Ruger Hawkeye vs. Early MKII

[birddog 68]

I don't know anything about the hawkeye but had a MKII stainless/laminate 280 Remington and was a good rifle. As others have said the trigger can be cleaned up by a gunsmith pretty good. I swapped out the slippery laminate for a hogue overmolded and used it for years before my friend bought it from me.
I feel most low to mid priced rifles are not up to the quality of the same mid priced rifles of 20 years ago. jmo

 

[Wilderness Blacktail]

I don't know anything about the hawkeye but had a MKII stainless/laminate 280 Remington and was a good rifle. As others have said the trigger can be cleaned up by a gunsmith pretty good. I swapped out the slippery laminate for a hogue overmolded and used it for years before my friend bought it from me.
I feel most low to mid priced rifles are not up to the quality of the same mid priced rifles of 20 years ago. jmo

Far as I know theyre the same aside from a stock slightly redesigned for better ergonimics on the Hawkeye. I cant recall anything standing out.

 

[birddog 68]

Far as I know theyre the same aside from a stock slightly redesigned for better ergonimics on the Hawkeye. I cant recall anything standing out.

That's hard to believe with the way most manufacturers have cheapened everything nowadays but I will take your word on it since I never touched one. Thanks for that info.