I want a new 270 win rifle. I've had a couple in the past and miss it. I'm considering the ruger in stainless with the laminated stock. Any of you have experience with them. It seems to be a good deal since my other choice would be less expensive but in order to put a laminate stock and rings on the other choice would make it cost about 300 to 350 bucks more. Whereas the ruger already has the stock and rings for about 650.00 before tax. My only hesitation about the ruger is I've read some not so good accuracy reports on it. I've got a ruger now though not a hawkeye in 22-250 that is very accurate. Of course that caliber and the low recoil and the fact that I handload help. But it is pretty good with factory ammo also. Anyway I'm wondering about the hawkeye accuracy.
Ruger m77 hawkeye accuracy
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I guess I'm looking for a target puncher to hunt with. My previous 270's would shoot 1/2 inch groups. If fact one would often give me groups under 1/2 inch in the 1/4 and 3/8 inch area. It was a Weatherby weatherguard with a synthetic stock and 20 inch barrel. Killed quite a few deer with it.
Omaha-BeenGlockin
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My Hawkeye .30-06 shoots sub-MOA groups.
I'm under the impression that the Hawkeye was serious upgrade from previous Ruger 77 models as far as accuracy---I've had Ruger's before and none were as accurate as this one----most everything I read on the boards is that everyone else is having similar results with their Hawkeye's too.
I'm under the impression that the Hawkeye was serious upgrade from previous Ruger 77 models as far as accuracy---I've had Ruger's before and none were as accurate as this one----most everything I read on the boards is that everyone else is having similar results with their Hawkeye's too.
longdayjake
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One thing about the ruger rifles is that they do not usually come free floated. If you shoot it and it doesn't perform as you would like you can always bed and float it to see if that helps.
I was given a Ruger M77 Hawkeye stainless/laminate in .300 win mag. It is more accurate than I am. I'm a relatively inexperienced shooter - I've probably fired fewer than 500 rifle rounds down range (.22lr, .30-06, .300 win mag) and I can get 1 in groups at 100 yards with factory ammo.
In regards to ammo, I've found that my rifle shoots very well with Federal Fusion. I tested Winchester Super-X, Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, and Federal Fusion. The Fusion grouped much tighter than the others.
mshootnit - I'd love to learn more about stringing. Is the type of stringing you describe more frequently a vertical or a horizontal string? I've found with my Hawkeye that I regularly get a horizontal string of shots rather than a group. The four shot "group" is less than a half inch vertically but 2 to 2.5 inches horizontally. I've chalked it up to my inexperience.
In regards to ammo, I've found that my rifle shoots very well with Federal Fusion. I tested Winchester Super-X, Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, and Federal Fusion. The Fusion grouped much tighter than the others.
mshootnit - I'd love to learn more about stringing. Is the type of stringing you describe more frequently a vertical or a horizontal string? I've found with my Hawkeye that I regularly get a horizontal string of shots rather than a group. The four shot "group" is less than a half inch vertically but 2 to 2.5 inches horizontally. I've chalked it up to my inexperience.
longdayjake
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Stringing can go in any directon. For me its usually vertical. If I get stringing that goes horizontal its usually because some part of the barrel is in contact with the stock.
Omaha-BeenGlockin
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Sig--Don't do a damn thing to the gun until you SHOOT IT FIRST---try several different loads and bullet weights.
Only then if you're not getting desired results---is the time to think about bedding and floating.
The only mod I did to my rifle was to mount a scope---my groups are sub-MOA with the cheap stuff from Walmart.
Only then if you're not getting desired results---is the time to think about bedding and floating.
The only mod I did to my rifle was to mount a scope---my groups are sub-MOA with the cheap stuff from Walmart.
cal74
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I have a all weather Hawkeye in .204, other than working the trigger to just a hair under 3 lbs. I haven't done a thing to it, nor do I intend to. Nickel sized groups at a 100 yards and I'm no bench rest shooter by any means.
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