Ruger Hawkeye Controlled Round Feed

[rickyw]

Just hoping to hear people’s thoughts and experiences regarding the Ruger Hawkeye CRF action and how it compares to a Model 70 or other CRF actions.

My experience with the two Rugers I have owned (one Hawkeye and one m77 mark ii) is that the controlled round feed only partially works. The claw does not fully grab the case while it’s being fed at times; at other times it does, though not very well. The model 70 CRF grabs a new cartridge much better.

 

[JAC8504]

Never had a bad experience at all with my rugers not grabbing. I have 5

 

[Kenny Hart]

Got a little more cleanup to do, but pillars and bedding went rather smoothly for my first crack at it.

Gonna function check it and send a bunch of 308s down the tube when I get it put back together, just to see what this barrel's real potential is after all these years.

I'll need to wallow out the barrel channel a bit more for a more standard sporter profile when the time comes.

 

[walk2112]

Got a little more cleanup to do, but pillars and bedding went rather smoothly for my first crack at it.

Gonna function check it and send a bunch of 308s down the tube when I get it put back together, just to see what this barrel's real potential is after all these years.

I'll need to wallow out the barrel channel a bit more for a more standard sporter profile when the time comes.
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That’s nice bedding work there! Having done several M77’s myself, they can be tricky to bed without accidentally ending up with the rear tang lifting ever so slightly up off the bedding when the front screw is torqued

 

[Kenny Hart]

That’s nice bedding work there! Having done several M77’s myself, they can be tricky to bed without accidentally ending up with the rear tang lifting ever so slightly up off the bedding when the front screw is torqued

Thanks, I appreciate it. Somehow posted this here, and not my thread on the subject!

I thought about that a bit too, and ended up doing a very low torque on the rings for final bedding. Did the rear screw till I could feel it snugging up, then very light torque on the front screw until I could just feel it touch and seat, checked barrel alignment, then lightly snugged the rear up to make sure it was pulled down into the tang.

 

[medvedyt]

late into the battle but i had an issue with my 375 ruger that did not feed very well the first round if the bullet was not round. i discovered that when a moose we called came fast to us luckily i ejected the first round and shoot the moose. since that accident that happened i sold my ruger hawkeyes and now dealing only with tikka and so far no issue. i might add im left handed so sometimes not easy to find what i need or want ...

 

[rickyw]

late into the battle but i had an issue with my 375 ruger that did not feed very well the first round if the bullet was not round. i discovered that when a moose we called came fast to us luckily i ejected the first round and shoot the moose. since that accident that happened i sold my ruger hawkeyes and now dealing only with tikka and so far no issue. i might add im left handed so sometimes not easy to find what i need or want ...

I’ve heard the 375 rugers can have feeding problems. I have had no feeding issues with my 30-06. Feeds, extracts, ejects no problem

 

[medvedyt]

I’ve heard the 375 rugers can have feeding problems. I have had no feeding issues with my 30-06. Feeds, extracts, ejects no problem

yes that is correct never had an issue with my 30-06 that worked great but no needs to take a chance. the 375 ruger was a great combo with great sights and great caliber but reliability is first for me. like you we have bears and moose and also bison that can be tricky. the best combo i had was 180 nosler partition and alaska arms llc rings on bushnell doa 4200 3-9x40 nothing else was needed.

 

[dkim]

I concur with the OP. I have had Win 70 classics and they do a much better job of controlling the round as it is fed. For my experience with Rugers it seems to depend on the cartridge, whether the gun in pointed up or down and how fast the bolt iss operated. When pointed down and operated slowly, the 257 Roberts I had acted like a push feed. A prior 7mm-08 was much better.