What's the safest modern bolt action?

[coloradoan]

What's the safest bolt action? I know safe can mean different things. I've commonly read that for all it's faults, the Rem 700 has the most effective system of gas handling ("three rings of steel"). The Savage 110 is also highly praised in this regard. On the other hand, the Remington has famous trigger issues. I've been reading through Stuart Otteson's book The Bolt Action, and it has a lot of interesting stuff to say about this. Unfortunately the book was written well before many of the actions we use today were created.

 

[K9kodi]

The rem 700 style action is very nice, when done correctly. Remington company may make the 700, but the action style is manufactured by others and may be done better. Money speaks.

The safest rifle is always pointed in the correct direction. Loaded or not.


I’m a big fan of a well done rem 700 based action, Winchester 70 based action or the old school Mausers. Unfortunately, if a low budget company makes a clone on that style and does it poorly it may never be good. Buy quality and practice Safetey.

 

[NSI]

It is not possible to classify a rem 700 action as “safe” when a new drop safe trigger cannot currently be purchased for any variant from any manufacturer.

I’d be looking at: Sako, Tikka, AI, Sauer, Blaser, MRC, and possibly the new gen gunwerks nexus.

-J

 

[JohnJohnson]

Safe in an overpressure event? I think the ARC Mausingfield (unsure about their other actions) does quite well there. But it's an R700 trigger system so hard to say it's safest overall.

 

[TxLite]

It is not possible to classify a rem 700 action as “safe” when a new drop safe trigger cannot currently be purchased for any variant from any manufacturer.

I thought the Geissele trigger was considered drop safe?