I’ve got a fair number of examples of both PFs and CRFs that I use with equal success, but a finely tuned CRF just brings a smile to my face. Brass almost silently sliding on steel and knowing that round has chambered by friction not the mechanics of the extractor snapping over the rim and the ejector being compressed. Like I said, I don’t dislike PFs, I’ve competed in long range with 700s where operating a bolt without a bobble is the difference between success and a disappointing day, but hunting big game with a CRF is sort of a cult like experience.
Is a M1 Garland a true CRF?
I didn’t see see anyone mention one of the best CRFs, the Savage 99.
