Ruger M77 Hawkeye vs Scout action.

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Does anyone know what the differences are (if there is any) between the Hawkeye action and the GSR action.

ie: would a GSR action fit in a Hawkeye stock and allow use of the internal mag/floorplate setup?

Thanks
 
GMC403 said:
Does anyone know what the differences are (if there is any) between the Hawkeye action and the GSR action.

ie: would a GSR action fit in a Hawkeye stock and allow use of the internal mag/floorplate setup?

Thanks
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The actions themselves are identical..... But hawkeyes feed from a hinged floorplate while the gsr feeds fom a mag..... So no, the inletting wouldn't be the same......
 
Thanks,

So your saying if I had a 308 GSR and a 308 77 Haweye, I could swap each other's barreled actions with no issues? (Provided barrel contours were the same)
 
Superbrad said:
The actions themselves are identical..... But hawkeyes feed from a hinged floorplate while the gsr feeds fom a mag..... So no, the inletting wouldn't be the same......
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I think he means if you found a Hawkeye stock, bottom metal, follower and mag box would it work with the Scout action.

I do not know the answer but I assume so.
 
Even more interesting would be a .243, .260, 7mm-08, .338 Fed or .358 in the GSR rigging.... hmmmmm....
 
Most info I've found compares the MKII to the GSR, I understand there are some differences between the MKII and Hawkeye though.
 
Thanks for the info guys,

If that's the case then I don't think they would direct swap.

Top: GSR
Bottom: MKII

 
GMC403 said:
Thanks for the info guys,

If that's the case then I don't think they would direct swap.

Top: GSR
Bottom: MKII

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When I get some time, I might bring a pair into the shop and see what can be done with that... a conversion kit would probably sell like "hotcakes" with all of the .308 family cartridge fans out there.
 
When I first read this thread, my thought was that due to being machined for a detachable magazine, the scout would have empty space in place of feed rails. The picture seems to confirm this.
Ivor
 
358 was what I was originally thinking,

It would probably be less messing around to just rebarrel a GSR to 358win with a NECG front sight.
 
GMC403 said:
358 was what I was originally thinking,

It would probably be less messing around to just rebarrel a GSR to 358win with a NECG front sight.
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Likely.... and will have to look when I get home, but I don't think the GSR and regular M77 barrels are profiled the same in the stock area..... You have given me an idea for unique rifle that I would actually seek in a .358.....
 
Would reboring a 308 barrel to 35cal be a viable option?

That way you retain the barrel sight / scout mount.
 
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