Bolt rifles

[b4uqzme]

Thanks guys. This thread inspired me to dust off the CZ 527. We had a great day dialing in the scope and target shooting on Sunday. Not being an expert at this I find the CZ set trigger really nice. About the only complaint I have is that the metal on the receiver is a little week and you need to be very careful tightening the rear scope mount or the bolt will bind.

If you are so inclined I wouldn't mind your thoughts on shooting .223 for accuracy. The 7.62x39 round is pretty popular in this gun (I think) because of the ammo price. But is .223 inherently more accurate? What about 5.56?

I also found I could use a front rifle rest. Any recommendations?

You find a rifle yet John???

[yqtszhj]

First time reading this thread all the way through and it was enjoyable. I had the .308 bolt gun itch last winter then saw a S&W M&P10 on sale and bought it instead. That satisfied my accurate .308 itch, and shooting 165/168 gr. ammo that gun is so accurate it's crazy. If i breathe properly it does .5 moa repeatedly. Reading the forums though not everyone has my results.

I'd still like to have a 7.62x39 for the original reason you mentioned also, cheap ammo and Greg's CZ setup is nice.

[JohnR]

You find a rifle yet John???

No. I saw something shiny and got distracted.

[b4uqzme]

^^^ funny how that happens. congrats! BTW - a wolff spring kit will do that wonders.

[JohnR]

Good thing I held off on the long distance bolt gun. A few hundred more dollars (and a grand or two for optics) and I can get this:

http://www.ruger.com/micros/rpr/models.html

[TNman]

Buy the CZ and keep it. Or sell it to me for a good price after you tire of it!!

[JohnR]

After losing interest in bolt guns, the urge came back with a vengeance. I decided to heck with the 7.62x39, I would pick a gun and caliber good for long range shooting (over 200 yards). The Ruger American series appeared to be a nice entry-level rifle and I almost got one in .308. But I decided to jump off the deep end and put a Remington 700 on layaway.

[yqtszhj]

After losing interest in bolt guns, the urge came back with a vengeance. I decided to heck with the 7.62x39, I would pick a gun and caliber good for long range shooting (over 200 yards). The Ruger American series appeared to be a nice entry-level rifle and I almost got one in .308. But I decided to jump off the deep end and put a Remington 700 on layaway.

Oooooo..... that was the 2 I was batteling about in my mind the end of last year. Then I got a "on sale" email about a .308 AR and bought that instead. I'm glad I did but a bolt gun in .308 may vome one day.

[ltxi]

Reading through the tail of this thread yesterday, it dawned on me I only own four bolt guns...Ruger 77 in .22mag, a my own self built to the good Col Cooper's original platform specs Scout rifle in .308, and a couple of 7.62x54 Mosin-Nagants one of them "custom" and one just nicely refinished/restored. All the rest of my long guns are either semi-auto or lever action.

[JustinN]

I recently got a Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Creedmoor. For the price, that is a nice little setup. The action isn't as smooth as my Remington 700, and it isn't as pretty as my Savage, but for reaching out there it is amazing and very affordable.

[Bawanna]

Very few rifles are as pretty as your Savage. That's one beauty of a rifle.

[JustinN]

Thanks, I still appreciate the look of it, and find myself just staring at the stock sometimes....

Can't say the same for the plastic stock on the Ruger. I also catch myself staring at my PS90, but that's because it keeps surprising me it is a gun...

[JustinN]

And here's a picture of the Bolt Family -