Colorado Luckydog

I have always been a Remington 700 fanatic. However I own a bunch of different brand of rifles.(but most are 700's) I went out today and shot my A-bolt 30.06 after a trigger job and I was very happy. After my second shot at 100 yards I was a little worried because I wasn't on paper. Then my buddy on the spotting scope told me my second shot was right on top of the first. After a shooting it for a while after that, I was one happy camper.

Stalkingbear, I still love my 700's, but damn you your right about the A-bolts.

kendradad

I have shot a 30-06 A bolt for many years with excellent results. I just bought a stainless stalker in the same caliber and will retire my old one to the safe with many fond memories.

popeye

We might convert you yet

Frank in the Laurels

I''ve owned and do own about a dozen or so Remington 700's in various cartridges.. love em' and have never had a problem with any of them.. about 5 years ago a local gunshoppe was closing the door and had two A-bolts in left handed that no one seemed interested in, a 7mm mag and a .338 wm.. the owner wouldn't sell me one, had to be both.. I believe it was $350 each but it may have have been $300 each... either way I couldn't pass them up.. after proper barrel break in the both shot an inch or better.. I haven't bad mouthed any A-bolts since.. they will shoot and I love the short bolt movement and the internal clip.. I'd buy another in a second.. great rifles.. any time I'm big game hunting they are the first I reach for these days... can't go wrong and I'd highly reccomend them.. SWEET !!

stubblejumper

I have never had a problem getting an A-Bolt or a 700 to shoot accurately.However,I prefer almost any other magazine system to the A-Bolts over designed abortion of a magazine system.Apparently many other people must agree,since Browning did away with this magazine on the new X-Bolt.

Colorado Luckydog

I haven't even loaded the mag yet. I'll have to check it out. All I know is for a guy that don't shoot that good, I was getting some pretty impressive groups. It almost looked like I knew what I was doing.

I bought a older Savage 30.06 yesterday. I had every intention of doing a trigger job on it and selling the A-Bolt. (Ican alwaysuse the cash) I am so glad I went to the range again before I made that decision. I think the A-Bolt is a keeper.

CZ2506

Hey Luckydog, what kind of work did you do to the trigger? I changed the spring in mine and did a little clean and polish on the yoke a couple of years ago. Made a lot of difference.

Colorado Luckydog

I sent it to the GS and them set it to 3lbs.

stalkingbear

Glad you like your A-bolt Colorado Luckydog. Now you see why I like them so much. Congrats! I have 3 now and am going to add another soon-either another A-bolt or an X-bolt.