Ruger 77 mkII in 30/06 shoots like a damn match rifle and has flat out killed everything I’ve pointed it at.
I’ve probably had it 15 years now and it’s one that will never be sold
chicharrones said:As inspired by the Your Favorite Handgun thread, what would you say is your favorite rifle? This could be your favorite of the week, the season, the year, or for all-time.
The way I'd answer this question is if I can only keep one rifle from those that I have, which one would it be? The answer has to be my Accuracy International AW that I bought about 10 years ago with the factory Lothar Walther .308 Win barrel installed but which now has a Bartlein 6.5 CM barrel. I'll probably switch it back to .308 Win once the 6.5 PRC is up and running. I have more than a few nice rifles but I'd pick the AW over everything else for various reasons. Even though it's heavy I've used it for hunting and shot a mule deer buck through the heart at 350 yards in nasty freezing conditions, and that was after belly crawling 50+ yards dragging the AW through 12" deep snow to get into a very awkward position. The AW will stack up 10-shot groups into sub .5 moa at 100 yards using factory ammunition as fast as mirage will allow, it's the smoothest bolt action I've ever encountered, it's 110% reliable and it has an excellent two-stage trigger, 3-position safety and locking bolt handle. It might not be the ultimate PRS rifle or hunting rifle, but it's been used by British and other forces in virtually the same format in some really nasty places to great effect, and I even like the thumb hole stock. For me it's the closest thing to the serious, hard core, do it all and do it well rifle.
The AW is the one in the middle.
View attachment 958166
Two 10-shot groups
View attachment 958167
View attachment 958168
Agreed, wow!Impressive. Very, very impressive.
The way I'd answer this question is if I can only keep one rifle from those that I have, which one would it be? The answer has to be my Accuracy International AW that I bought about 10 years ago with the factory Lothar Walther .308 Win barrel installed but which now has a Bartlein 6.5 CM barrel. I'll probably switch it back to .308 Win once the 6.5 PRC is up and running. I have more than a few nice rifles but I'd pick the AW over everything else for various reasons. Even though it's heavy I've used it for hunting and shot a mule deer buck through the heart at 350 yards in nasty freezing conditions, and that was after belly crawling 50+ yards dragging the AW through 12" deep snow to get into a very awkward position. The AW will stack up 10-shot groups into sub .5 moa at 100 yards using factory ammunition as fast as mirage will allow, it's the smoothest bolt action I've ever encountered, it's 110% reliable and it has an excellent two-stage trigger, 3-position safety and locking bolt handle. It might not be the ultimate PRS rifle or hunting rifle, but it's been used by British and other forces in virtually the same format in some really nasty places to great effect, and I even like the thumb hole stock. For me it's the closest thing to the serious, hard core, do it all and do it well rifle.
The AW is the one in the middle.
View attachment 958166
Two 10-shot groups
View attachment 958167
View attachment 958168
What kind of optics and mounts are you running on those?The way I'd answer this question is if I can only keep one rifle from those that I have, which one would it be? The answer has to be my Accuracy International AW that I bought about 10 years ago with the factory Lothar Walther .308 Win barrel installed but which now has a Bartlein 6.5 CM barrel. I'll probably switch it back to .308 Win once the 6.5 PRC is up and running. I have more than a few nice rifles but I'd pick the AW over everything else for various reasons. Even though it's heavy I've used it for hunting and shot a mule deer buck through the heart at 350 yards in nasty freezing conditions, and that was after belly crawling 50+ yards dragging the AW through 12" deep snow to get into a very awkward position. The AW will stack up 10-shot groups into sub .5 moa at 100 yards using factory ammunition as fast as mirage will allow, it's the smoothest bolt action I've ever encountered, it's 110% reliable and it has an excellent two-stage trigger, 3-position safety and locking bolt handle. It might not be the ultimate PRS rifle or hunting rifle, but it's been used by British and other forces in virtually the same format in some really nasty places to great effect, and I even like the thumb hole stock. For me it's the closest thing to the serious, hard core, do it all and do it well rifle.
The AW is the one in the middle.
View attachment 958166
Two 10-shot groups
View attachment 958167
View attachment 958168
NIGHTLORD40K said:What kind of optics and mounts are you running on those?