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What would everyone say are the best out of the box?

Browning X-Bolt by a landslide for me. It has and does everything I need and want in a hunting rifle.

A few good honorable mentions:
Winchester M70
Tikka T3x
Benelli Lupo

Can’t argue those

Weatherby Vanguard/Weatherguard in the new rifle pile.

CLR, if you can find one for around $500, in the used rifle pile.

I wouldn't buy anything on your list , no offense intended. I have had all but the Lupo and that is an abortion.

😂😂😂 the lupo.

Well let's hear what you would prefer. Also, what didn't you like about the X Bolt? I honestly have never heard anyone say they don't like it.

Laugh all you want. That's what I thought until I shot one. No, it's not a good looking rifle, but I guarantee you would be in disbelief by how accurate it is.

Tikka

Idc if it shoots the fabled "1/4 MOA group all day long".

Accuracy is important but not to the point of sacrificing everything else in the name of it. Whether it shoots in the .2s or if it shoots 1MOA. In a hunting rifle....it doesn't matter and sure isn't enough to make me carry that thing afield.


CZ527/550/557
Bergara B14
Sauer 100
Tikka

Cz550

Savage 110
Weatherby vanguard/howa

Tang ruger, mk2, and Hawkeye have been my go to since 1973. Plenty hunting accurate and bomb proof. My hunting bud only shoots browning a bolts and he's well satisfied. We're all different, so should be the responses.

M70 FWT.

Cosmetics and accuracy are only part of the equation. I haven't tried all of these newer rifles but I'm just not seeing the level of reliability that I want in my hunting rifles.

My choice too. 👍

1. Winchester 70 Featherweight
2. Remington 700 Classic
3. Ruger 77

Browning bolts don’t get much love on this site. But my wife uses a Micro Hunter Abolt in 7mm08 and wouldn’t have any other. Accurate rifle, smooth function, nice trigger. She considers it a death ray.

CZ527/550/557
Bergara B14
Sauer 100
Tikka

This here, especially the sauer when it was on sale at sportsman’s

I have purchased more dozens of new bolt action rifles than i can possibly recall but the latest rifles I have purchased over the last 15 years or so no matter brand have functioned fine and were plenty accurate ( some were scarey accurate) ...Maybe its the tighter tolerances that are much easier to obtain with the latest CNC machinery....You wont find much love for Browning bolt action rifles on this site ( mostly Tikka lovers) but I have owned at least a pile of A-bolt/X-bolt rifles and they are indeed very accurate right out of the box, along with many other brands, even the lowly Ruger American rifles will display excellent accuracy these days.....Hb

I fully agree with your choices except I have never owned or even held a Benelli Lupo. Although, the rifle looks rather unconventional, I would hold my judgement on the rifle until at least shooting one. RJ