Most overrated rifle

Rob said:
In your experience, what is the most overrated rifle? (Note that I wrote "experience", not "opinion.")
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I bought one of those M305s (M14 clones) on the 1st run offered from Marstar. It was heavy, clunky, ill suited for scopes, and all around useless as a sporting rifle.

I sold it toot sweet for what I paid for it to someone who didn't get one on the first run. Lesson learned.
 
SuperCub said:
I bought one of those M305s (M14 clones) on the 1st run offered from Marstar. It was heavy, clunky, ill suited for scopes, and all around useless as a sporting rifle.

I sold it toot sweet for what I paid for it to someone who didn't get one on the first run. Lesson learned.
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My experience was the same. Crude and useless. I can see them being half-decent with a ton of tuning and upgrades parts, but at what cost?
 
My experience with a Chinese M14 clone is a little different. A Polytech M-14S. That most likely made its way into Quebec via Michigan about 1988ish. It's first owner took a black bear with it.
Sure it's not something I took hunting because it's a might heavy for that. However it shot very well on paper targets and minimum headspace. My brother shot it very well out to 800 meters once at Bull Meadow using South African 7.62 surplus ammo.
Never jammed even once folks.
 
The Kurgan said:
My experience was the same. Crude and useless. I can see them being half-decent with a ton of tuning and upgrades parts, but at what cost?
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My upgrades were over several years. A ex Israeli scope mount with Nimrod 6x40 ex army scope. These were cheap off eBay in those days.Treebone E2 type stock and Atlas adapter. Barrel and bolt are original.
 
I’ve never owned one, but lately I’ve handled a few at the LGS- Bergara rifles. The fit and finish isn’t great, the barrel isn’t centered in the barrel channel on any of the dozen or so rifles I looked at. They seem overpriced for what you’re getting. Excellent trigger though.
 
SuperCub said:
Why all the hate for 10/22s? I've not used one for serious target shooting, but the sporter I have has been a very good rifle.
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Sir it's not quite right to call it hate.
Is just over rated. I had a 490 Winchester that could easily outshoot my 10/22. However after an afternoon of Saskatchewan target rich environment the 10/22 hummed along in functionality while the 490 demanded a complete teardown and cleaning at just under 400 rounds expended.
I could pull off routinely some very small target hits at up to eighty yards with the 490.
 
Overrated =\= bad

I think the ruger m77 is overrated too. I like them a lot though

My credibility isn’t super important I have been alive for less time than most of you have been owning guns. I’m mostly here to ask questions from the knowledge base

I like the Remington model 7 a lot and the the 700 is a good rifle too but not my cup of tea. Millions of owners etc. I would buy different rifle at that price point and wouldn’t be in the club that suggests it as a first gun for example. Not a matter of quality just personal preference.

I guess I don’t understand why it really took off when other equally good models are “ obscure”.

“ In my experience “ I liked other rifles that are similar ( and even made by Remington) more YMMV
 
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JR Carbines! My .40 was Just N0T Right, had to completely strip it, when the Charging handle sheared off, among 'other' things. What an over engineered, somewhat complex, way too many 'little' parts. Compared to my Thureon Defense at the time..night & day, The TD, so simplistic, simple to field strip, & it worked. JR was a crap fest & their USA Customer Service sucks!
 
+1 on the 10/22. Had an old one before all the extra plastic bits and bnib. Jammed at least once per mag even after cleaning. FTF, FTE. I felt ripped off back when I paid $167+tax. Can't imagine owing one now and paying 2-3 times more for all the awesome plastic and cast zinc! Wouldn't touch one if you paid me. Cooeys and crappy old Lakefields might be boring but at least I don't want to wrap it around a tree after every 4 shots.
 
I read that the Remington 700 has killed and injured enough people to be not only over rated, but an absolute tragedy that Remington ever sold it. And they were too cheap to recall all the known models with proven fatal flaws.
 
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