bolt action??? which do i buy

Pinecone · Sep 9, 2015

First thing.

What do YOU plan on doing with the rifle?

Hunt? Shoot targets? What distance?

If you plan on hunting, you want a lighter weight rifle to carry around. If only targets, you can go with a heavier barrel for better accuracy and less "walk" due to heating.

These all affect your decision.

Rem 700 has the advantage of being the AR of the bolt world. Everything you can imagine and many things you cannot are available to take it from mild to wild.

But if you want a basic rifle, that you will not customize, then that is not a big deal for you.

All the other ones mentioned are fine, and all have their pluses and minuses.

Another thing to consider before you pick the rifle, is what caliber? That can affect your choices.

chad2 · Sep 9, 2015

Tikka t3 varmint in any caliber of your choice the best gun for the price. Cz is on pare if not a little better.

Walton Feep · Sep 9, 2015

K31 said:
CZ

Second that.

nerfherder · Sep 9, 2015

A Savage 11-VT from Dick's isn't the worst choice you could make. For ~600 you get a bull barrel .308 with an accutrigger and a cheap scope that's ready to go. I like mine.

silasvirus82 · Sep 10, 2015

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=178359

this one

Erno86 · Sep 10, 2015

SAKO Model 85 or a Kimber Montana

338lapua09 · Sep 10, 2015

Like few said on here ,buy what looks and feels good to you..You can't go wrong with a 308..
Now Do It an tell us how good a day at the range is..

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dreadpirate · Sep 10, 2015

CZ, Savage, Ruger, Remington. I feel like Remington has gone down hill. I have a Thompson Center Icon that is awesome - but they don't make them any more. If you want a general purpose caliber I would say 6.5 Creedmoor or 260 Rem. But that really depends on what you want. 308 has a nice kick to it in a light bolt gun. Not so much in a heavy semi-auto.

dreadpirate · Sep 10, 2015

silasvirus82 said:
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=178359

this one

Actually - if you were to get one and only one bolt gun - then maybe this would be it, in 6.5 Creedmoor.

Racer Doug14 · Sep 10, 2015

I vote for Savage. Look at their lineup. They will have something to fit your need.

traveller · Sep 10, 2015

How much money do you want to spend ?

browning guy · Sep 10, 2015

Pinecone said:
First thing.

What do YOU plan on doing with the rifle?

Hunt? Shoot targets? What distance?

If you plan on hunting, you want a lighter weight rifle to carry around. If only targets, you can go with a heavier barrel for better accuracy and less "walk" due to heating.

These all affect your decision.

Rem 700 has the advantage of being the AR of the bolt world. Everything you can imagine and many things you cannot are available to take it from mild to wild.

But if you want a basic rifle, that you will not customize, then that is not a big deal for you.

All the other ones mentioned are fine, and all have their pluses and minuses.

Another thing to consider before you pick the rifle, is what caliber? That can affect your choices.

Read this post , then read it again....yes this post is that good!
All Things needed to answer this question are found above in a good format.

Screwtop.243 · Sep 10, 2015

I'd go for a Savage. I have a Model 10 FCP-SR and I would have to say the thing literally shoots itself into 1/2 MOA all day freakin' long. Ditto to what others have said on the Remington 700's. I have an older one that is nice but the later ones have lawyer triggers and might be as good as an outa the box Savage after you put $500+ into accurizing one.

Old Browning A-Bolts kick ass too (don't waste your time on the newer X-Bolts). Mine came free floated with an adjustable trigger and is the deadliest thing I own, piling up scores of chucks and white-tail over the years.

Whitey · Sep 10, 2015

Savage 110! There's a buncha posts in this direction for a reason. Never owned a Remington 700, but read some interesting inputs

traveller · Sep 11, 2015

Screwtop.243 said:
Old Browning A-Bolts kick ass too (don't waste your time on the newer X-Bolts).

What makes you say that ?

Omaha419 · Sep 11, 2015

I have a Ruger American in .308. Fantastic trigger.

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zoostation · Sep 11, 2015

Savage or Howa.

driver69911 · Sep 11, 2015

Tikka. Savage close second. Forget Remingtons. Not what they once were.

Yoshi · Sep 11, 2015

Lots of good advice here. Personally, I'd go with a Savage. But, I'd stay away from the Axis.

Why Savage? First, they are incredible values. Second, they "shoot". Third, you dont have a to send it off to a smith if you want to change the caliber. (Probably not important to most shooters though.) They are also just as customizable as Remingtons, but you wont have the sheer number of options the 700 has. I didn't have any problem with the way they looked either. Once you get behind the gun, they all look the same.

I had a Savage Precision Carbine and LRP and both were sub-MOA out of the box. E.Shell can verify that. Wish I still had them.

BLS27 · Sep 11, 2015

If it's in your price range, Buy a Tikka T3 CTR. I promise you, you will never regret the day you got it. Savages are also a big thumbs up. I've shot my friends FCP-K and it's very accurate.

I have two bolt guns in 308. Tikka t3 and a FN SPR. Both are awesome rifles but for the price, you cannot beat the Tikka.

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