Interesting Ruger Hawkeye Hunter in 358 Winchester

[Blackie]

At first glance.. I thought it was a 350 Remington Mag!

Having open sights on a rifle is nice! Don't see that offered as much nowadays.. sadly!
However.. you can get them installed! I've had sights installed by my gunsmith. He charges $15 per hole tapped! Most open sights only require two holes!
That's for the front sight.. cause Skinner makes they're .860 that fits on the receiver! Along with Williams peep sight.. they're .860 as well

 

[Adkhawkeyehunter]

Received mine the other day.
Going to be this years Adk whitetail tracking gun.
Set up with a vx3hd 1.5-5 cerakoted
Loaded with some interlock 200gr.
Hoping varget shoots as 4064 is hard to find

 

[Blackie]

Received mine the other day.
Going to be this years Adk whitetail tracking gun.
Set up with a vx3hd 1.5-5 cerakoted
Loaded with some interlock 200gr.
Hoping varget shoots as 4064 is hard to find

You'll get a little more speed using Varget powder.. that's a beautiful set-up!

 

[Adkhawkeyehunter]

49grains varget
200 interlock
That’ll do.
Also liked factory Hornady ammo

 

[Blackie]

Nice! Looks ready to knock the snot outta critters!

I also use the Hornady 200 grain Interlock bullets! I would like to get my hands on some 225 grain partions.. but I've been hearing that they're discontinued!

 

[BCsteve]

49grains varget
200 interlock
That’ll do.
Also liked factory Hornady ammo

Do you know what kind of velocity you were getting from that short barrel?

 

[giggypops]

I would love to find one of these in 358 winchester, I have and reload for a pair of 35 Whelens already so the components are mostly on hand already. 308 brass is everywhere and if you hunt east of the Mississippi, this rifle will level anything you aim it at.

 

[Grumpystilskin]

I maxed out at 2540 in my 20" Backed it down to 2450 for best accuracy, but that's fine with me. I'm still north of 2000 at 300yds with a 220gr Speer.
My longest shot so far has been 198yds & hammered the crap out a nice whitetail.
It's far from being a laser beam, but as a not-long-range gun, it's pretty phenomenal.
I've only killed hogs & deer with it, but they've all died noticeably quicker than with my old .308View attachment 974345

Awesome looking piece! What are the specs on your rifle? Looks like something I would want to have made up. Thanks!

 

[Adkhawkeyehunter]

Do you know what kind of velocity you were getting from that short barrel?

I did not shoot it through a chronograph. Load is 2 grains under max so I would assume it’s not crazy fast

 

[Blackie]

I did not shoot it through a chronograph. Load is 2 grains under max so I would assume it’s not crazy fast

You only lose 25 to 35 fps per inch lost

Which isn't too bad! Most people who hunt with the 358 Winchester are taking game inside 200 yards!

I personally load mine at 2300 fps .. but I'm getting sub inch groups every time I shoot it!

Those 35 caliber bullets will knock the snot out of the biggest buck in the woods and make a rug out of a black bear without blinking!

 

[robtattoo]

There's not really much to write up!
I scored a Rem 700 .243 Youth model at an end of season Walmart sale in 2015 (i think!) for $349 I shipped it straight up to Jesse at JES reboring & had it taken out to .358.
I picked up a smoking deal on a used Brown's Precision Pound'r stock & installed a BDL floorplate & mag box. I initially had a Vortex scope on it, but it didn't last long. I replaced it with a Leupold Vx2 2-7x33 in Talley lightweight rings that've (so far/fingies crossed/touch wood) held a perfect zero. Load development was silly simple. I tried 2 bullets & 1 powder combo & hit gold on my second try.
She weight exactly 7lb with 4 in the box, 1 in the pilot's chair.

Awesome looking piece! What are the specs on your rifle? Looks like something I would want to have made up. Thanks!

Pretty much as above! The only mildly fancy bit is the Kevlar stock which I would never have used if it hadn't been such a blinding deal ($150, iirc) & the red buttpad that I fitted & mounted myself.

 

[IdahoBeav]

I just got one of these in .308. They are shooters and go nicely with a can.

 

[Teo74]

The new Hawkeye hunters are quality rifles. I'd be interested in checking out the .358

 

[Bluefish]

I'm buying one of these today....this will be my first 358 Win....pretty excited to try it out. Are they any suppressor recommendations ?

AB Raptor .375, either 8 or 10 stack.

 

[270-300]

Awesome rifles. I have a cabinet full of m77. They all shoot clover leafs at 200 yards. Alll i hunt with.

 

[BlanchardSteve60]

The .358 win tickles my fancy - just seems - this seems like such a good set up- doubt they will ever make it left handed though...

 

[Shraggs]

Expect to lose 25-30fps per inch either way. 358 can't make 2700fps with a 200gr bullet in a 20" barrel (at least mine couldn't). Probably 2450-2500fps max in a 16" barrel. . . It makes a significant difference

I need an updated pic.

Pretty low speed numbers you guys are quoting and reference to short range woods gun.

Browning BLR, 20” pushing 200 GR hammer hunters at 2670 fps. Solid mid range reach…

Imo you’re not going to see a loss in speed that’s been quoted here with 16” in a mid bore. Not even close.

 

[BCsteve]

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I need an updated pic.

Pretty low speed numbers you guys are quoting and reference to short range woods gun.

Browning BLR, 20” pushing 200 GR hammer hunters at 2670 fps. Solid mid range reach…

Imo you’re not going to see a loss in speed that’s been quoted here with 16” in a mid bore. Not even close.

I've been testing loads in my .358 Win Ruger Frontier the last couple of weeks. Max loads of TAC is giving me 2560 fps with 200gr and 2350 fps with 225gr.

 

[Shraggs]

I might be very compressed with Tac…

And using hornady brass seems a bit more capacity.

 

[HebrewSamurai]

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