JOHNNY WACKO

Best ever bolt action..

Whats your choice????

44s Rock

Probably right but I like the Remington 700 but I'll settle for my Ruger 77.

Machinist

The British SMLE for a military rifle.

sheepdog

...Winchester 70...but I don't own a bolt action...don't remember ever having one...

Bountyhunter

I've owned a few Remingtons and have really liked them. I know that there are others that I would enjoy just as much though. I may end up with a Savage one day.

tx gun runner

If you go to matches and look at the top shooters who are winning the matches , you will see Remington 700 is or was king in off the shelf gun in the 80's and 90's . 93 was the last time I shot silhouette when I moved to Az . In rifle silhouette , which is shot from 100 to 500 meter I have never seen any gun win a match other then a custom or Remy actions plus 308 seem to be the caliber of choice for the winners .
The Mauser is a great gun , but the lock time is super slow and hurt you off hand and shooting the long shots . If you shoot deer at 100 yds my flint gun is good also

gunman42782

Hard to argue with the Mauser, as most modern bolt action rifles are based on the Mauser anyway. My bolt actions are Ruger 77 MK2s, which is pretty much a modern version of the Mauser.

Caveman

I cant pick just one. I like my 98, the model 70, and the Enfields. All for different reasons.

Machinist

Mod 70 in .308. For anything but fighting it is nice. Sure is nice to look at and handle.

I have a Leupold VariX 2 3-9x40 scope and Redfield swing off base.

Bountyhunter

That's a classy rifle, Mac.

Machinist

Thanks. It's probably better than I deserve .

I think it's from the early or mid 70s. No Mauser type controlled feed but the wood and metal or nicely polished and the bolt is slick. I like it. I think the barrel is 22".

Machinist

I'd still pick an SMLE for fighting.

JOHNNY WACKO

I have a 270 and a 30//06 just like that Mac..They are nice guns but built like A 1960 4 door Pontiac.Its a good size rifle.

44s Rock

+1

JOHNNY WACKO

IMHO which is worthless the only bolt action hunting rifle I have is a brno in 375 H&H.it can be loaded from mild to wild or varmints to rhinos.

for a bolt action military rifle
1.finn sako in 7.62x45R
2.P14 rem in 303 brit
3.brit no 4 mk 2 enfield
4.springfield 03

tx gun runner

VARMINT The bullet weight is twice the weight of a squirrel .

do you weigh more than 280 grs??

sheepdog

...gunrunner, after you've been here awhile, you'll know what varmints are... :P

JOHNNY WACKO

If they ask you to play hump back cowboy,,,,SAY "NO"