Best Bolt Action Centerfire

[mrmeval]

Missing Enfields, mausers, K31s, etc etc

 

[Zak Smith]

I am partial to Accuracy International.

 

[GreyMauser]

Of those listed, I'd take any Winchester, with FN (including well done M98 sporters) close behind, then Weatherby. My (unlisted) personal best would be the Kimber Super America in 325 WSM now that the sparse factory checkering has been replaced.

 

[Freddymac]

What no sako

The TRG 22/24 is one of, if not the best, bolt action rifles ever made.

 

[Soap]

The great thing is, with any modern bolt action, you're getting more accuracy than you can practically use and all the reliability you could ask for. You can't lose.

 

[Ol` Joe]

I vote for Sauer, Cooper, Kimber, Sako.

 

[JNewell]

Geez, and we were wondering why USRAC quit making the Model 70? The numbers in the poll look like the numbers in Field & Stream a couple of months ago. Like it or not, the Remington 700 dominates this part of the market. As of the time I posted this, Remington has as many votes as any two other makes combined.

 

[AStone]

Tikka is running a very close second right now to a Browning A-Bolt for my deer rifle.

I always reserve the right to change my mind.

I have.

My current pick, based on yet more research and advice, is a Remington Model 7 SS in .308.

Carbine? Note that I live in what's left of a very dense temperate rainforest. Brush is thick, shots are close.

Nem

 

[fisi]

i'm going to stir the pot....... how about parker-hale,husqvarna and commercial mausers?????????

 

[Mikee Loxxer]

How in Hades can you have a best bolt action rifle poll and not have Mauser (the original bolt action rifle) as an option?

 

[combatpreacher]

From your list the Remington...but the Mannlicher is the best!

 

[Sewerman]

No.4 mk1 T

 

[JNewell]

OP may have been thinking of readily available current production rifles? Just a theory until he answers for himself down here on page 2.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Of your choices I'll take the Weatherby

 

[R.W.Dale]

I just love the fact that CZ is coming in at third place Give em 10 more years and they may come in first.

 

[jimbo]

Sauer or Sako

 

[bobsmith]

HS Precision makes some pretty decent rfles.

 

[SX1guy]

just bought a new tikka 223 ss varmint 1in8...690.00

1 inch 3 shot groups at 100 yds no problem so far, factory black hills 52gr
only ammo yet tried, i am stand and bag rested front and bag rested rear, bushnell 6-18 x 50 ... dont care for it and will be going to a weaver t36 fixed as soon as i can locate a good used one... ,
will be experimenting the coming weeks with other factory ammo at 100 and 200 yd,
i do not yet reload but am thinkig about going there, relunctantly....
have never tried a savage or remington...
have owned several rugers in 270...good for hunting....
paper only now...

love the gun

 

[Coopersrcool]

Easy Question....

Cooper Firearms of Montana......Look at each rifles test target!!! Don't know any other manufacturer that will gaurantee that kind of accuracy and back it up! JMHO Coopersrcool

 

[MachIVshooter]

I selected Remington for these reasons: They offer the most models in the wides variety of calibers with excellent OOTB accuracy for a reasonable price.

Ruger is second in caliber choices, but Savage tends to come in second for box stock accuracy. This is not to say that the other rifles listed are not good guns, but you simply cannot argue the fact that Remington truly produces a rifle for every person, regardless of stature or the intended use. With everything from the budget-minded 710 (of which I am not particularly fond) to the legendary 40x, and all of the 700 series, model 7 with youth variations, the potent 673 guide gun and now the new M798/9 with a traditional mauser-type bolt, and cartridges ranging from the .17 Rem to the .375 RUM with damn near everything in between, no other gunmaker offers so many options.

 

[Nhsport]

I hang out with some very high level competition shooters who know their stuff. many of the crazy expensive special purpose competition guns start with remington actions.
Are they beter or just more suitable for custom work? beats me.
As others have said-for what purpose or use and in what budget level?
Some of the answers you have got could be a ford vs chevy kind of thing.

 

[Hokkmike]

hmmmmmmmm! Let me think. After 30 years in the field I pick _ _ _ _ !

 

[Mannlicher]

Poll results seem to indicate Remington, but that may be just because they sell more, and more folks have them. I really think my winchester Model 70s are as good as it gets for commercial rifles.

 

[Black Snowman]

The ones I have the most fun shooting are my K31s (only bolt rifle I have 3 samples of) my A-Bolt Eclipse replaced my CZ 550 Varmint Laminate by being just barely superior in accuracy and shootability on the bench but was twice the price and signifigantly more weight, I've shot someone else's AR-50 and loved the experiance but can't see myself shooting one enough to justify the expense, I took my 1st deer with a Weatherby Mk V so it holds a special place in my heart, the new CZ 750 makes be drool but it weights a ton and costs nearly as much, my Dad had a 270 Sako with a full length stock (that was free floated) and heavy barrel that was a super tack driver, his Berretta MATO it beutifully made, functions great, and is stupendously accurate, the same can be said of his Rem 700 223 varmint rifle, so the question is "What do you want to do today?" Lots of really great examples of the bolt action rifle out there to fit most every niche and if you can't find it, and have the money, there are tons of people willing to build you anything you ask for. So yes, another impossible question to answer.

 

[frank c]

CZ,Tikka,Sako,browning in no certian order.I have great accuracy with all of them