tark
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So which bolt action military rifle is the most accurate? Here are the rules:
Any bolt action rifle, straight pull or turnbolt, will qualify.
No .22s, must be a centerfire military caliber.
I want firsthand accounts of rifles you have actually fired.
No scope sighted sniper rifles, I want standard issue milsurps.
NO AUTOLOADERS. bolt action only (worth repeating)
Must be as-issued. No accurizing allowed.
Any bolt gun will qualify, whether or not it was a successful design.
The gun must have a bayonet lug.
Now, I know a lot of you are going to vote for the Swiss K-31. That gets my second place vote. Number one in my book is the Ross Mk III straight pull in .303. Yes, that one....the gun that failed miserably in the trenches in WWI. Mine will throw five shots into one ragged hole at 100 yards.
Before anyone starts, I know all about the Mk III. There are a lot of myths and untruths out there about the safety of the gun. It didn't jam in the trenches because of mud, it jammed because of a small design flaw. The locking lug (it has seven) that contacts the bolt stop would become battered and deformed over time, resulting in the bolt sticking when in battery. A hot gun only made it worse. This was corrected but too late to save the guns reputation.
An incorrectly assembled bolt will resist reassembly into the receiver and if you do get it in, it strongly resists being cycled. A clear signal that something was wrong.
The reason for the gun's accuracy is obvious. It has a heavy contour barrel that is thirty one inches long. The sighting radius is just over three feet. The rear sight is a micro-adjustable peep sight.
It is the most accurate milsurp I have ever fired
Any bolt action rifle, straight pull or turnbolt, will qualify.
No .22s, must be a centerfire military caliber.
I want firsthand accounts of rifles you have actually fired.
No scope sighted sniper rifles, I want standard issue milsurps.
NO AUTOLOADERS. bolt action only (worth repeating)
Must be as-issued. No accurizing allowed.
Any bolt gun will qualify, whether or not it was a successful design.
The gun must have a bayonet lug.
Now, I know a lot of you are going to vote for the Swiss K-31. That gets my second place vote. Number one in my book is the Ross Mk III straight pull in .303. Yes, that one....the gun that failed miserably in the trenches in WWI. Mine will throw five shots into one ragged hole at 100 yards.
Before anyone starts, I know all about the Mk III. There are a lot of myths and untruths out there about the safety of the gun. It didn't jam in the trenches because of mud, it jammed because of a small design flaw. The locking lug (it has seven) that contacts the bolt stop would become battered and deformed over time, resulting in the bolt sticking when in battery. A hot gun only made it worse. This was corrected but too late to save the guns reputation.
An incorrectly assembled bolt will resist reassembly into the receiver and if you do get it in, it strongly resists being cycled. A clear signal that something was wrong.
The reason for the gun's accuracy is obvious. It has a heavy contour barrel that is thirty one inches long. The sighting radius is just over three feet. The rear sight is a micro-adjustable peep sight.
It is the most accurate milsurp I have ever fired