Posted on 05/07/2019 5:19:07 AM PDT by w1n1
Not long ago, Sturm, Ruger reintroduced one of the company’s most popular rifles in recent memory, the Hawkeye Alaskan, chambered in three slamming calibers that are known for their stopping power.
It's a superb rifle, especially for conditions one is likely to encounter in the fall, when if it's not raining, sleeting or snowing, it’s probably getting ready to – am I right?
Hitting the scale at 8 pounds (unloaded, without scope), the Hawkeye Alaskan is chambered for the .375 Ruger, the .338 Winchester Magnum or the .300 Winchester Magnum. Either/or, you’ve got a potent load for anything on four legs.
This rifle features a Hogue Over Molded synthetic stock with a nonslip, cobblestone-type texture that allows a firm grip even in a downpour.
The Hogue stock is impervious to changing weather conditions, which is common during any autumn hunting season.
It is fitted with sling swivel studs and a good recoil pad. With an overall length of 42 inches, the Hawkeye Alaskan features an LC6 trigger three-position safety (which I prefer on any centerfire bolt-action rifle) and integral scope mounts. It’s based on the Ruger Guide Gun platform, and has a solid-steel hinged floorplate and a nonrotating Mauser-type controlled round feed extractor.
IF YOU THINK this is just a sales pitch for a good Ruger, think again. Ruger’s timing on the reintroduction of this rifle may have been no accident. Springtime is the best time to be purchasing a new rifle for fall’s hunting seasons... Read the rest of Ruger Hawkeye Alaskan .375 Review.
Wow!
Were You shooting Reloads?
Like you said Mauser Action.
Very Strange,
I was shooting some NATO surplus 308 for some testing, but usually it’s Hornady 168gr, and my latest ones are Hornady 220gr round nose, bear killers.
Oh, I might have had a few reloads through it, but they weren’t hot, maybe 2550 fps, 168 grs.
Thanks,
Keep Your Powder Dry!
Paul Mauser’s system. So good we stole it for the ‘03 Springfield.
A grizzly with a rifle. Wow that’s something you don’t see every day. See what happens when you support the right to arm bears. :)
Ok, to be clear, the bear didn’t have a rifle. I was holding the rifle. I might of messed up some punctuation and wording. This is why Freepers are so great hah.
I knew what you meant.
Thanks for making me laugh today. :)
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