C&R · II · 442
Ruger Hawkeye single-shot pistol
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 14 ↗
Ruger, Hawkeye, pistol with S/Ns 1 to 3296.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “with S/Ns 1 to 3296”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1963–1964.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Sturm, Ruger & Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- .256 Winchester MagnumBasis: outside reference ³
- Made
- 1963–1964production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 14 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Sturm, Ruger & Co.” ↗, country: Wikipedia: "an American firearm manufacturing company", founded 1949 in Southport, Connecticut
- 2. ruger.com ↗, action
- 3. ruger.com ↗, calibers: Ruger serial history: "Caliber: 256 Win Mag"
- 4. ruger.com ↗, years: Ruger serial history: "(manufactured from 1963 to 1964)", S/N 1 = 1963, 3104 = 1964
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Flickr - ~Steve Z~ - Ruger Hawkeye (7).jpg” by Stephen Z, CC BY-SA 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Ruger Hawkeye”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
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. It was built on the same frame as the Ruger Blackhawk, but rather than having a rotating cylinder like a standard revolver, it featured a swiveling breechblock which allowed an individual round to be loaded and sealed into the frame.