Ruger Hawkeye

{{about|the single-shot pistol|the [[rifle]]|Ruger M77}} {{Infobox weapon | name = Ruger Hawkeye | image = Flickr - ~Steve Z~ - Ruger Hawkeye (7).jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = | origin = United States | type = Single-shot pistol  | is_ranged = yes | is_bladed = | is_explosive = | is_artillery = | is_vehicle = | is_missile = | is_UK =  | service = | used_by = | wars =  | designer = | design_date = | manufacturer = [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]] | unit_cost = $87.50 ({{Inflation|US|87.50|1963|fmt=eq}})<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75">{{cite book | last=Wilson | first=R. L. | title=Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company, and Their Firearms | publisher=Simon & Schuster | publication-place=New York | year=1996 | isbn=0-684-80367-4 | oclc=33820244 | page=75}}</ref> | production_date = 1963–1964<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> | number = 3075<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> | variants =  | spec_label = | weight = {{convert|45|oz|g}}<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> | length = {{convert|14.5|in|mm}}<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> | part_length = {{convert|8.5|in|mm}}<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> | width = | height = | diameter =  | cartridge = [[.256 Winchester Magnum]]<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> | cartridge_weight = | caliber = | barrels = | action = | rate = | velocity = | range = | max_range = | feed = Single shot, swiveling breechblock | sights = Adjustable target [[iron sights]]. Barrel drilled and tapped for [[scope mount]]ing.<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> }}

The '''Ruger Hawkeye''' is a single-shot [[pistol]] chambered for the [[.256 Winchester Magnum]] cartridge, produced by [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.]] from 1963 until July 1964.<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/> It was built on the same frame as the [[Ruger Blackhawk]], but rather than having a rotating [[Cylinder (firearms)|cylinder]] like a standard [[revolver]], it featured a swiveling [[breechblock]] which allowed an individual round to be loaded and sealed into the frame.

The Ruger Hawkeye pistol was not a commercial success, and was discontinued after only 3,075 were produced.<ref name="Wilson 1996 p. 75"/>

==References== {{reflist}}

==Sources== *Larry Kelly, [[J. D. Jones]]. ''Hunting for Handgunners''. [[The Quarto Group|Book Sales]], 1990. {{ISBN|978-0-87349-109-9}}.

==External links== *[https://ruger.com/service/productHistory/PI-Hawkeye.html Serial number history] *[https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/hawkeyePistol.pdf Instruction manual]

[[Category:Pistols of the United States]] [[Category:Single-shot pistols]] [[Category:Sturm, Ruger & Co.]] [[Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1963]]