Ruger M77 Hawkeye Compact in .308

[condition1]

Sorry the one on EE is a M77 Compact

 

[Sun_and_Steel_77]

why buy the Compact if you intend to mount a red dot?
look for an M77 mkII Frontier - it comes with a picatinny rail you can mount over the scout rail. i dont believe you will find nearly as solid a solution for the Compact.
...and if you dont want it you can just remove the scout rail entirely and 'downgrade' it to a Compact.
i have been mulling over buying an Eotech type sight for one of my Frontiers.

btw i love these guns. accuracy is excellent, and aside from being more compact there is no significant increase in muzzle flash/report/recoil over their full-sized brethren regardless of what non-owners speculate on - at least with the .308s, with the factory ammo ive tried. very handy, fun bolt guns.

I agree with MBP on this one. Way more options for your intended purpose with a frontier.
I have a stainless laminate compact and lately I have been toying with the idea of installing a front sight and one of these at the back. You could run one of these on a Frontier as well. h ttp://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=9648/Product/RUGER_reg__RECEIVER_SIGHT

 

[steve-o1979]

When ruger first introduced the hawkeye, I bought one in 308. I've owned lots of rugers in the past and they all shot well. I just didn't like the shiny stainless, the ugly synthetic stock, THE TRIGGER, and the hard recoil pad. The new Hawkeye dealt with everything I didn't like about the old rugers. This new gun was a real disapointment. fit and finish was great, but it wouldn't shoot tighter than 2.5-3" groups at 100yds. The reason I bought 308 was accuracy.I tried everything, scope, action screws, cleaning, different bullets, I went through a pound of rl 15 and a pound of varget. Took it back to backcountry, They took it,shot it, and gave me a brand new one after switching the registation. (great customer service). The new one was better, but not by much. 2" goups with 168 hpbt match. I sold that gun the next week and haven't bought a ruger since. I still own some older ruger mk 2's and a model 96 that shoot great. But I doubt I'll ever buy another new one.

I just read a review about the Ruger M77 Hawkeye Compact in a Petersen's Rifle Shooter magazine. The test rifle was a .260 Remington. They shot 3 different brands of factory ammo... 100 yards, 3-shot groups....groups were 2.00", 1.75", 2.75"... a 2.16" average. I figured it would be a bit better than that. A Stevens Model 200 in .243 averaged 1.6", and the T/C Venture (.270) averaged 0.82". The Ruger costs nearly as much as the other two combined. All that said, I'd still like to have a Ruger... I'm pretty sure I could hit a deer with it lol.

 

[manbearpig]

I just read a review about the Ruger M77 Hawkeye Compact in a Petersen's Rifle Shooter magazine. The test rifle was a .260 Remington. They shot 3 different brands of factory ammo... 100 yards, 3-shot groups....groups were 2.00", 1.75", 2.75"... a 2.16" average. I figured it would be a bit better than that. A Stevens Model 200 in .243 averaged 1.6", and the T/C Venture (.270) averaged 0.82". The Ruger costs nearly as much as the other two combined. All that said, I'd still like to have a Ruger... I'm pretty sure I could hit a deer with it lol.

i own two M77 MkII Frontiers (not Hawkeye), which are just Compacts with a scout rib drilled/tapped on them: one is an older pre-LC6 trigger (w/ aftermarket Wolff springs), the other is newer with the LC6 trigger from about a year before they phased out the MkIIs - pretty much the same gun as the Hawkeyes just with a bit better finish.
both are sub-MOA guns with factory ammo. nothing more i can really say - i have been pleased with the accuracy from my Rugers, but i cant vouch for all of them. maybe im lucky? or maybe that guy getting 2.16" average groups was unlucky. either way i wouldnt let just one review sway you - pro or con.

 

[steve-o1979]

i own two M77 MkII Frontiers (not Hawkeye), which are just Compacts with a scout rib drilled/tapped on them: one is an older pre-LC6 trigger (w/ aftermarket Wolff springs), the other is newer with the LC6 trigger from about a year before they phased out the MkIIs - pretty much the same gun as the Hawkeyes just with a bit better finish.
both are sub-MOA guns with factory ammo. nothing more i can really say - i have been pleased with the accuracy from my Rugers, but i cant vouch for all of them. maybe im lucky? or maybe that guy getting 2.16" average groups was unlucky. either way i wouldnt let just one review sway you - pro or con.

Oh no, I wouldn't really go by that either. I think Ruger makes a real nice gun, and I'm sure most are as accurate as any other brand.