My vote in a modern rifle would be the new T/C R55 Classic. The original T/C Classic had a few reliability troubles. I had two, one jammed and had a terrible trigger, the other was very reliable and had an excellent trigger. Thompson Center got their stuff together and took a look at the source of the troubles and fixed the issues and complaints. The latest versions of this rifle are very nice all steel rifles with good triggers, nice wood, threaded barrels, and very accurate and reliable.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.