Your favorite rifle?

Favorite brand rifle?

  • Browning

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  • Sako

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  • Remington

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  • Winchester

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  • Steyr

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  • Weatherby

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  • Savage

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  • Tikka

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  • Marlin

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  • Howa

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  • Total voters
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  • Poll closed .
No way I can narrow it down to one, I'll try 7:

Remington 700 Police in .300 Rem ultra mag
Bushmaster Pre-ban shorty in .223 Semi-auto
Armalite AR 50 in .50BMG (i Cant belive there are no other .50 fans around)
Armalite AR 10 in .308 Pre-ban
H&K G3 in .308
Pre-64 Winchester in .264win
Winchester 94 in 30-30

Thats as short as I can make the list. And aren't Tikka and Sako the same, thing Tikka being the econo line of the two?
 
I believe your right about the two. The TIKKA's are fine guns.

BTW- I did mean to get Ruger on the poll, but it didn't make it.
 
Tikka's are fine guns, they have an action that is as smooth as my A-Bolt's, they are light as can be, and they are damned accurate out of the box. The only bad experience I had with them was the crapy scope rings that came with the gun.
 
If we're counting currently owned long guns... I'd have to go with my Ishapore rebuild of an Enfileld into .308... She's a beauty,as someone actually treated the stock to a nice refurbish sometime in the recent past... and I love the .308...

I also love the CETME in .308, but I'm not to inclined to include them under the term "rifle" for this particular thread...

As to a gun I don't have, but would like to, is the SS Guidegun in .45-.70 like I think DoomonYou pointed out...
 
I bet that is a nice one. Post a pic of her if you get a chance. I love those Enfield rifles, and I don't even own one yet.
 
Steyr Mannlicher 8x68S with Svarovski scope.
You put the cross-hair on your target, pull the trigger...viola.
It is a very accurate rifle and has a nice wooden stock.
And you can use it in Africa.

Greetings

red mag
 
Accuracy international in .338mag. cant affor it thought at nearly $6,000 - and thats factory made.
 
Remington 700 BDL LH, 30-06.

More gun than I need for whitetails, but enough if I should ever get the chance to go for something bigger. The 700's stock fits me well enough to have been custom made just for me. It's also a real tack driver. With 165 Winchester factory loads it will keep five shots well within a quarter at 100 yards...and that's damn fine accuracy no matter who you are or what you shoot.

Paul
 
Tikka is the new incarnation of Valmet Arms which was bought by Sako, which was bought by Beretta.

Tikka rifles are made in Finland by Sako and the shotguns are made in Italy now. I have only got to look at these rifles so far, but they seem to be much like the Sakos.

The shotguns are unchanged from the Valmet. I own a Valmet 12 Ga. O/U M odel 412 that is my favorite shotgun of all I have used. The newer models are Model 512 and run $1200 or so.

If I were looking for another hunting rifle, Tikka would be high on the list. I already own several, but all I use anymore is my Model 1V Ruger. It will shoot half inch groups with all bullet weights in 25-06. With premium bullets it will take elk, no problem. With a nylon sleeve on the stock holding 6 rounds, it will rechamber bullets almost as fast as a bolt action. The Farqueson falling block action is probably as strong as anything made, the whole thing is a locking mechanism.
 
SIFU1A said:
remington is my fav bolt gun for sure, love my 700 ADL w/a synthetic stock and 4X20 scope in 7MM mag, its a long range tack driver...
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Amen and Amen. Mine's a BDL w/walnut stock and Redfield 3-9X scope. Sub 3" groups at 200 yds.

Al
 
My Winchester 30/30 Ranger lever action with ghost-ring setup. Fast handling, quick target acquisition. Have nailed many coyotes since going to the ghost-ring (XS Sight Systems).

It's not fancy, or exotic, but it works.

Mike
 
Hey YAM,or anybody else with input, I have been thinking about putting ghost rings on my Marlin 336.You think they are worth the money?I have major coyote and hog problems on the ranch I work on.
 
Ghostwolf: I would save my money. I prefer the style of sights that comes on your gun (no offense YAM, just works better for me). I do a lot of hog hunting with my Winchester 94 and if you have the same sights as I do (I'm pretty sure you do- hooded front standard rear), I would stick with those. When I'm hunting with dogs I find my myself moving through the brush pretty fast and the hood on my front sights hase saved the blade dozens of times. You may find that you like to shoot throug ghost rings better and that you are not going to be in a position to knock your sights around too much, in this case the will be better for you. This is not to say that ghost rings aren't tough, I just like having the protection for my front sight.
 
No problem MP5ripper. I agree that going through thick brush would make it important to protect your sights. My stock sights weren't hooded, real basic setup.

For me though, I am surrounded by acreage and woods. I have to sneak out of my house to get one shot at a coyote, once they see you they are gone into the woods. The ghost ring setup allows me faster target acquisition than the open sights that came with my rifle.

It's sighted in for puting the front post in the center of the rear ring (that's on the receiver) and shoot, very fast for me. Basically I can shoulder my rifle and put the front post on target pretty fast. Though I think the ghost ring system is a little more durable than the stock setup that came with my rifle. I mean, most folks don't go banging their rifles around too much if they can help it no matter what system they have. With the ghost ring system I don't worry about sliding the rear dovetail inadvertantly.

I just gambled on the ghost ring system, it turned out it was a good match for me. I sighted it in using a cheap laser bore sight from Cabellas. Worked like a champ, put me "on coyote" first shot.

Mike
 
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