POLL - Which one would you choose?

[propliner]

Blaser R8. I have the "Professional Success" model in 7 mm Rem Mag with black fiberglass stock with runner inserts and Zeiss scope on quick detachable mounts. Superb German precision craftsmanship combined with 1 MOA accuracy. Also a huge selection of calibers using interchangeable barrels from .223 Rem to .500 Jeffery. Barrels can be delivered with our without sights and fluting; and in light, medium or heavy weight. Every Blaser rifle can be a custom off the shelf hunter or shooter.

I have the R8 Safari (including the .223 match and .500J barrels) and wouldn't trade it for the others listed. The modularity and versatility is what I like, along with a great trigger and accuracy.

 

[brybenn]

Id go with the highland personally but the blaser sealous is a real nice rifle

 

[mark k]

10 all the way!

 

[dark_timber]

On your list, I'd pick the Blaser R8 or K95. I have has more than a few and just love Blasers they are incredibly accurate.
However, I prefer the R93, not a big fan of the R8 trigger group thing.

 

[Boomer]

The Rigby would be my choice.

 

[CoonT]

I respect the poll, and I won't be the "Get an AR" guy. I did just want to add, that I have never even heard of any of these rifles?

I have a feeling that none of the above are made of plastic, or have drum mags available, eh?

 

[Evanguy]

6) Rigby Highland Stalker

Always wanted a Rigby in 416 Rigby.

 

[woodlotowner]

A SKS and and 9,800$ in ammo lol

^^ For the win. I have never heard of most of these guns. My beater M98s do just fine thank you and would most likely shoot as well or better than the fancy price tagged ones...

 

[Turkinator]

7) Serbu 50a

 

[beretta boy]

The recent manufacture Mauser 98 ... in 375 H&H ... hopefully set up with claw mounts.

 

[john-brennan]

Dakota Model 10

 

[Rob]

4) Dakota 76

 

[c.t.smith]

c.t.smith and go celebrate the anniversary with the wife after at KFC in the Fiero!

I’d build one personally, get a nice integral rib tapered half octagon barrel machined (5500), really special piece of black walnut (1500-2000), sights and a Rigby peep (1000), donor Oberndorf (2500), rust blue it yourself with a perfectly carded velvet blue. It isn’t overly hard and the sweat time is worth a mint in one’s appreciation of it.

To be fair I'v never owned a SKS

 

[SuperCub]

My pick would be the Rigby Highland Stalker.

I had one built instead.

 

[trebor2880]

I'll take (3, 'cause I already have one, plus the cash.

 

[anglia2]

Dakota , either of them .

 

[Hand Skills]

You spell Ralf Martini’s name differently than I do.

 

[conor_90]

K95 8x57r and 9.3x74r

Presumably this gun is going to be used a lot if I can afford 10k, I know a bolt is probably a better all a rounder but I’ve always wanted a high end kipplauf

 

[Fisherguy55]

Recently, I've been hammering Gun Broker, Guns America, Guns International websites.........they have them! A Dakota 76 with outstanding Turkish walnut chambered for the 300 H&H, I would of purchased right away, but a 23" barrel, no thanks. There is only one Dakota 76 in Canada that I know of, but not what I want for cartridge.

Epp's has 6 Dakota 76 models listed in stock, including a takedown model

 

[TT1900]

As I was just about to purchase an R8 before all this CoVid craziness hit, my initial answer was going to be an R8. But seeing as you already have an R8 that seems a bit redundant.

A big question to me is what cartridge? I think a K95 would be great in something like 7x57R or smaller, but wouldn't be interested if intending to shoot .300 Win Mag.