Lightest bolt lift on a bolt action?

[TedNugent]

Why are you looking for such a light bolt lift?

 

[Brian46]

I realize that not many members own Steyr Mannlicher rifles... JP.

You just figured that out now? lol

The appreciation through ownership of higher end European rifles on this forum is very low and easy to tell by the recommendations of what rifle to purchase that is posted almost daily.

 

[Gatehouse]

"Light bolt lift" is not a criteria that I judge a rifle by, but I'm an average strength adult. A person with a disability might have more reason to be concerned about how much effort it takes to lift s bolt handle, but maybe a semi is a better choice in that case.

 

[medvedqc]

I realize that not many members own Steyr Mannlicher rifles... JP.

i had a mannlicher left hand in 7x64 and that is the only rifle that i didnt kept while hunting in Europe. the detachable magazine were hard to find and makrolon didnt last very well on them. the bolt lift was good for sure but for that price there were a lot of better options.

 

[Boomer]

"Light bolt lift" is not a criteria that I judge a rifle by, but I'm an average strength adult. A person with a disability might have more reason to be concerned about how much effort it takes to lift s bolt handle, but maybe a semi is a better choice in that case.

While I agree to a point, a rifle that twists in your hand, when cycled at the shoulder, is a drag.

 

[MIRAMICHIER]

Have a Tikka T3 HB .223 and has the smoothest action in any of the bolt actions I have owned over the years.Good Luck with your choice.

 

[Snowy Owl]

For light bolt lift, the Lee Enfield, 303 British wins hands down.

To the best of my limited knowledge and experience, the Lee-Enfield rifle has the lightest bolt lift but I have never seen a Schultz & Larsen Model 54J and the last time I saw a Krag-Jorgensen rifle, I was much too young to remember anything about the action. I have one Steyr Mannlicher rifle (SSG 69) and the bolt lift is quite light but not as light as a Lee-Enfield. About the same for the many Tikkas that I have met.

Greg11,

I am only trying to rekindle the thread a bit because other people must have other opinions too.

 

[Snowy Owl]

While I agree to a point, a rifle that twists in your hand, when cycled at the shoulder, is a drag.

Et voilà ! Here is the reason.

Naturally, you have to cycle the bolt with the rifle butt on your shoulder to appreciate Boomer's opinion.

 

[Can-down]

Finely somebody makes some sense among all those previous "experts".
I have Shultz & Larsen mod 54J #### on closing rifle and none of the others are even in the same league if it comes to light bolt opening effort.

Boomer's a reliable source of good info for sure..... but finely might be a stretch considering #### on close was covered in post #3



Hey Greg11, Where did you go?

 

[Gatehouse]

Et voilà ! Here is the reason.

Naturally, you have to cycle the bolt with the rifle butt on your shoulder to appreciate Boomer's opinion.

dropping the rifle off the shoulder to cycle any type of action is-for the most part-wrong. If a rifle binds so much that this is difficult to do, there's something wrong with the rifle!

 

[BigUglyMan]

What he said...get a mauser

To be fair, he said to get a Blonde Mauser. Lederhosen Mausers have a heavier bolt lift than Blonde Mausers.