Last night a mate of mine asked me what factory guns seemed to be associated with the greatest amount of happiness when based on forum postings.

Would be interested to hear your observation and excluding varmint based calibre/guns.

Mine would be in no particular order:

CZ especially in 375 and 416
Ruger in 416 Rigby
Savage
Remington Sendero
Weatherby Accumark

Mike

Dakota, Cooper, Ruger.

Mike375---

I'd put Tikka between Savage and Remington on your list.

Sako. Half the CZs I've tried have had actions that felt rougher than a corn cob. I would not buy a CZ centerfire unless I could work its action. CRF doesn't mean much to me.

Sako 75 or a Tikka

G'day Mike,
Weatherby Accu_Mark specially the 30-378 I have seen and heard a lot of good reports.
N.U.L.A / Ultra Light Arms In a class all their own for light weights.

Charlie

List is as follows.

Sako

Tikka

Steuyr

Malincher-Shoenauer

Husqvarna

Remington

Win

Savage

Ruger...

And please don�t ever buy a Lakelander unless you want the challenge of a lifetime.

Chris

CZ
Marlin
Rem
Ruger.

Sako and win m70's would be in my list if I owned some but I have kept to whats currently in my cabnit.

Sako- L--- actions
Dakota 76
CZ

not in any particular order

Blaser must get a vote too!

Krieghoff, Sauer and other "better quality" European products.

- mike

Smoothest? In order ...

Ross, Sauer 80 and finally a well-used SMLE

OK - now for the trenches

cheers edi

(who has a Gibbs Farqharson, Martini-Henry, a couple of K98s, a pre 64 Mod 70 and a coupe of others as well...)

Tikka
Sako
CZ
Sauer

This is if you take the price into the picture!

Johan

Dakota
Dakota
Dakota
Blaser

Don

Other than Sako let me think...
Nah

HUSQVARNA

My choices of rifles are;

Brno Mod 22F and 21
Mauer 98
pre 64 M-70
Husqvarna
Old Sakos L-461
Ruger safari Grade
FN Mausers
Savage Mod 99F and EG

All of the above are subject to change positions form time to time.

marlin lever actions.
browning FN bolt rifles.
my guide gun is accurate, and a blast to shoot.

Pre-64 M70
Sako M75

I would put Dakota 76 on top (for a factory rifle), and for a reliable hunting DG (custom) rifle I would have to say D'Arcy Echols.

For my bread and butter working factory rifles my heart says;

Remington
Mauser 98
Weatherby
Winchester.

But then I'm being realistic with my beer budget and not catering to my champagne desires.

And Marlin Leverguns.