What's bad about 3 lug bolts?
High cocking force
What's bad about 3 lug bolts?
If I am not mistaken, the Tikka T3 is a 2 lug bolt.
This right here.... They are certainly not all the same or even the same quality.Actually all bolt actions are not the same and for the 1100.00 budget there's some really nice guns.
As far as 30 caliber guns the op is primarily an eastern deer hunter with the possibility of hunting elk some day, there's a shift away from 30 caliber guns because there overkill for most north American game.
Hunters are finally realizing a 6.5 premium 140 bullet will kill almost anything on the planet with less recoil, something the Swede's have known for a 100yrs. Tikka, Ruger, Browning and Montana all have 6.5 cm in some pretty nice 1K guns.
Here's a few.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/877144148
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/876366584
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/881457304
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/879229880
This one's a little over budget.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/881591280
Without giving us ANY details, it's going to be hard to give specific answers. With that said, here are my favorite general rifle models/actions:
- Winchester Model 70
- Montana Rifle Co 1999
- Kimber 84
- Sako Finn series (Used)
- Weatherby Vanguard
More details will get you a better answer.