Most accurate hunting rifle out of the box

[Capt. Oblivious]

I haven't shot a bad shooting Sako yet. Pay a little more, but shoot great with no modifications.

30.06 Sako Deluxe with 215gr Berger Hybrids @1000yards. The others I have are just as accurate but not as much fun as the 300and6

 

[mikegaiz]

It kills me that people give an opinions like these in this post and have not owned and shot the guns they say are not as good what they say is best. I have owned and shot most and Sako (except A7's and Blaser no experience) is the best of what is being compared under $1500.

 

[RockyMtnMan]

T/C Venture. Yes it is ugly, Yes the bolt does not feel like a well used pre-64 Model 70....

I have been around a half dozen of them, put a Leupold on it with good mounts and they are fantastic. No Modifications, No floating, No Bedding, Just Shooting!

I will second this. Been around three TC Ventures, two of which I owned personally. Still have one. All were extremely accurate hunting rifles with no work done at all. All sub 1/2 minute rifles with minimal hand load development.

 

[Rich S]

I purchased a pair of Savage 30-06s a few years back for an Elk hunt. They were the first center fire rifles I owned. With some advice from a friend it took very little load development to get 3 shot groups sub 3/4" groups @100 yds and 2.5 at 200 on both guns. Given they were sporter weight guns and I was pretty much a novice with a rifle on a bench, I was very satisfied with the way they shot. I used the factory Savage plastic stocks and topped them with Nikon 3-9 scopes. Overall a fairly economical hunting setup. I was also very glad I went with the lighter gun when hiking in the Mountains. It was enough of a workout for this flat lander without adding extra weight to carry.

 

[ken158]

Tikka - which is a good rifle looking also... not to be confused with Savage!

 

[basshawg42]

Savage all the way. I own a LRP, my son has a trophy predator Hunter and my sister has a lady Hunter all creedmore all.5 moa with factory ammo

 

[animalpest]

I am a full time professional shooter. That in Australia means I get to shoot at least a thousand animals per year and when I was younger (i.e. not sitting in the office managing the company's issues) that would have been a quite a few thousand animals shot per year.

I currently have quite a few Sako's, Remingtons, Ruger's, Tikka's in our armoury of bolt actions in everything from heavy barrelled, sporter through to the Ruger Scout. To be honest, it really depends on what you are after. None of my rifles I would class as inaccurate for what each is designed for. Two days ago I shot a .308 Ruger Scout, with a 35 year old 2-7 Burris Scope which averaged 0.72 inch 3 shot groups using Remington factor ammunition. On the same day, a Tikka .223 averaged 0.4 inch groups (handloads) and a standard sporter model 700 Remington 25/06 (vintage 1989) averaged 0.65 inch (it would shoot 2.5 inch groups at 300 yards all day). Jeez, I even shot a 1 inch group with a Gen 2+ night scope which has a magnification of 3.7x at 100m. Yep, these are all at 100m (109 yards).

These are all "out of the box" rifles.

I have seen people buy a $7000 European rifle and added a $3500 scope and they wont shoot any better than my out of the box rifle. (today at a gun shop)

 

[tuck2]

Im 80 years old and over the years have purchased various brands of new rifles. Some were accurate out of the box others needed one or more of the following , action glass bedded, the barrel free floated, the trigger tuned, the bolt locking lugs lapped, the muzzle recrowned and wood remover under the bolt handle to get the rifle to shoot groups I liked.

 

[dkhunt14]

30.06 Sako Deluxe with 215gr Berger Hybrids @1000yards. The others I have are just as accurate but not as much fun as the 300and6

I had a Sako Heavy barrel single shot in 22-250 that really shot good. Probably the most accurate factory rifle I ever owned. I had a Savage in 22-250 in a heavy barrel single shot. It was probably the second best factory gun. Matt

 

[weejohn]

I am surprised the accuracy international hasn't been mentioned much .
Certainly a factory gun and frequently used here in the UK as a hunting rifle.

Cheaper option would be the tikka t3, awesome accuracy out the box with factory ammo never mind hand loads.

 

[nakneker]

Sako and Tikka. Consistent accuracy straight out of the box.

 

[carnivore]

I'm my experience Savage offers unbeatable out of the box accuracy.

 

[AckleymanII]

Any Browning with a Boss on the end will shoot very tiny groups, even the BAR's

 

[Dub]

winchester model 70 super grade in any caliber. superb out of the box

 

[TheOtherZilla]

After reading all the responses, it looks like a crap shoot.. Take your pick.. Me? I say SAKO, and then CZ. Caliber of your choice

 

[Paddyd]

I have two Savages. One is an 20+yr old 110FP in .308 that with good loads at 100 yds will easily do .5" 5 shot groups and occasionally better. However, this was before they started putting the good stocks on. So with a good bedded stock I bet it will do better. I also have a Savage Long Range Precision Varminter in .204 Ruger that first time out of the box without any barrel break in shot some ordinary factory Winchester lubalox coated bullets into the same ragged hole at 100Y. Dollar for dollar, you will not get a better shooting rifle than one of the new Savages. Show me (for the money spent) ANY rifle that can beat that and I'll run right out and buy one.

 

[daniel brothers]

Is this thread all about different people's personal opinions... or is it like a vote across the board about people's true and honest opinion...?

For instance....

If you had the top 20 or so manufacturer's factory rifles laying on a table... with all being the same caliber... and each person had to bet $20,000.00 on which rifle would shoot the same box of factory ammo into the tightest groups at 100, 200, and 300 yds.... then where would you put your money...?

Let's say average money rifles...like under $1500.00

 

[Paddyd]

Is this thread all about different people's personal opinions... or is it like a vote across the board about people's true and honest opinion...?

For instance....

If you had the top 20 or so manufacturer's factory rifles laying on a table... with all being the same caliber... and each person had to bet $20,000.00 on which rifle would shoot the same box of factory ammo into the tightest groups at 100, 200, and 300 yds.... then where would you put your money...?

Well I'd Have to say you'd need to classify them into groups. Obviously, a $5,000.00 custom rifle would probably, but not necessarily beat the typical off the shelf production line rifle by one of the major American manufacturers. I constantly am reading articles in the gun magazines about these exotic rifles that are averaging only 1-1.5" groups and cost thousands of dollars.
When you ask which 'production line' rifle by the biggest American firearms companies I will say Savage over the rest. I have never seen modern Savage that wouldn't shoot small groups. I have a Model 70 HV that does a fair job, but my Savages beat it hands down.

 

[kcjim]

Out of the box, Savages are the most accurate in my experience. I own two Savages and they both shoot very accurately. I also own and shoot Remington 700's, Winchester Model 70's, Sako A7, CZ's, Ruger 77's. Others can usually be made to shoot accurately with some tinkering. Savages will shoot great right out of the box and they usually are the least expensive.

 

[Dub]

winchester model 70 super grade in any caliber. superb out of the box

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