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My vote is the good old bolt action. What say you?

Pump 7600 remington for me

Love my bolt actions but here lately have been buying several CVA Scouts.

Bolt man also, 6.5 to .30 calibers for deer. A 30-06 is about my favorite

Because I mainly hunt deer in the southern woods, most of my shots are fairly modest. My two longest shots from this last season were ~125 meters and both deer required zero tracking. As a right-handed person who prefers to shoot left, I often favor an ambidextrous rifle and I've taken deer off of both shoulders. So a Ruger No. 1 or Winchester 1885 is the rifle of choice the majority of the time since I have eight falling-blocks and only three bolt actions. The single-shots are chambered in older classic calibers but all of them are pretty reliable for putting a deer in the freezer if I do my job well: 6.5x55, 275 Rigby, 303 British, 9.3x74r, 375 H&H, 405 Win or 44 Mag...take your pick. For the situations I normally encounter, I could just stick my hand into a safe & grab one.

Bolt

Bolt, specifically my Browning Safari

Brought a garand for the first hunt, but I prefer bolt action rifles

I think I could be happy with just about any accurate rifle, but 95% of mine have been bolt guns.

The opportunity [or necessity], over the past several decades, to take a quick follow-up shot has been exceedingly rare.

Something light, short, accurate and handy.


I actually probably prefer a lever action but carry a bolt a lot because it’s stainless/synthetic.

All of them.

I’m a bolt action guy. Prefer 22 but can live with a 24 inch barrel, Stainless action , weather proof stock. I like a pretty thinnish straight stock. Favorite stock is McMillan Remington classic edge.

Levers, with single shots as a runner up.

Depends. Walking, I like a Savage or BLR. Still hunting then I like a bolt. Montana farmer type hunting I used an auto.(ruggedness for the bumps)

I like them all, but in the end, I'm a bolt gun junkie. A light weight, slightly forward balanced, stainless bolt gun, chambered in most any short action round fitting the distance to be shot, is good for me.

Savage lever guns followed by Sako bolt guns. This one is in 250-3000.

^^^^okay, NOT all of them then. I revise my answer to: anything BUT a Savage 99. Sorry, but I can’t stand the things. Any other lever gun, I probably like a lot…..bolts, semis, singles, pumps….whatever.

I like Savage 99’s also, new favorite 99 is a 338 Federal CTW fixed up for me




284’s are fantastic too

Mod 70s

Mostly old guns and older cartridges…