If you're talking $2000 AR's and bolt guns, both should provide exceptional accuracy, but bolt actions will have a slight edge. To me the real reasons to choose a bolt gun are things like handling, balance and versatility. You're not limited in your choice of cartridge. You want to go with a .338 Lapua or a .30-378? With a bolt gun you can do it. If you want a 1/2 pound single stage trigger with no pretravel, you can do that too. You can build a full size bolt action that weighs less than 6 pounds or one that weighs twenty. So long as you don't need that instant follow up shot you just have a lot more options with a bolt action. If you do need the rapid follow up shot however, then your choice is clearly the AR.
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