McMillan and Choate, depending upon what I was using the rifle for, would be my first two choices.
I went to strictly left handed rifles in my bolt actions after years of running a right hand bolt. If given the choice I'll never touch a right hand bolt again.
I realize I'm in the minority here but too much of the western lands are owned by the federal masters of the Sodom on the Potomac.
The eastern politicians continue to use the west as their servants and not their equals. Rightfully the land should belong to the states.
The new XPR looks like a bolt action Browning.
I looked on the website and model 70 is out of production. All the rifles are classified as "historical".
Vince
I'm a Zeiss fan too.
For spotters and binoculars Swaro is the bomb but oddly enough, while it's not something to complain about, I think the Zeiss rifle scope, HD5 line, is a hair better than the comparable Swaro.
I run the 100 grain Nosler Partition and 87 grain Hornady Spire Point in my 25-06.
The 87 grain load is for coyotes, groundhogs, and such but it will work on antelope too.
I'd have no problem using the 100 grain load on deer or your typical black bear.
Vince
I'm a fan of the model 70 Winchester.
For years it was known as the "Rifleman's Rifle". From what I can glean the model 70 is no longer in production so I'd grab it for the action alone.
The recent production Winchester rifles have been some of the most accurate out of the box rifles, with...
What WRO said.
Had a 700P, basically the government version of the Sendero, and after one deer season I dropped it like a hot potato.
Too heavy, doesn't swing well, very ungainly.
Vince
I too am tired.
Paying for things I do not want, or use, is against the principles this nation was founded on.
Let the tree huggers pay for the wolves and the damage they inflict.