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Ranking out of box deer rifles

SilverkingSilverking Member Posts: 331 ✭✭✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
Browning
CZ
Kimber
Remingtom
Ruger
Sako
Savage
Steyr
Tikka
Winchester

What order would you put them in? Please consider accuracy first. Also consider look, feel and price

If you had to pick one OOB model from the above makers - knowing it would be the only rifle you could hunt deer with for the rest of your life - what model would it be and what caliber would you choose?
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  • 1FMJ1FMJ Member Posts: 1,556 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You left out Marlin 1895 in 45-70 <1fmj>
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  • BeeramidBeeramid Member Posts: 7,264 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    #1 Browning A-bolt II

    #2 Everything else.[8D]
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  • anderskandersk Member Posts: 3,627 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes, the hunting situation is the big issue ... woods or open range. In the woods I'd go with the Winchester Model 94 or any other lever gun. Long shots ... listen to the others. I'm a deep woods hunter.

    Right now ... I'm a deep woods hunter in Massachusetts ... so I'm thinking the best out of the box rifle for my situation (ie. no rifles) is a Thompson Center Omega 50 ... mine is in Camo and Stainless ... works great, but it just doesn't look like a gun!.[:p]
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  • gap1916gap1916 Member Posts: 4,977
    edited November -1
    Savage Model 99 in 300 Savage or .308. My 2 cents [8D]
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  • sig232sig232 Member Posts: 8,018
    edited November -1
    My Marlin 30-30, probably still takes more deer that other cal.
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  • KrisWKrisW Member Posts: 633 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Browning A-Bolt II .270 WSM (cause thats what i got)
    CZ in .308 (shot one and liked it)
    dont know about any of the others
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  • wizard78wizard78 Member Posts: 3,144 ✭
    edited November -1
    Sako
    Styer
    Kimber
    CZ
    Tikka
    The rest don't count. [8D]
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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    Considering accuracy first and price second, and out of the box as originally specified, this is my list.

    1, Savage
    2, Kimber
    3, Browning
    4, Sako
    5, Remington
    6, Steyr
    7, CZ
    8, Winchester
    9, Tikka
    10, Ruger
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  • young n dumyoung n dum Member Posts: 2,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dheffley
    Considering accuracy first and price second, and out of the box as originally specified, this is my list.

    1, Savage
    2, Kimber
    3, Browning
    4, Sako
    5, Remington
    6, Steyr
    7, CZ
    8, Winchester
    9, Tikka
    10, Ruger

    is your contention that an out of the box tikka will be less accurate on average than a browning or remington? have you ever shot one they are the same bbl and action as the Sako

    try:
    kimber
    sako/tikka (same gun )
    savage
    remington
    cz
    steyr
    browning
    winchester
    ruger (hate their triggers and you did say out of the box )
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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by young n dum
    is your contention that an out of the box tikka will be less accurate on average than a browning or remington? have you ever shot one they are the same bbl and action as the Sako


    Yes! I've only owned one Tikka in 30.06, and bought it just because I thought it would be as good as the Sako's I have owned. It was a beautiful rifle with great fit and finish, but it only shot one load accuratly (less than a .7 group). Everything else was all over the place with large groups (2 inches or more). I have never owned a rifle that was so picky on what it would shoot.

    So, from my experience with Tikka, I rated it just above Ruger which has consistantly been the worst out of the box rifles I've ever had, including three Ruger No. 1's.

    If you don't like how I rated them, that's your business. I'm just telling you that that is the order I put them for experience, not opinion. If Mauser would have been listed, it would have been tied with the Browning, and if Howa had been on the list, it would have been tied with Savage for the top position. Remember, the original question was "out of the box", and I've had to work on every Remington and Winchester I've ever own.
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  • young n dumyoung n dum Member Posts: 2,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    first of heff, there was supposed to be a smiley at the end of my little insult so sorry [:D] and I was making more of a reference as to GENERAL accuracy.....shot a picky savage once......a bull bbl .223 couldn't believe it.......but I think as an average tikka are one of the best....if you hever want some sub MOA groups and are out in CO way....I have a t3 lite in .300wsm with your name on it[:D]
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  • buddybbuddyb Member Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Winchester Model 70,4 Savages,a Ruger 77 in 270 and a Steyr Pro-Hunter in 308.About all I do is deer hunt and I have no complaints with any of them.
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  • RUGERGUNZRUGERGUNZ Member Posts: 5,638 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ruger
    Savage
    Browning
    CZ

    The rest dont matter.
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