Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire What is the best brand factory built hunting rifle?

Anything that says Remington 700 on it.

My first centerfire was a Sako Finbear Classic. My best friend replaced his Browning A Bolt with a Sako TRG. His dad got a Finbear Classic, and his brother got another TRG. They have never disappointed us. It's been a while, and the 75's and 85's have come along now. I've enjoyed mine for 25 years and if they're still as good, and they seem to be, I'd get another.

Ruger for me

Buy a used donor Remington and have it redone by a qualified gunsmith not a metal butcher. You'll have about 200 to 300 dollars more in it than a new one. It will shoot which the factory rifle may do but probably not without sinking a lot of hours into it. I haven't bought a new factory rifle in over twenty years. Its a waste of time.

Ask Redneck.

Winchester or CZ

Sauer 202 lightweight.

I guess I'm not the most qualified to answer this since money always HAS been an object for me. It usually is the greatest deciding factor in choosing a firearm. I do draw the line at pure junk though. I refuse to buy something if I know it won't last. In that case I simply save a bit longer or sell something I don't need so I can afford a better quality rifle.

Having said that, I have amassed a fair knowledge base of the quality, or lack thereof among the various "cheap" rifles. In my opinion, hands-down the very best quality "cheap" bolt-action rifle is Marlin's X series. I like them so much that I was recently given an opportunity to select any action for a custom rifle by some of you fine folks on this very forum. I probably could have selected just about any action I wanted. But I chose the Marlin. It is smooth, strong, reliable and accurate. My philosophy is: why pay more for a different brand just because it costs more? The Marlin performs just as good or better than just about anything else out there.

I do own a Ruger M77 Hawkeye all-weather in 22-250. It's the most expensive rifle I've ever owned. It's acceptably accurate, and my first controlled-round-feed action, but not nearly as smooth as the Marlin. In me Marlin has earned a life-long customer.

+1

Good exploratory question, interesting things will come out of it, but not a consensus! :lol:

Savage Model 99. With the brass shell counter and rotary mag. They overflow with class from another era.

Seriously I would look at Winchester M 70's. Weatherby Sub-MOA's are great also.

Another +1 on Remington

Without a doubt, if money isn't an object; Westley Richards.

Care to share Bart?

Was it the political bent of the owner or a mechanical issue?

From a middle class point of view: current SC mfg Winchester M70.

Remington, Winchester, Sako, All great choices

+1, it is what I choose.

No question in my mind, the best is the Dakota 76. It's basically a super refined version of the pre-64 Winchester.

The older Mannlicher Schoenhauer would be all time favorite. The newere ones deserve an honorable mention.

Custom Rem 700s do not count. The factory models with detatchable bolt handles and safety issues -- you jest!

1B

You write like a very mature and intelligent person for only 19. Thank you for composing a well written post without using text message type structure.

Nosler, Cooper, Sako.