Yes, I love my Hawkeye African as well. It feels so similar to my other M77's. I have M77 rifles in .30-06, .338 winchester magnum, .458 lott, and a stainless .300 winchester magnum. Actually two .30-06 rifles( one with a 50mm zeiss and one open sighted). I have a custon siamese mauser in .45-70 too. I am really sold on the mauser type rifles and the ruger seems to be accurate, reliable and affordable. My Hawkeye is sighted in with 270 grain hornady factory loads right now, but i just got a set of dies to reload. I am leaning toward taking it along with the lott of course.