New Ruger M77 Hawkeye Hunter 308 Winchester Stainless 20 Inch Threaded Barrel Sight-In and Accuracy

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8 ай бұрын

I review the features in my new Ruger M77 Hawkeye Hunter Stainless in 308 Winchester, with 20 Inch threaded barrel. I show the results of my sight-in and accuracy test with three ammo types. Very impressed with this rifle!

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@tomcarvelli6464 Ай бұрын

A Hawkeye can be made as smooth as a Tikka with a little polishing of the action. Wrap a popsickle stick with 400 grt sand paper. Remove the bolt and go to work. Finish off with fine grit. I used 2000 grit and some and some Mothers mag polish. Do the bolt with the mag. polish also. Polish the mag. follower also. No need to over do it just remove the burrs and casting inperfections. Will be as smooth as a Tikka only with controled feed and Made in the U.S.A. Ruger M77s are accurate and will go bang when it is cold outside.

@aaronwilcox6417 7 ай бұрын

Excellent rifle, its all a person needs. I prefer these type of contolled feed bolt action and the Ruger Hawkeye and mauser 98 are my favorites

@xXKingReptarXx 7 ай бұрын

Just picked up a Hawkeye compact in 308. Man is it small and handy. It will be used in the whitetail woods.

@tomcarvelli6464 2 ай бұрын

Fusion is excellent ammo. Usually extremely accurate. Works well on game also.

@Lowballinoutdoorz 6 ай бұрын

Perfection!!! Ruger can make an awesome rifle.. my floor plate didn't rattle around

@alexlenz2361 5 ай бұрын

Great review and really appreciate how thorough you were - thanks so much!

@milo555100 7 ай бұрын

Man. Gorgeous rifle. We appreciate the review. I have an M77 MkII in 7mag. I wish it was a bit more accurate but its taken quite a few deer. Your accuracy looks great. Ive been loading 130gr Barnes TTSX with near max Varget for .308. Very happy w the accuracy results and getting 2850fps from an 18” barrel. .308 and 7-08 are hard to beat for deer. Thank you for taking time to produce this vid. Well done. Lovely rifle!

@MisterBrewer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you watching and commenting!

@kbowen2251 5 ай бұрын

Love these Hawkeyes! I have an African in 300 win mag. I really dig the iron sights they are using on them. Shoots lights out too.

@MisterBrewer 5 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@davidhayes7596 5 ай бұрын

You must have a recoil suppression system. Great round ! Nice rifle

@kbowen2251 5 ай бұрын

@@davidhayes7596 just has the factory radial muzzle brake. Doesn't hurt that i never had anything nice to shoot growing up and the "pads" on them were always hard as rocks. I bet if i was used to lighter recoiling rifles i wouldn't like shooting it but for me it isn't bad at all.

@davidhayes7596 5 ай бұрын

@@kbowen2251 If you are happy , that's all that matters. You may be one of those people who are not recoil sensitive. The Hawkeyes are really nice.

@kbowen2251 5 ай бұрын

@@davidhayes7596 that may be the case. Growing up i never shot a short action even. Smallest centerfire we had was a 30-06 😂 but yes definitely a well built rifle. For the things i like it is perfect!

@blakehowland7468 Ай бұрын

awesome video, love this rifle in 308, almost got one, may have to one day, I did get a sako 90 peak also 20" and love it, I group tested a bunch of ammo with mine, 8 different kinds, it hated the 150/165 fusion but LOVED the 180 fusion (.6" ctc for 3) and it also loved the hornady white box 168 eld-m match for .6" ctc 3 shot also, it did not like the 178 eld-x, none of the cx copper options, it was okay with federal blue box 150, and I think I'm forgetting....point is, try the 180 fusion if you want it to like fusion, I was hoping mine would like the eld-m and at least one of the fusions and it got what I wanted, my sako was 5 lb 10 oz out of the box though, it's light, went 1-6 trijicon accupoint which is heavy and arc m-10 low rings...also heavy and still ended up 7 lb 3.5 oz all up for my light general purpose 308

@HeyBuckoOutdoors 8 ай бұрын

That is a beautiful looking rifle, great choice of optic as well!

@MisterBrewer 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

@RickNethery 7 ай бұрын

Nice rifle brother 👍

@scottlawrence1826 5 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@joelodjick230 5 ай бұрын

Great review and well made video! Hey, at least that gap at the tang will keep your stock from ever cracking lol

@jamespollard1670 7 ай бұрын

I have a M77 stainless in 243 . It shoots awesome .

@blackie1of4 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful setup brother ❤️ The 2x7 looks great on that 308! I also have been looking at some short lightweight 308/243! Not that I need one.. but there's always room for another handy rifle!

@MisterBrewer 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love it! I'm sure you will find one that's good for you. Yeah, I didn't NEED it, but here we are, lol... very happy! Thanks for watching!

@blackie1of4 8 ай бұрын

@@MisterBrewer I enjoy your videos.. it seems like we have the same taste in firearms. My favorite cartridge is the 7mm-08 Remington.. but my favorite caliber is the 35's! The whole idea of short lightweight accurate is pleasant.. especially if the rifle shoots sub MOA! So you going with the Ruger 77 chambered in the 308 Winchester was a win no matter how you look at it! I definitely enjoy shooting as much as hunting.. however.. I wouldn't want a heavy rifle! It has to pull double duty! Right now my 350 Legend is my lightweight carbine! I'll carry my Tikka T3x Hunter chambered in 7mm-08 Remington first and foremost! Then I want to harvest a doe with my Henry Big Boy Carbine 357 magnum. At least that's my plan for the upcoming season ❤️ Good luck to you and stay safe

@scottythebody0811 3 ай бұрын

That’s a good looking rifle.

@MisterBrewer 3 ай бұрын

Sure is! I love it. And it shoots great! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@Godfryness 7 ай бұрын

Man can we chat about this rifle. I have a few questions that ruger could not answer

@eduardoolaechea 8 ай бұрын

Great rifle!

@MisterBrewer 8 ай бұрын

Yup, love it! Thanks for watching!

@eduardoolaechea 8 ай бұрын

@@MisterBrewer Sad they don't chamber it anymore for the .270 win

@MisterBrewer 8 ай бұрын

Oh no! Just saw that, too. That is a disappointment, for sure.

@hyregeg9730 6 ай бұрын

That gap will keep the stock from cracking you want that gap

@jaconmojica4452 7 ай бұрын

Solid review. Love the rifle. That satin stainless seems like it would be perfect for engraving. I'm curios what types of groups I can get with handloads.

@MisterBrewer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Absolutely love it! Hunted elk with it but didn't get any shots. Sounds like you have one, too? If so, enjoy!

@conservativesniperhunter7439 8 күн бұрын

These Rugers are light rugged accurate rifles. How is the Picatinny rail mounted? Is the action drilled and tapped on the top of the receiver bridge? I ask because as far as I’m aware Rugers don’t have screw holes on top of their actions. They are designed to use with Ruger proprietary ring mounts. Cheers 🍻 🍻

@MisterBrewer 8 күн бұрын

Great question! I can tell you that there are four screws on top of the pic rail attaching it to the top of the action, so it was drilled and tapped for that at the factory. And it also has some type of round wedge type things for the round recesses where the ruger rings normally go.

@conservativesniperhunter7439 8 күн бұрын

@@MisterBrewer Wow that’s great to hear. Thanks for your reply to my question. Cheers 🍻 🍻

@MisterBrewer 8 күн бұрын

Cheers!

@madchad76 6 ай бұрын

I just received my Ruger Hawkeye in today, curious where you ordered your thread protector from? I’m happy with mine as well!

@MisterBrewer 6 ай бұрын

Congrats! What caliber did you get? I ordered it off Amazon. Look for Down Range Products Brand: 5/8" x 24 Barrel Thread Protector 5/8 Long .730 Dia. Stainless (make sure this is the correct thread for your caliber). Thanks for watching and commenting and again congrats on getting a beautiful rifle that will last a lifetime and more!

@tonycarter9485 6 ай бұрын

I like Ruger rings. To me you are just adding another possibility of a scope coming lose when you add an adapter. Instead of having 2 points to come loose with the adapter you now have 3.

@MisterBrewer 6 ай бұрын

I agree, I wish the rifle would have come with the ruger rings like they normally do.

@MisterBrewer 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@johnnyhuego8392 6 ай бұрын

Definitely prefer direct rings on hunting rifles

@chipsterb4946 3 ай бұрын

The rail did allow him to move that particular scope back farther. However, I don’t like rails on bolt action rifles either.

@johnnyhuego8392 6 ай бұрын

Have u shot anything with a can? I bet that adding 4 to 6 inches of suppresor would boost it a little bit

@MisterBrewer 6 ай бұрын

Haven't yet, but would love to try. Hoping to apply for the tax stamp in the next year or so. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@Fredmullegun 6 ай бұрын

Lover everything about this except the ugly rail that blocks the action. Iguess the scope was too short to use the Ruger built in mounts?

@MisterBrewer 6 ай бұрын

I didn't particularly care for the look of the pic rail either (which came on the rifle), but I opted to use it because the rifle didn't ship with the Ruger rings, and I didn't want to buy them. I had recently bought a Ruger Mini 30 that came with the Ruger integrated rings and they were rough (not the quality I am used to seeing with Ruger rings) so I didnt want to get another set like them. The look and definitely the accuracy is growing on me. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@Fredmullegun 6 ай бұрын

@@MisterBrewer Thanks for the video!