Ruger Hawkeye .308 Winchester
Model: 37124
Ruger Hawkeye .308 Winchester
Model: 37124
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Ruger Hawkeye is a walnut-stocked bolt-action .308 Winchester built for deer hunting. Ruger no longer makes it, so it is a used buy. Its receiver has scope mounts machined into the steel, and the two steel rings they take come with the rifle, so an optic goes on with no base to buy.
The magazine is internal with a hinged solid steel floorplate, and its latch sits flush with the trigger guard. The three-position safety lets the rifle be loaded and unloaded with the safety still engaged. There are no sights, and nothing adjusts from the 13.5-inch length of pull.
If you’re cross-shopping, a used Browning X-Bolt Hunter is 0.5 lbs lighter with walnut of its own and a detachable rotary magazine, though its X-Lock bases are a Browning part. The Bergara B-14 Ridge is still in production, has an MSRP of $999 and a sub-MOA guarantee, in a synthetic stock at 7.40 lbs. The Ruger needs nothing but a scope.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The rings that come with it are cut for the receiver’s integral mounts, so mounting a one-inch scope costs nothing extra.
- American walnut over satin blued steel can be refinished when a used rifle starts to show its miles.
- The three-position safety can stay on while the chamber is cleared, which the two-position tang safety on Ruger’s American rifles does not allow.
- The rings supplied take a one-inch tube, so a 30 mm scope needs different rings cut for the same mounts.
- The mounts are machined into the receiver, so there is no rail to change and no base height to choose beyond what those rings offer.
- With no sights and no detachable magazine, the rifle carries no backup for a failed scope and nothing to reload from.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Ruger still make a Hawkeye?
Ruger still lists Hawkeye Standard models, but not this .308 configuration.
What does controlled round feed mean on this rifle?
The extractor is a non-rotating Mauser-type claw with a fixed blade ejector, so the cartridge stays held against the bolt face from the magazine into the chamber.
Does it come with a sling?
No. The studs for sling swivels are in the stock, and the swivels and the sling are bought separately.
