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If I was buying a new rifle it would be a Bergara or a Tikka......... Unless Barrett decides to start building fieldcrafts again.
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If I was buying a new rifle it would be a Bergara or a Tikka......... Unless Barrett decides to start building fieldcrafts again. Man, I wish the Bergara B14s were still in the same price range as the first one I bought.
But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
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Yeah I love the look of that B14 Extreme Hunter but the bastids wont sell it in the USA.....Hb
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For some reason I got the idea we were talking about bolt guns here. If that's not the case, I love my No. 1
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Being a lefty (as frustrating as it can be) actually simplifies things sometimes. Every time a new rifle or new design of an old one comes out, I look it up, discover that it isn't offered as a lefty and dismiss it.
Would like a feildcraft or any # of kimbers but.....
Browning makes lefties. Got a SS, A bolt, in 280. Awesome rifle, wish it was a 270 though.
Got a T3x 30-06. Is about everything I want in a PBGR.
Sometimes it's about what's available to you. I’m right handed and left eye dominant so I’ve shot left handed since I was 12. The only left handlers I have are two Stag Ar’s and my Lyman flintlock. I think I’d struggle with a lh bolt action because I’m so use to seeing into the action without tilting the gun and working the bolt with my right hand. It would definitely be speaking Greek to me. I have known multiple guys who shot left handed but used righty bolt guns. They had their whole lives and would fumble around with a lefty bolt gun. I'd be in the same boat with a lefty AR. 20+ years worth of reps with Uncle Sam's righty ARs. Yep, that would be me… I’ve shot archery left handed too since I switched with rifles. Couldn’t shoot a right handed bow if my life depended on it. I hold pistols with my right hand and use my left eye. Tried with my left hand but not enough to make it automatic. I really should work on that.
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Kimber Montana for me. It's light, smooth, fits me well and shoots great. Same here. It's a critter killing fly rod.
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Wow, some of you gals sure get emotional about other people's rifles. Maybe try some Midol when you get all cramped up like that.
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Wow, some of you gals sure get emotional about other people's rifles. Maybe try some Midol when you get all cramped up like that. LMAO! ....and true...Hb
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Kimber Montana for me. It's light, smooth, fits me well and shoots great. Same here. It's a critter killing fly rod. Exactly
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Mach 3 should just stop. I'm not sure he has ever seen a tikka. Owned 2 of them actually. Don't own either anymore. They're not bad rifles at all. There's just nothing special about them. I've even seen Ruger Americans shoot just as good as a Tikka. Also, tell me about the long/standard actions when you want to run longer than most COAL hand loads. Impossible because the magazine design sucks. And this is a known problem with Tikka. You owned 2 tikkas and don't know the bolt locks down? Holy schitt dude you should have someone show you how to operate a rifle
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Mach 3 should just stop. I'm not sure he has ever seen a tikka. Owned 2 of them actually. Don't own either anymore. They're not bad rifles at all. There's just nothing special about them. I've even seen Ruger Americans shoot just as good as a Tikka. Also, tell me about the long/standard actions when you want to run longer than most COAL hand loads. Impossible because the magazine design sucks. And this is a known problem with Tikka. You owned 2 tikkas and don't know the bolt locks down? Holy schitt dude you should have someone show you how to operate a rifle Tikka t3x in a krg bravo.
I'd have one if KRG made it in long/standard action They are sweet. And it gets you an aics mag I'm putting a 6.5 creedmoor together with this setup as we speak. I went with a new takeoff CTR barrel, Area 416 self timing muzzle break, 20 moa rail, Bushnell DMR3 with G4 reticle, and AICS mags. Also ordered a bunch of stuff from mountain tactical so no plastic. It is almost impossible to beat a tikka with ANYTHING and I don't https://rifleshooter.com/2016/06/30...-175-and-220-smk-with-h110-and-imr-4227/ care what it is. They are the most dependable and functional rifle that is available today and I'd take one over any of the $2500 customs if I could only pick one Sounds biased and ignorant. Looks par. At least they feed! Minimum requirement for a real rifle.
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I think Sucko came out with a bolt release button on their model 85 in 2006 vs Browning X-bolt in 2008..I have owned several of both and would take the Browning over the Sucko though....Hb Steyr SBS had a "bolt unlock button" in the late 90's.
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Kimber Montana for me. It's light, smooth, fits me well and shoots great. Same here. It's a critter killing fly rod. Sure would be nice if they turned out a 1:7 22Creed in a Montana.
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Tikka. I love Kimbers....but Tikka is as foolproof as it gets.
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If Tikka could figure out mags,bottom "metal" and RPM,they'd have something. They get more wrong,than right...especially when everything is on a '06 receiver. Hint...................
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My Tikka's and older A7's I have easily the most accurate out of the box.
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Mach 3 should just stop. I'm not sure he has ever seen a tikka. Owned 2 of them actually. Don't own either anymore. They're not bad rifles at all. There's just nothing special about them. I've even seen Ruger Americans shoot just as good as a Tikka. Also, tell me about the long/standard actions when you want to run longer than most COAL hand loads. Impossible because the magazine design sucks. And this is a known problem with Tikka. You owned 2 tikkas and don't know the bolt locks down? Holy schitt dude you should have someone show you how to operate a rifle Calm down, I meant only when the safety is on, you can't unload it with the safety on, which is stupid. Also, couldn't tell you how many times I accidentally bumped the safety off while walking through woods and thickets. Dumb location and it sticks up way too far. As far as Tikkas, for me Action: awesome Accuracy: awesome Trigger: great Stock: sucks Magazine design: one of the worst for hand loads Safety: sucks I will also say that I do love how you can mount scope rings directly to the factory dovetail. Tikka at least did something right with that.
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I have a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker and 3 Tikka T3/T3x's. I like the Browning a lot more than the Tikka's. Tang safety, better stock (no sticky stuff), 1 more round in the mag and I like the ergos better too.
I'm thinking of getting a Kimber Hunter or Hunter Pro Desolve Blak. I haven't seen anybody chime in on the Kimber Hunters yet. Any opinions on them?
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1. Winchester 70 Featherweight
2. Remington 700 Classic
3. Ruger 77 My top three as well, but maybe not in that order.
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