Most overrated rifle

[Rob]

In your experience, what is the most overrated rifle? (Note that I wrote "experience", not just "opinion." I realize they are related terms, but it would be good to hear from people who had actual experience with the rifle in question.)

 

[trebor2880]

10/22

 

[J.Hancock]

10/22

Second this. Though its a nifty little semi, certainly not worthy of all the hype. I could name 5 .22lrs that id rather have as an "only rifle" (as if.)

 

[Buckmastr]

CRF Husqvarnas

 

[gobigorgohome]

Savage Axis rifle

Working at Cabelas in post secondary, i heard every tall tale under the sun about them... "it's a tsck driver", "dropped my deer on a dead run at 500 yards, its a laser beam", "can't get a better rifle than that", "if you guys working here knew anything.anout business, you'd only sell the axis", "anyone that buys anyone but an axis is wasting wasting money"

They're cheap, over rated and over hyped. Triggers suck, stocks are flimsy, actions are gritty and gross.

 

[conor_90]

Remington 700 hands down

 

[Brutus]

10/22

Gets it reputation in the gopher fields. Less likely to jam the bolt from dirty ammo.
It never was terribly accurate in its original form.
The 10/22 target variant is like picking up a three foot section of railway track. And in its booklet it's said to never try to chamber Stinger ammunition.
Who the hell wants to buy any 10/22 you can't fire any Stangers???
Lol

 

[Rman]

In your experience, what is the most overrated rifle? (Note that I wrote "experience", not "opinion.")

Any rifle chambered in 30-06... regardless of what certain sig lines say...

R.

 

[J.Hancock]

Remington 700 hands down

Based on what; wheres it fall short?

 

[Brutus]

Based on what; wheres it fall short?

I myself would not place the 700 on this list.
Since 1966 it's been in use in various formats by several branches of the US military.
Puts it on almost the exact same footing of service use AR platform.

 

[Eagleye]

Remington 700 hands down

Except for a few haters, your credibility just took a nosedive.
However, to each his own. Dave.

 

[Andy]

The Ross, Lee Enfields and Cooeys. Emotion is stronger than reason in many people.

 

[jrcarbine]

Wk-180 lol

 

[trebor2880]

While I'm bashing Ruger, their MK I,II,and III. Or any pistol requiring tools to take the barrel off. Like the Hi-Point JHP. Not that it's overrated.

 

[huntingfamily]

I myself would not place the 700 on this list.
Since 1966 it's been in use in various formats by several branches of the US military.
Puts it on almost the exact same footing of service use AR

As well as all of the rem 700 clone actions out there ...

 

[Brutus]

Oops

 

[SuperCub]

10/22

Not in this house. Mine topped a dot is a flawless plinker.

 

[Ultraviolet]

Wk-180 lol

This lol

 

[medvedqc]

r8 and r93 opinion and experiences ...

 

[The Kurgan]

10/22

I certainly was unimpressed by mine. It was the stainless takedown model. It rusted without ever seeing outdoor moisture. It wasn't particularly accurate either. YMMV.

However, for me, the list of overrated rifles is long, but pretty much all the US-made entry level Tupperware crap and the Kel Tec Sub2K.