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I agree with Steelhead on empty chamber when stalking. When hunting from a treestand I'll chamber a round after I'm strapped in.

All in all, my CRPF model 70 in 358 WSSM cycles the most quietly.

What is the most quiet action?.....one you dont have to cycle a second time....make the first shot count.

That's funny right there!

You apparently know what I'm talking about.

I do, luckily from watching a friend.

Many years ago a buddy had a 742 carbine in 308. That rifle was incapable of reliably hitting a broadside bale of hay at 200 yards with every shot. Luckily the fact that it usually wouldn't cycle the second round into the chamber made him forget about the inaccuracy. Or the third, or the fourth...

Why isn't another round being brought into battery as soon as the first shot is away? You should be familar enough with your rifle that you can cycle the action without taking your eyes off the deer.

seems to me the obvious answer would be a semi-auto action. noise and movement of the bolt is lost in the initial shot. if you're thinking of a bolt or pump, everyone has a different opinion/experience.

I have no experience with a Ruger #1 so I's say a bolt action. The double rifle would make less noise obviously but not many can afford one. I have hunted with pumps for years and they're not quiet. Lever actions are about as noisy as a pump.

I'll say that a Kimber Montana action is loudest I've used.

You obviously haven't hunted in an area where the mere clicking of a safety can mean that you are eating TAG SOUP... Laffin!

North of which border? Unless they just banned them, semi-automatic hunting rifles are perfectly legal North of the Canada/US border...just not those ultra-scary AR-type rifles - which of course, are fine for the rifle range.

I have always thought that a Krag Jorgensen was pretty
quiet when working the action.

Illegal in AK??

The quietest I own are the Husqvarna push feeds.

djpepper,
Thanks for the heads up. I had not realized this, for some reason I had it in my head that all semi-automatics were restricted or disallowed, but like you say not the case. From what I've read they are non-restricted in a centerfire rifle with five round max. Great catch, however, I'm still back to non semi-autos because few are made in an inclement weather rifle and this is a definite concern in North rain country, as I'm sure you are aware.

Also, I think someone else asked about Alaska not allowing them. No, this is not true. I don't know what the gun laws are on that but Alaska has always been very open with theirs, including semi-automatics.

+1! My two 20's era Krag sporters are quiet and slick as glass!

BN

Personally I think the whole thread is a mental wank. Keeping noise to a minimum is always a plus, but eventually one must get practical. The woods is not necessarily the quietest theater one will watch a movie in.

More than once I've made an unwanted noise only to look around and see a Deer standing or walking with apparent unconcern. Sometimes they are wired and others it seems you can jump up and down and all they do is look harder. Wind direction and velocity, land contour, hunting pressure, etc all play an unknown part in what will set a Deer off.

Many Deer I've encountered in the thick stuff that think they are concealed often are willing to play the waiting game.


The only thing that is certain is that you must get one in the chamber before you can accomplish anything.

It's hard to say, because they seem the same to me. However, if I had to pick one, I would say my Sauer 202s the quietest- I know the safety is.

Ruger #1 falling block, it takes no time at all to have a follow up shot chambered.

I have never noticed a quiet actiion chambering metallic cartridges. If I felt it was critical for my hunt area I would probably use a Browning BAR so I could get the noise over with during the shot.