Favorite Type of Bolt Action

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EdInk

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I currently don't own any type of bolt action rifles. However, I was just curious what everyone's favorite action-type (Mauser, Remington, Etc) and if there was any real advantages/disadvantages associated with them?
 
I have a Ruger M77 MKII in 30-06 and a Leupold scope on it. Damn nice rifle for what it is. I doubt it would make a good sniper rifle but I get pretty good groups at 600 yards. With a better scope on it, I'm interested in trying it out at 1,000 yards next time I can get into a class for it.

Bolt action rifles have better accuracy than auto loaders, generally speaking.

Pick one. Most of them are very very good rifles.

--Wag--

P.S. Most of 'em kick like a mule! :)
 
Most bolt action rifles today owe much if not most of their designs to the Mauser 98. The Mosin, and the Lee Enfield are the two exceptions to this. Military and sporting rifles mostly use the Mauser type actions. I know, there are differences, but by and large, the Mauser is the Daddy.
 
Most of mine are M-70s and Ruger Mk II's
Nothing Prettier then A Mauser Style Action…
However, I do admire the Artistry of a Blaser or Merkel.
 
My Savage Model 10 FCP shoots better than my brothers Winchester or my dads Remington. I think this is one rifle that will never be sold off. Its heavy as a sack of bricks but it out shoots anything Ive ever owned.
 
I Prefer the controlled feed types such as the Ruger M77 MK 2, Winchester Model 70, CZ, and Kimber . but i do also like the Savage 110 even though its a push feed.
 
A K-31 a friend owns. The straight pull rifle is very easy to clean, very accurate and with nice sights. In addition you can scope them pretty easily. ZFK55 here owns a shop that sells accessories, hes got some good stuff for sale.

For conventional a Yugo Mauser or Finnish Mosin are nice rifles, you cna get them for under $300 easily and both have inexpensive, readily available ammo online, like AIM Surplus.
 
I have a 1964 Model 70 (push feed) - and it's a darn nice rifle.

I know there's a big debate on push/control feed. Unless you hunt while you're hanging upside down from a tree --- I don't really get it (unless you're concerned about art and aesthetics).

I'd point out that our military has used Remington's push feed for a very long time.

That said - I can certainly admire the workmanship that you see in an old control feed.

My next firearm is very likely a CZ (an elegant control feed action).
 
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Absolutely love my Sako but I have to say the two Savages that I have bought in the last year are amazingly accurate at half the price. I own one Remington 700 and have never seen the allure but know many who love them. Then there's the 70 and all of its variations, pre 64 most definitely is up there but these new ones are slick as glass. Then the 98, nothing bad you can say about that one.
 
Gentlemen, there is a reason most custom benchrest actions are based on the venerable 700 design platform and probably the same reason the custom action makers offer, to a man, CNC versions of the straight 700's. Simple elegance, unmatched strenght, reliability.
 
Gentlemen, there is a reason most custom benchrest actions are based on the venerable 700 design platform and probably the same reason the custom action makers offer, to a man, CNC versions of the straight 700's. Simple elegance, unmatched strenght, reliability.
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The reason is most gunsmiths trained on Remington actions and are familiar with them. Any GOOD gunsmith will be able to build you a custom rifle on any action you want, not just a Rem.

And, you might want to look at some of the records that have been set lately in long distance shooting, they are not using Rem actions or anything else Rem for that matter....
 
I own Remington, Savage, and Ruger bolts. I like them all for what they are. My Remington is a plain-jane ADL in .308. It's a rifle that is simply elegant. The date stamp on the barrel tells me that the rifle was assembled in August, 1983 and it was shot very little before I got it. It's easily capable of 1" accuracy and shoots at 300 yards very easily.

My Ruger is an early Model 77 in .25-06. Nice rifle, very nice. I enjoy shooting it and it's very accurate and easy to load for. I probably spent less time in load development for that rifle than any other. Or, I might have just gotten lucky with the second load I tried. Luck counts for something.

My Savages are workmanlike, plain rifles. Some might call them ugly, but they're uniformly accurate. Very nice shooting rifles and the work that the Savage factory has been doing to turn out accurate rifles has made a name in the industry. I recently picked up another Savage in .308, my second in that caliber, and I'm trying to decide if I'm going to hunt with it this year or the Remington.

I"m still looking for a good used Winchester in .30-06. When I find one, I'm bringing it home.
 
Call me crazy but I prefer Brownings actions over any of them and I own several 700 actions and others but Browning has the smoothest and most reliable in my mind
 
Out of the box Savage, shot today

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I'm having trouble posting a pic mobile, but here is a thread I started earlier. Shocking accuracy for a cheap gun.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=456119
 
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Call me crazy but I prefer Brownings actions over any of them and I own several 700 actions and others but Browning has the smoothest and most reliable in my mind
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Smoothest I would give to Sako. If you've never cycled a Sako, or even a Tikka for that matter, you don't know what you're missing in terms of buttery smooth bolt throw...
 
I know there's a big debate on push/control feed. Unless you hunt while you're hanging upside down from a tree --- I don't really get it
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Let me try to explain. A PF will feed just as well hanging upside down from a tree as a CRF rifle. This is a common misconception. The advantage a CRF rifle has is that it has a much more rugged and foolproof extraction system.

It only takes a tiny bit of dust or rust to disable the spring loaded ejector found on PF rifles while the ejector found on CRF rifles is almost impossible to mess up.

The extractor found on PF rifles only grabs a tiny portion of the cartridge rim in one place while the CRF extractor grabs the cartridge rim on 2 sides and covers roughly 50% of the rim.

As long as the rifles are clean and well made ammo that is in spec is used there will be no real world differences between the 2. I hunt with and trust both types. But if there is any possibility of using the rifle in dirty harsh conditions where keeping the rifle clean is difficult. Or if you have to use questionable ammo that may be less than perfect a CRF rifle is much more likely to keep functioning.

I can't find any disadvantages to using a CRF rifle and if all else is equal prefer it. But would not pass on a rifle I otherwise liked just because it was a PF.
 
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