What are your recommendations? I don't want anything too crazy expensive. I just want a qd sling that has legit quick adjust.

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What’s the best bolt action one can get for less than $600?

Also, what is the most common caliber/ cartridge for bolt action rifle?

So I’m looking to pick up a 45 acp carbine. Yes I know it’s not the most efficient round. That’s ok. I have plenty of other rifles.

Anyone have experience with any of the options available for that caliber? Doesn’t seem to be a ton of options.

Price range is under $2k.

Also don’t want the Tommy gun style. Looks cool but not functional for me.

Greetings: I spent a couple of hours trying to get my 6.5 PRC to shoot. I started with a clean barrel (barrel is already broken in) with one fouling shot. I was using some handloads but quickly determined they were not going to work (143 ELD-X). Cleaned the barrel and busted out some Norma Bondstrike 140gr to get a baseline. I could put two bullets in the same hole and then the third would be a flyer. I did this for five different 3 shot groups. Every time the third shot would be about 1 to 1.5 inched from the other hole. What is going on? I thought it may be user error, but on every group? I am shooting from a bench off of bags, with a Leupold VX3 4.5-14 x 50mm if that makes any difference.

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I got the rifle second hand, and the previous owner had just bought the scope and bore-sighted it. I brought it to the range yesterday, got everything lined up, and after my first shot at 9x it all got blurry. When dialed it back to the lowest magnification the clarity was perfect, but once I brought it back to 9x it’s blurry again. I’ve tried adjusting all the knobs any which way they go and to no avail. Before I brought it to the range I was able to magnify as much as I pleased without sacrificing clarity. What is going on?

I’m looking to expand into hunting deer with a rifle instead of my Remington 870. The 870 is great but shooting slugs with a bead sight doesn’t give me the most assurance when trying to get a deer. Being from Eastern North Carolina, I’d mainly hunt deer but may also look to hunt black bear sometime in the future. Did some research on the calibers and based on where and how I’d be hunting, I’ve narrowed it down to a .270 win. I’d want a scope+rifle combo as I think it’d be the easiest way to start up given I’m new to rifle hunting/specs. My ideal price range is $50-$600. My options as of now are the Remington 783, Mossberg patriot with vortex scope, and the Ruger American with vortex scope; all of which fall at or under $600. If anyone has any recommendations or suggestions about this please let me know. If I’m missing anything important feel free to include.

Looking for a utilitarian, tried and true, walnut stock bolt or lever rifle (probably .308, 30-06, 30-30).

Hey yall! I’m looking to buy my first rifle for deer/ elk hunting. I’m debating if I want to get a 6.5 Creedmoor, a .308 win or a 7mm?? Also what models would be good? Looking around $700 - $1000 total with a scope. I know I don’t want a savage as I have had issues with my father’s . I would love your guys opinions! Thanks in advance!

Just curious- does anyone currently use any smart optic systems? Or do any hunters on here know of systems that combine AI with traditional rifle optic systems? I'm trying to develop a technology combining the two. Thanks

I’m thinking of getting a 300 blackout and suppressing it. Does anyone know if 300 blackout is good? I don’t know anyone that has one.