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My vote is the good old bolt action. What say you?
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Pump 7600 remington for me
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Love my bolt actions but here lately have been buying several CVA Scouts.
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Bolt man also, 6.5 to .30 calibers for deer. A 30-06 is about my favorite
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Because I mainly hunt deer in the southern woods, most of my shots are fairly modest. My two longest shots from this last season were ~125 meters and both deer required zero tracking. As a right-handed person who prefers to shoot left, I often favor an ambidextrous rifle and I've taken deer off of both shoulders. So a Ruger No. 1 or Winchester 1885 is the rifle of choice the majority of the time since I have eight falling-blocks and only three bolt actions. The single-shots are chambered in older classic calibers but all of them are pretty reliable for putting a deer in the freezer if I do my job well: 6.5x55, 275 Rigby, 303 British, 9.3x74r, 375 H&H, 405 Win or 44 Mag...take your pick. For the situations I normally encounter, I could just stick my hand into a safe & grab one.
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Bolt, specifically my Browning Safari
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Brought a garand for the first hunt, but I prefer bolt action rifles
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I think I could be happy with just about any accurate rifle, but 95% of mine have been bolt guns.
The opportunity [or necessity], over the past several decades, to take a quick follow-up shot has been exceedingly rare.
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Something light, short, accurate and handy.
I actually probably prefer a lever action but carry a bolt a lot because it’s stainless/synthetic.
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I’m a bolt action guy. Prefer 22 but can live with a 24 inch barrel, Stainless action , weather proof stock. I like a pretty thinnish straight stock. Favorite stock is McMillan Remington classic edge.
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Levers, with single shots as a runner up.
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Depends. Walking, I like a Savage or BLR. Still hunting then I like a bolt. Montana farmer type hunting I used an auto.(ruggedness for the bumps)
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I like them all, but in the end, I'm a bolt gun junkie. A light weight, slightly forward balanced, stainless bolt gun, chambered in most any short action round fitting the distance to be shot, is good for me.
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Savage lever guns followed by Sako bolt guns. This one is in 250-3000.
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^^^^okay, NOT all of them then. I revise my answer to: anything BUT a Savage 99. Sorry, but I can’t stand the things. Any other lever gun, I probably like a lot…..bolts, semis, singles, pumps….whatever.
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I like Savage 99’s also, new favorite 99 is a 338 Federal CTW fixed up for me 284’s are fantastic too
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