Some would argue there is no truly perfect gun of any kind. Well...when I think about it I've never had a gun that was perfect from the factory but I've had several that were close.
The one I'll mention here is the current Winchester Safari Express chambered for the 375 H&H cartridge. I do believe the present model 70 guns Winchester is making are the best ever, yes, even better than the pre-64 model 70's.
This Safari Express has one slick action. Whatever they did to make it slicker than the old model 70, I don't know. They call it, I believe, "anti bind" and they named it right.
It's a heavy gun but needs to be. I don't believe I've ever had a gun, out of many, I felt was as reliable as this gun. That's my first and most important question about a gun: "Is it reliable?"
Another recent purchase and gun that might belong in this discussion is my Browning X-Bolt chambered for the Winchester .308 ctg. Man they got things right on this gun! The tang safety, the recoil pad, the short bolt throw, the excellent rotary magazine that feeds straight into the chamber, nice trigger, and light weight. Although I have not shot this gun much it appears that it's very sturdy plastic magazine that is contoured to the round bottom of the fore stock if the best removable magazine I've ever seen--on any type of gun!
Well I can't leave out what is perhaps my favorite gun of all time and that's my super excellent Browning model 86 carbine chambered for the 45-70 Govt. One of the very best guns ever made.
model86--and hence my "name"
The one I'll mention here is the current Winchester Safari Express chambered for the 375 H&H cartridge. I do believe the present model 70 guns Winchester is making are the best ever, yes, even better than the pre-64 model 70's.
This Safari Express has one slick action. Whatever they did to make it slicker than the old model 70, I don't know. They call it, I believe, "anti bind" and they named it right.
It's a heavy gun but needs to be. I don't believe I've ever had a gun, out of many, I felt was as reliable as this gun. That's my first and most important question about a gun: "Is it reliable?"
Another recent purchase and gun that might belong in this discussion is my Browning X-Bolt chambered for the Winchester .308 ctg. Man they got things right on this gun! The tang safety, the recoil pad, the short bolt throw, the excellent rotary magazine that feeds straight into the chamber, nice trigger, and light weight. Although I have not shot this gun much it appears that it's very sturdy plastic magazine that is contoured to the round bottom of the fore stock if the best removable magazine I've ever seen--on any type of gun!
Well I can't leave out what is perhaps my favorite gun of all time and that's my super excellent Browning model 86 carbine chambered for the 45-70 Govt. One of the very best guns ever made.
model86--and hence my "name"