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Cheaper starter rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="scott63" data-source="post: 1591162" data-attributes="member: 93331"><p>I have two of the Ruger Americans and they are good rifles, BUT one thing that could really cause a problem for a new hunter is this: If you are hunting with a round in the chamber and the safety on, the bolt can still be cycled. What can happen is if the bolt gets bumped up about 1/4-1/2 inch, when the safety is pushed to fire and the shooter pulls the trigger----CLICK, no bang. </p><p> The bolt has to be lifted up to re-cock for the round to be fired. The first time this happened to me I paused for a second thinking hang fire, then cycled the bolt and killed the patient coyote. The second time it happened I knew something was up and took some time to figure out the problem. I have used a rubber band around the trigger guard and up to the bolt to hold it down, but now I've hunted with them enough that I just make sure the bolt is fully down before firing.</p><p> It's because of this that I bought my daughter in law a Thompson Center Compass. It has the three position safety like a Win Mod 70, so the safety can be left on when unloading the rifle, and no problem like the Ruger. The TC is not perfect, but it does have the threaded muzzle and hers shoots pretty darn good. </p><p> With this in mind, maybe a Win Mod 70, or the TC, or best yet a base model Tikka. The Tikka is a two position safety but it bolt locks and they are awesome out of the box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scott63, post: 1591162, member: 93331"] I have two of the Ruger Americans and they are good rifles, BUT one thing that could really cause a problem for a new hunter is this: If you are hunting with a round in the chamber and the safety on, the bolt can still be cycled. What can happen is if the bolt gets bumped up about 1/4-1/2 inch, when the safety is pushed to fire and the shooter pulls the trigger----CLICK, no bang. The bolt has to be lifted up to re-cock for the round to be fired. The first time this happened to me I paused for a second thinking hang fire, then cycled the bolt and killed the patient coyote. The second time it happened I knew something was up and took some time to figure out the problem. I have used a rubber band around the trigger guard and up to the bolt to hold it down, but now I've hunted with them enough that I just make sure the bolt is fully down before firing. It's because of this that I bought my daughter in law a Thompson Center Compass. It has the three position safety like a Win Mod 70, so the safety can be left on when unloading the rifle, and no problem like the Ruger. The TC is not perfect, but it does have the threaded muzzle and hers shoots pretty darn good. With this in mind, maybe a Win Mod 70, or the TC, or best yet a base model Tikka. The Tikka is a two position safety but it bolt locks and they are awesome out of the box. [/QUOTE]
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