Classic Bolt Action Rifles.... what is your vote?

Definitely a Winchester 70 Featherweight, CRF Action all the way

I'm very impressed with the new production of these rifles, well made and accurate,

They represent the past with refinements from today. Gotta love the the Featherweights !

If you whant a classic like your grandpa's but with glass beding and long range precision, look at the custom hunting rifles by Randy Selby, in Cody WO. He also has a youtube channel, called The Real Gunsmith.

Winchester model 70 classic

Winchester model 70 classic !

Am I the only fan of the Remington Model 30 Express? The factory sporter version of the 1917 Enfield. I have one in 35 Whelen (factory 35 Remington barrel rechambered) and a custom in 358 Norma Magnum built by Mark Chanlynn. It was built for someone else's dream hunt years ago. I got a heck of a deal on it.

Another vote for FN commercial Mausers. Classic large ring Mauser, without the thumb cut or charger hump. Bought one off the internet just for the action, then decided not to part out a 68 year old rifle that is 100% original.

The term "classic rifle" depends upon your age. If you were born in the 60s-70s a "classic rifle" might have been built by Winchester/Remington/Ruger and wear a synthetic stock. If You were born earlier than the 60s "classic" might mean a Mauser '98, commercial or a sporterized military, or a sporterized Springfield or M1917/P1914 or a pre '64 Winchester 70.

Lee in Texas said:

Am I the only fan of the Remington Model 30 Express? The factory sporter version of the 1917 Enfield. I have one in 35 Whelen (factory 35 Remington barrel rechambered) and a custom in 358 Norma Magnum built by Mark Chanlynn. It was built for someone else's dream hunt years ago. I got a heck of a deal on it.

Another vote for FN commercial Mausers. Classic large ring Mauser, without the thumb cut or charger hump. Bought one off the internet just for the action, then decided not to part out a 68 year old rifle that is 100% original.

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Lee, I have my dads FN 270win bought in 1949 the year I was born to hunt in PA.

My dad's 1903A3 he bought around 1952. He cut the stock down and used a hand held torch to burn black splotches on the stock. Then he lacquered it all down. Oh. The blade was missing form the front sight. No problem... Somehow he stuck a dime in the slot and filed it down until it shot just right. In deer camp one year, the beer was flowing and somebody challenged him to hit an empty case at 50 steps. He took 2 shots and hit 2 cases, open sights of course. With military armor piercing bullets! That was 1955 and I was 10 years old. When our father died in 1969, my 3 older brothers said I should get the rifle. I kept it until last year and then passed it down to my father's favorite grandson. Lots of tears that day. My father's oldest grandson has the 2 shot cases. Man, getting a little bit of a tear running down my cheek as I type this. What a wonderful country we live in and to be able to have such memories!

my latest old classic rifle picked up at public auction last month. a high number 03 in original 3006 by a gunsmith who knew what he was doing.

shortgrass said:

The term "classic rifle" depends upon your age. If you were born in the 60s-70s a "classic rifle" might have been built by Winchester/Remington/Ruger and wear a synthetic stock. If You were born earlier than the 60s "classic" might mean a Mauser '98, commercial or a sporterized military, or a sporterized Springfield or M1917/P1914 or a pre '64 Winchester 70.

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Just like a classic car ! I think they have to have some age to them ! Those saying that certain new guns are classics, don't fly with me, I say someday when they have proven to be an excellent bolt action rifle, yes; but not until then would I call them a classic. Webster's Dictionary defines classic as : Belonging in a certain category of excellence; having a lasting artistic worth.