Best hunting Rifle poll.

[Southpole]

Kimber hunter  ...accurate... I also voted Tikka.

    Kimber Hunter is light but I guess you lose the weight savings with the extra ammo you'll have to carry.

I was also going to say Kimber Hunter, based on specs and holding one.  I've never seen one shot though.  Have you seen bad groups Highside?  I know some Montana's didn't shoot, though the ones I've seen shot well.  Curious if that is the case wih the Hunters.

I have the Hunter in a .243. At a hundred yards with Winchester Supreme 50 grain ammo I was shooting consistently through the same hole. I have yet to shoot it at 200 yards or more to really see what it's all about, but I can't imagine it being all that bad 

[Stein]

Remington 700, for $1k, you can put on a fantastic aluminum bedded stock and Timney in it.

[gee_unit360]

TTT

[onetrack]

I like my Sako A7 270 wsm. I can cover 5 shots with a dime @ 100 yds.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

I had to go with the Ruger M77. I have three of them in various configurations and calibers and they all shoot great. Never had an issue with one of them.

[carpsniperg2]

Sako and tikka are usually a go to for my recommendations. The Americans are great to and for the money cant be beat.

[slm9s]

My choice is either a used semi-custom 700 in an appropriate cartridge, or a Kimber Montana or a low serial # Forbes rifle if you're looking for a lightweight.

[Ingwe]

Tikka T3 or Browning A-bolt. I have both.

[hunter399]

Go rem 700,killed more animals then all them other rifles put together.

[highside74]

Kimber hunter  ...accurate... I also voted Tikka.

    Kimber Hunter is light but I guess you lose the weight savings with the extra ammo you'll have to carry.

I was also going to say Kimber Hunter, based on specs and holding one.  I've never seen one shot though.  Have you seen bad groups Highside?  I know some Montana's didn't shoot, though the ones I've seen shot well.  Curious if that is the case wih the Hunters.

Just things I've read on the interweb forums about being hit or miss out of the box. Some guys love them but enough guys have had to send theirs back to Kimber or have a gunsmith work on them that I wouldn't buy one unless I could shoot it first. But they sure do look and feel awesome. My vote for a lightweight accurate hunting rifle would be the Browning X Bolt Hells Canyon Speed. In a 6.5 Creedmoor or 7mm-08 6.5#s looks awesome and out of the box shooting sub 3/4" groups. Not that I could shoot it that we'll but it can do it.

[Bofire]

Is this entire set up rifle or just rifle? If full set up I gotta go Tikka, I looked at Xbolts they cost more for just the rifle, Kimber has got to be over 1000???
Carl

[Skillet]

Big Winchester Model 70 fan here, but for the money it's Tikka all day long.
 

[M_ray]

Looking for a new rifle.

I say the one you shoot the best! 

I Like a Savage 116 Weather Warrior but I've been known to shoot a Kimber at long range!    If I were going to buy a new rifle right now I'd be looking at a Kimber mountain ascent or a Cooper in 280AI

[Karl Blanchard]

Looking for a new rifle.

I say the one you shoot the best! 

I Like a Savage 116 Weather Warrior but I've been known to shoot a Kimber at long range!    If I were going to buy a new rifle right now I'd be looking at a Kimber mountain ascent or a Cooper in 280AI

  cooper's are sooooo nice!  I got to play with coaches .280ai a good amount and it was a shooter!

[jeffro]

My Savages have never failed me.
And for the price of guns you all are talking about I could probably get 2-3.
Or 1-2 with great glass
10,11,110,111 or 116 own them all in 4 different calibers.
Buy one with a accu-trigger, bed it, scope it and put the rest back into your IRA.
My opinion, your results may vary.
Biggest thing is to shoot it, learn it, know where it hits at any range that you may take a shot.