Most reliable sporting semi-auto

[getitdone1]

Fellows,

What's your opinions regarding the most reliable sporting semi-auto rifle? From what I'm hearing the Browning BAR must be more reliable than the Remington 7400 or Winchester 100. Are there other important sporting brands I'm leaving out?

Kind of have the hots for an old Remington model 8 in 35 Remington. This one's recoil operated vs. today's gas operated guns.

Don McCullough

 

[Sistema1927]

My 7400 in .06 always does what I ask of it.

 

[rbernie]

Sure, the 7400 is reliable - only if you don't shoot so much that you never actually have to try and clean the bolt and chamber, and only if you don't ask it to feed Barne's X-Bullets or any other bullet with a flat or open tip that will jam below the chamber, and only if you can clear said feed jam with that extra third hand of yours that you'll need because the 7400 has no bolt hold-open facility.

I'd suggest that the BAR is far and away the 'more reliable' sporting semi-auto. Then again, for twice as much money, it better be.

 

[armoredman]

Garand.

 

[Shane333]

Saiga rifles. They're "sporting" versions of the AK. Hard to beat that reliability.

 

[JohnBT]

I'd say BAR based on years of having a couple of them in the family.

A friend bought a Saiga and the stock broke off at the wrist on the 3rd shot. Printed a nice cloverleaf though.

John

 

[Shane333]

The stock broke! There's a fluke. Of course, it helps justify converting the rifle to pistol grip .

 

[greg531mi]

The most accurate sporting self loading rifle is the Heckler and Koch 770 series rifle with it's delayed roller action. It came in 30-06, 308, and 223. Since the word has gone out, used prices has increased to around $1500.
It has been a reliable, accurate rifle, with never a feeding problem, and one gun I will never sell.
I don't know why America will not make a new self loader, guess they think it has to be a bolt or lever action. Too many gun writers from the old school out there, thinking that a accurate rifle has to be a bolt.......
By the way, don't call a self loader a semi-auto, that is a anti-gun term!!!

 

[rbernie]

Last time this thread came around, we were reminded of the excellent but mismarketed Benelli. I still think that it'd be a super semi-auto sporter, if you can find one locally.