More accurate? single shot or bolt action rifle??

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I don't know if it actually makes a difference but would one be more accurate over the other involving shots out to around 300 yards with lets say a .30-06 with 180 loads. Ie.. TC pro hunter and Remington 700...?? Stupid question? just curious..Deciding on which to buy actually.. I love the remingtons.. but was looking at the Pro hunter and really like the feel of it. And Also have a thing for single shots..Open for comments.

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my money would be on the average bolt action to outshoot the average single shot, but both can be accurate.
 
a couple of my buddies have the pro hunters and i got the tikka t3 and it out shoots them....now i'm not saying there no good or anything but when we shoot against each other and even when i shoot both guns alone the tikka out performs the pro hunter....makes no difference to me just thought i'd share:sniper:
 
i would have to say that for the 1/4-1/2 inch that you may pick up with a very accurate single ie ruger no 1 there will be an added benefit of the 2 or 3 extra shells sitting in the mag for when the yotes come in a pack or you dont want to reload every shot for gophers, i realize that most moose deer elk etc hunters only get one shot but i dont use my deer gun only for deer it has seen its fair share of yotes and gophers, i bet that in the end you will be happy with what ever you pick. if your going to go with the t/c because it can change out the barrells and that's the only reason you want it i would suggest looking at a blaser or merkel they're very very well made guns that have interchangeable barrells and i have yet to see one that is a poor shooter
 
ok then. But not so much as MOA accuracy. but in a hunting scenerio. would there be a noticable difference? When it comes to shooting a moose from 100-250 yards for example... Both guns being .30-06 180 grain(for my caliber preference), Is there much to set them apart?? I would think not.
 
I think it has more to do with good quality barrels than single shot or bolt action. Heck even some semi's these days are great and accurate shooters.
 
Sportsman4x4 said:
ok then. But not so much as MOA accuracy. but in a hunting scenerio. would there be a noticable difference? When it comes to shooting a moose from 100-250 yards for example... Both guns being .30-06 180 grain(for my caliber preference), Is there much to set them apart?? I would think not.
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In the real world of hunting...no difference at all. On paper at the range....that would be a tough one to call. I've got a couple Pro Hunters that shoot .6-.8 MOA but I've seen lots of bolt actions do the same. Basically, any of the rifles arefar more accurate than the shooter in a typical hunting situation.
 
Muy only thoughts is it is impossible to free-float a bbl on a single. Other than that I doubt there is much difference especially in a hunting situation.

Free floating is not necessary on a well built gun.
 
Many single shots do not have bolts, like the break action Pro Hunter you mentioned. Without a bolt they have a stiffer action which can mean more accuracy. They also can have longer barrels with less weight, this can also lead to better accuracy. One of the negative aspects with any single shot rifle with a hammer is increased lock time, this generally decreases the accuracy of a rifle. All things being equal I would give the odds of better accuracy to a quality single shot.
I have a Pro hunter as well and it shoots amazing... but my A-bolt shoots slighter better... go figure.
 
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