Best Handling Rifle?

[Northman999]

I hunted extensively with a Rem 600 in .308 win; it was very handy and whatever I pointed it at just seemed to fall over and die right on the spot...

 

[carverk]

Having carried and hunted with somewhere between 100 and 200'different rifles and shotguns, I would have to say that unless it is custom fitted or very very high end, the Savage model 99 is probably one of the best handling rifles ever made in standard run of the mill, off the shelf, not too expensive rifle.

Yeah, I know, it doesn't have the CGN approved fan base or "elite status", but that rifle just plain points and shoots for most people like it's an extension of their arm and fingers.


I would give it a solid 9/10

Yep the savage 99 is one of the best hunting rifle ever made

 

[madashell]

Remington 600 or Model Seven. Light, compact, shoulders well and nice to carry.

(If not a bolt rifle most handy is an M4 !!)

 

[woodlotowner]

If not restricted to bolt action, I find my Browning BLR straight grip rifle the best ergonomic fit and the most enjoyable to carry all day in the woods. I picked up just about every make and model of rifle at Epps back in 2005 when shopping around to get back into hunting and found the noted BLR to be essentially a custom build for me. Of bolt guns I have used I would give the award to my 1960s Parke Hale Safari De Luxe.

 

[noneck180]

Sako or Tikka Walnut..

 

[FLYBYU44]

Of all the rifles I have owned, my Browning BLR 30-06 handles the best for me.

 

[Highwind]

What have I shot...? And what have I carried...? Shot lots and carried a lots. My favorite is the SAKO AV, and second favorite is Browning A bolt. These were the go too's under many conditions. I had a Remington BDL and it wasn't as accurate as the Sako AV. They were the same caliber so the BDL and I had a parting of ways. I have always felt more comfortable with an accurate gun over something that others say: "You need to have such and such a rifle". I used lots of other brands too, but the Sako and Browning are the ones that get out for some fresh air more often then others.

 

[j_06]

Is your BSA Majestic hard to tell apart from your body?

It is, and on the lighter side of 6 pounds with its short barrel and peep sight, it's my answer to your question as well. It carries like a 22. Chambered in 30-06, sorry the pics lit terribly and taken on a phone

 

[j_06]

Yep the savage 99 is one of the best hunting rifle ever made

About a ugly as they come though, like a fat chick that puts out.

 

[hoytcanon]

About a ugly as they come though, like a fat chick that puts out.

What's ugly about that???

 

[Kevan]

What's ugly about that???

And the Lone Ranger said : " Tonto, you get the best ride on a big pony !"...

 

[8x68]

CZ 550 FS 9.3x62, Winchester Featherweight 7x57, CZ 550 FS 7x57

 

[caramel]

When choosing a rifle for it's outstanding quality, esthetics should be the least of your consideration...

It is a rifle not a suit... JP.

 

[TheTooner]

Bsa cf2 heavy but feel great
Tikka t3 lite

I agree with that. Mine's the carbine, twenty inch barrel. How a rifle fits and feels can vary a lot with between individuals. The T3 Lite's stock doesn't feel right to me. The Hunter version does.

 

[j_06]

When choosing a rifle for it's outstanding quality, esthetics should be the least of your consideration...

It is a rifle not a suit... JP.

oh I know, in any context fat and ugly has never stopped me.

 

[Kevan]

When choosing a rifle for it's outstanding quality, esthetics should be the least of your consideration...

It is a rifle not a suit... JP.

Regardless of the cost or make if its not comfortable to shoot or use its not good..

 

[Rob]

The Ruger No. 1 International is a heavy unbalanced log compared to a M-S carbine...

No experience with Brno single shot Stutzens but I have heard they can't hit the side of a barn. No personal experience though.

The Dumoulin .358 is a nice handling rifle, roughly in the same category as an early Sako fullstock Forester.

^ I don't want to stir the pot with the ruger guys. But the No.1 is downright chunky compared to kipplaufbüchse stutzen's made in Europe.

I am really curious about the stuzen brno single shots; the older ones not the modern ones. I can't seem to find any info on the model; I have seen them called k-1's.

 

[hoytcanon]

The Ruger No. 1 International is a heavy unbalanced log compared to a M-S carbine...

No experience with Brno single shot Stutzens but I have heard they can't hit the side of a barn. No personal experience though.

The Dumoulin .358 is a nice handling rifle, roughly in the same category as an early Sako fullstock Forester.

Bwaaaahaaaa!

Classic.... Rob....

The comparison made was an M77 International, not a No.1 International... and to each their own.

 

[hoytcanon]

... the No.1 is downright chunky compared to kipplaufbüchse stutzen's .

Someone's got Burger King "Whopper hands."

 

[conor_90]

^ the opposite is true, also the topical reference would be "trump hands"

Specifically the no.1 RSI; just saying like most American things; it is fatter than its European counterpart.

No experience with Brno single shot Stutzens but I have heard they can't hit the side of a barn. No personal experience though.

Interesting; this is anecdotal but the first review I've heard of them; I'm sorry to hear that because they are very nice looking rifles.