Most aesthetically pleasing bolt action rifle....
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I can't really wrap my head around bolt action styling a whole bunch, as far as the artsy side of it goes. Yea, there are the classics like a Rigby, H&H, Heym, and the more modern ones like a Weatherby. 50 yrs ago I thought the MkV was wild, and Alpine. Never been a fan of the fullstock stuff. Liked the look of the old butterknife handles and DT's on the Mannlichers and their ilk.
Still though, they don't hold a candle to the SXS's and Kipplaufs and Stevens 44's or Win 1885's, Ruger #1's, Hagn's, in my mind. Bolt actions are kinda boring in comparison.
Still though, they don't hold a candle to the SXS's and Kipplaufs and Stevens 44's or Win 1885's, Ruger #1's, Hagn's, in my mind. Bolt actions are kinda boring in comparison.
dgradinaru
CGN frequent flyer
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- British Columbia
Mine would be Mauser 98's. I like most trims which include english, american, swedish, german. Also like the BRNO's 21 and Zg 47. Ruger M77 MK II/Hawkeye
antiqueguy
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- windsor ontario
Can’t deny a very nice lee speed or higher end sporter built on an old milsurp action(not bubba in the garage). Very nice classic sports of the early 1900’s always catch my eye. I’m more a fan of wood and blued steel weather it’s a hardware store grade gun of yesteryear or a high end sporter.
Here is a rifle that I built to be my most aesthetically pleasing bolt action rifle. But it didn't quite hit the mark. I think i need too darken the stock
This is a LEC I sporterized and it's chambered in 6.5x53R
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This is a LEC I sporterized and it's chambered in 6.5x53R
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- Location
- Barrie Ont. Canada
Kinda partial to this one myself. NOT for Sale; don't ask.
Most my rifles are SS with Manners or Mcmillan stocks or overmoulded Black and ugly. My shotguns for clay shooting and upland birds are all highly figured walnut. I do have one gun that looks good in my eyes.My Weatherby 257 Laserguard , think is the model. It shoots very accurately and I do hunt with it. It’s pleasing to my eyes!
Lots of really nice rifles in this thread. On the Weatherby MkV Deluxe posts, I have to say that I have never seen one with plain wood. I remember a local gun shop - Gold N' Guns on King George Hwy (as it used to be called) and a whole rack of them in the late 80's and every single one had amazing wood. I remember being especially fond of a Euromark in 7mm Wby. Those had oil finish stocks instead of the shiny version. I ended up with a .300 Wby from them and it sure had beautiful wood, plus was a sweet shooting rifle.
I love Brno 22’s, they always catch my eye. I wanted a walnut stock with a cheek piece on my side, so I built one for my Brno 22, it pleases my eye and fits my hands and shoulders well.
Something else I find eye catching are carbon barrels in walnut stocks,
Something else I find eye catching are carbon barrels in walnut stocks,
