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Ruger Expands Hawkeye and American Rifle Predator Lines

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American Rifleman Staff

posted on November 27, 2018

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Ruger has added three more calibers to its left-handed American Rifle Predator line, to include .243 Win., 7 mm-.08 Rem. and .308 Win. on top of the currently available 6.5 Creedmoor. Ruger has also expanded its long-range Hawkeye model to include chamberings in 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 PRC.

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