thompson center venture predator bolt action rifle?

I looked at the T/C rifles a little over a year ago at the height of a very large recoil they issued to repair a faulty sear that caused Venture rifles to fire without trigger pull. I've never heard of any actually malfunctioning pre-recall so I assume it was CYA by the company. Here is a link to recall info and how to see if a rifle has been fixed.
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/...4_750001_750051_777653_-1_757978_757978_image

Recall aside they are rather solid rifles from several people I know who hunt with them. Not quite as good as a quality savage but a good rival to a Rem 700 or so. Many Ventures have rubber ergonomic grips and thick recoil pads.

Excellent rifle but if you ever want to resell it wont hold its value like a Remington 700

The Savage 12 is going to be the more accurate rifle and have a better trigger, but the T/C is lighter.

I just pulled the trigger on a TC venture in 243 (predator is a camo model) after a lot of personal debate on what to get. I handled the Weatherby Vanguard S2, the Ruger American, Browning A bolt, TIkka t3, but the TC was just a better all around feel to it even the stock did not feel like a cheesy plastic stock. I also own a Savage 110 and a remington 700 the TC definatly has a smoother bolt and an accuracey gauruntee of MOA or better and right now has a $50 rebate until nov 31 I believe. Now the hard second part of that same question -- what goes on top. Go handle the Venture cycle the bolt tell me you dont want it.


Oh and dont go for the Savage is the most accurate gun in the world I have a 110 30-06 accu trigger that shoots well but not as good as My remington 700 .308 and if the MOA is true on TC'S part this will also outshoot my Savage. I love my Savage but find they shoot better on the internet then anywhere else but I will never get rid of it either

Go handle the Venture cycle the bolt tell me you dont want it.

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+1. There have 3 lugs and bolt lift travels much shorter than the rem or savage. I like it also. They shoot great and handle well. If you're looking for pretty, it's not the rifle for you, but if you're looking for a good handling hunting rifle that shoots strait, can't beat it for the money.

...I love my Savage but find they shoot better on the internet then anywhere else...

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Oh and dont go for the Savage is the most accurate gun in the world I have a 110 30-06 accu trigger that shoots well but not as good as My remington 700 .308 and if the MOA is true on TC'S part this will also outshoot my Savage. I love my Savage but find they shoot better on the internet then anywhere else but I will never get rid of it either

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Owned half a dozen Savages, ALL of them would outshoot any of my Remingtons, the trick is all Savages are very sensitive to what you feed them (something to do with the way the rifling is made), mine hate Federal blue box and power points for example but most like Ballistic Tips and core-lokts pretty good. The worst any of mine shot with factory fodder that they liked was 3/4" and my handloads were well below that. So the legendary accuracy of Savage rifles is very true, just take it with that grain of salt. Some of my other rifles are not nearly as sensitive to bullet type, my tikka groups well with anything you can cram down it's bore.
BTW my Savage 30-06 groups superbly with 150gr Accutips over RL19 if you want to give that a try

Wow Im not saying anything bad about Savage, however I am saying every Savage on the internet seems to shoot sub moa every single one thats honeslty why I got one, and mine does not shoot sub moa with normal ammo. I love my Savage it was my first gun you know that bond. Funny you should mention reloader 19 I just picked some up from cabelas but went with 150 grain Noslers and 150 grain Hornady sp's and hope that brings me sub moa that would please me very much a hunting round that shoots that well. Remember I made a point in saying that the old M1 garand ammo shoots ridiculous out of my Savage and its 100% true but honestly it's not practical to use its filthy and not hunting ammo but is like a Unicorn you have to see it to believe it.

My Savage is also equiped well enough
Savage 110 GXP3 30-06
accu-trigger
Limbsaver recoil pad
Limbsaver Recoil barrel vibration dampner
weaver bases
Leupold rifleman rings (laped)
Nikon Pro staff 4-12x40 BDC new model
Boyd's featherweight thumbole stock Royal Jacaranda or somthing like that for the finish

Dont think I'm a hater or a fanboy