger would introduce new barrels to replace ones that were excellent to begin with.
In Ruger's marketing pitches describing the new Hawk, no mention was made of the Hawk getting a new, better barrel. The only things that were pitched were the new stock, new trigger, and the matte finish.
When Ruger switched over from the Mk II to the Hawk, I have read nothing about installing a new, better barrel on the Hawks.
I would suspect that the barrels remain the same, with only a cosmetic change to the finish.
I have two Ruger 77 Mk II rifles, and both are very accurate; more so than most factory rifles. So, I would doubt that Ruger would introduce new barrels to replace ones that were excellent to begin with.
In Ruger's marketing pitches describing the new Hawk, no mention was made of the Hawk getting a new, better barrel. The only things that were pitched were the new stock, new trigger, and the matte finish.