I found an A-bolt I Stainless Stalker in 30-06
It's as accurate as any other rifle I own but it's also one of the hardest recoiling.
Swap out the recoil pad for a Limbsaver or similar. Made a world of difference on mine! I shot it for many years with the factory pad when I was young and tough (dumb
). Decided as I got older that I don't like recoil that much.
I have this exact gun and have killed several hundred deer with it. My dad got it in a trade when I was 14 or 15 and I'm 40 now. It mostly sits in the safe these days as I tinker with other rifles, but I dragged it out a few weeks ago and took it to our local range. I hit every plate I shot at out to 500 yds and was wondering why I ever needed any other rifles. It shoots factory 180 AB into 3/4 moa and I would suppose you can kill most anything in NA with that. Also shoots 150 SST into 1/2 moa groups and they are tough on whitetails......
