Gunriters of the day gave the Hawkeye very poor reviews, to the extent that they just didn't sell. Bill Ruger pulled them off the market and destroyed a bazillion of the remaining frames in spite. Thus their scarcity and high prices today. 
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Interesting rabbit hole, that Ruger Hawkeye .256
- WB, 2025-11-11, 07:50
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Just bad press
- ORG, 2025-11-12, 09:26
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Lots of stuff written by guys I bet have never touched one.
- WB, 2025-11-12, 10:04
- At the time . . . - ORG, 2025-11-12, 11:28
- Doug was using the 6.5x52R (.25-35 Win.) (nm) - WB, 2025-11-12, 10:06
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Lots of stuff written by guys I bet have never touched one.
- WB, 2025-11-12, 10:04
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The XP100 was used from the Grassy knoll! (nm)
- Blake, 2025-11-11, 17:09
- I would have dismissed that entirely - WB, 2025-11-11, 17:21
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Just bad press
- ORG, 2025-11-12, 09:26