Ruger M77 Hawkeye Alaskan Bush Rifle, .35 Whelen
Adding to my collection of guns that need to be shot ... A while back I sold a Rem 700 in .35 Whelen to finance getting one of these. The Remington had a 1 in 16" twist, which prevented me from shooting the heavy .35 cal bullets. The Ruger has a 1 in 12" twist. Then I couldn't find the Ruger anywhere. This past weekend I went to a gun show, mostly as a social event with no intention of buying anything expensive. Naturally this Ruger was at one of the first tables I visited. And it was priced less than MSRP. I wandered around the whole show before coming back to see if it was still there. Was it meant to be?? Well, it followed me home.

Now I'm trying to decide on a scope. A variable that starts 1-2x and tops out 6-10x. There is ammo here that I loaded for its predecessor, which gave me a 0.8" three shot group at 100 yds. I may have it Cerakoted later on. What do you think, gray or green? Think of the trees I can kill!

If someone isn't familiar with the .35 Whelen, here's one beside a .308 Win.

2x7 leupolds sit on my two most used rifles.....they just plain old work. Nice score indeed. Be a great heavy hitting bush rifle,the 270 &30/06 would speak quietly in its presence...

WOW, you done goodly Punkin. Branches and trees beware…Punkin has graduated from twigs to larger targets. Just remember to take the bolt wiv ya.

Seriously though, there isn’t much that would be standing after a hit from that bugger mate! It’s a definite “knock down, drag em out” shooter for sure.

I'm a fan of the SS look especially with a laminated stock. I love the look of this rifle as-is.

35 Whelen certainly looks like good bear medicine.

-DallanC

got to agree Dallan C ..... MY Howa is stainless in wooden stock and rather nice to look at/handle while still having the benifits of stainless.