What do you think is the best rifle ever made?

[Hunter007]

What do you think is the best rifle  ever made? 

For semi automatics im thinking  AR and AK 

Other gun actions don't really think there is a clear winner . Lots of good bolts lever and pump guns out there 

 

[Dinsdale]

Blaser R93 followed closely by Jarrett Tri-lock. 

 

[moog5050]

Best is a pretty open term.  M24 has to be viewed as one of the most accurate platforms, at least for something beyond punching paper. 

[grampy]

The one that killed my last deer!

[Steuben Jerry]

8 minutes ago, grampy said:

The one that killed my last deer!

The perfect answer!

[REDNECK4LIFE32]

From military experience Id say the m82 Barrett 50 caliber sniper rifle. Close second m24 Remington 700 308 caliber sniper rifle. Both very lethal at long ranges. My favorite tho is my marlin 17 cal hrm with blue grey and mixed wooden stock with out the thumb hole the first model out got it in 2004. Loved shooting beer cans full of water and watching the top go like 20-30 ft in the air and go down range and see the can completely flattened.

[airedale]

The "Rifleman's Rifle" the controlled feed Winchester Model 70 Bolt Action.

I have been drooling over the tiger tail maple stocked Super Grade version for some time, I would love to own one in 264 Winchester mag.

Al

[Steve D]

Without a doubt:

 

[Robhuntandfish]

I'm gonna think outside the box. The best rifle is the Daisy bb gun.  It was prob the first gun most of us shot, and the first so many have used and has gotten so many people hooked on shooting sports.  It's the gateway gun.  

[Jeremy K]

31 minutes ago, airedale said:

The "Rifleman's Rifle" the controlled feed Winchester Model 70 Bolt Action.

I have been drooling over the tiger tail maple stocked Super Grade version for some time, I would love to own one in 264 Winchester mag.

Al

Are you saying that chuck connors shot a bolt action rifle?

[ny hunter]

I Think rifle I am shooting at that time....

[REDNECK4LIFE32]

16 minutes ago, Steve D said:

Without a doubt:

 

When I was in the army it was the 240 bravo. Marines still had the m60 I think. That was 2002- 2006.

[turkeyfeathers]

16 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

I'm gonna think outside the box. The best rifle is the Daisy bb gun.  It was prob the first gun most of us shot, and the first so many have used and has gotten so many people hooked on shooting sports.  It's the gateway gun.  

You’ll shoot your eye out kid

[Robhuntandfish]

1 minute ago, turkeyfeathers said:

You’ll shoot your eye out kid

See what other gun has its own Christmas movie....

[Jeremy K]

[moog5050]

Again with his mad photoshop skills.  Lol

[Jeremy K]

2 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Again with his mad photoshop skills.  Lol

That one is all over the internet .

[Robhuntandfish]

1 minute ago, Jeremy K said:

That one is all over the internet .

Must be Ralphie doesn't live in NY

[moog5050]

1 minute ago, Jeremy K said:

That one is all over the internet .

Meh.   Never mind.  

[steve863]

I like bolt action rifles best so I will say the Mauser 98.  All other bolt actions are it's children and grandchildren.

[Pygmy]

Steve beat me to it....I was going to say the M-98 Mauser and it's many variations, of which the CRF Winchester M70 is one of the best...

Steve was incorrect in one statement, however...There are many bolt actions which are much different than the Mauser 98,  the only similarity of some being that they are operated with a bolt, rather than a lever or some other device..

[reeltime]

1 hour ago, airedale said:

The "Rifleman's Rifle" the controlled feed Winchester Model 70 Bolt Action.

I have been drooling over the tiger tail maple stocked Super Grade version for some time, I would love to own one in 264 Winchester mag.

Al

just the pre 64 models.  my favorite as well.

 

[wolc123]

I will pick two, starting with my national pick, the M1 Garand 30/06.  No rifle is more responsible for most of us still speaking English in this country.  Without it, German would likely be our official language.  The German-engineered Mauser bolt-rifles were no match for John Browning's equally accurate, fast-firing semi-auto.  Most folks these days have no clue how close we came to loosing that war.

My personal pick is a Ruger M77 bolt-action, in the same caliber, for selfish reasons.  This rifle has killed and allowed our family to eat every deer that I have shot it at.   Without that "free" meat, more store-bought chicken would have been required to keep us fed.  My wife and kids might be ok with that, but I much prefer red meat.    

 

Edited March 23, 2018 by wolc123

[Lawdwaz]

3 hours ago, Dinsdale said:

Blaser R93 followed closely by Jarrett Tri-lock. 

 

Both of those follow the Ultra Light Arms Model 20.........closely though.   

[Dinsdale]

33 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

Both of those follow the Ultra Light Arms Model 20.........closely though.   

; too many guns out there, and fun to have options.

 

I might change mine and return to my Buffalo roots this being a NY forum and all....a Newton in 256 or 300

Newton designed his own actions with double set trigger, built in bases, multi lug bolt, featuring 2 designs of high velocity chamberings that smoked the competition and designed 40 years before Roy Weatherby decided to stop selling used cars and shill guns.....and all built in Buffalo for about the first 3000 units before WW1.

 

I'd mention a 200/202 Sauer but not really being able to top load the magazine really puts hurt on what is the smoothest bolt action that I have ever worked; even better than the Jarrett.

Edited March 23, 2018 by Dinsdale