Found the answer from Ruger customer service. Cut and pasted below.
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Hello, I've been seeing many Ruger Hawkeye Ultralights with a composite stock and 20" Stainless Barrel show up in 6.5 Creedmoor on third party websites for sale lately, with...
Thank you. Lots of good information on this forum appreciate you all keeping it up.
I did look at their website, and did not see this particular model, so I assumed it was just “new old stock” or something like that on the web sites listing them for sale. But the fact they had so many for sale...
Hi all. Long time Ruger M77 owner (have four since my first one in the early 90’s).
Anyway I have seen a ton of Hawkeye Ultralights in 6.5 Creedmoor show up on gunbroker, etc. these days, with a 20” barrel and a black composite stock and SS barrel. Many of the listings say “new” and they have...