Belted Magnum Rifles

[Casual]

Given the choices for today's modern Bolt action rifles.

Which would you argue is the best based on its merits.
A bolt action chambered in a belted magnum cartridge.

Rugers variety
Winchester action?
Remington?

[rug357]

I've always had this thing for Winchester control feed action...despite only having Remington, Ruger and Savage bolt action rifles right now. My experience with Riger bolt is limited to 2 rifles and one was good and one was poor so it's a iffy thing for me.

[GreyShark]

I think there's a good argument to skip the belt altogether and go with a cartridge like the 9.63x64 or .375 Ruger, assuming you're interested in big/dangerous game. Working with a 12ga pump has shown me the utility of ejection port loading so I can see the value in being able to jump a singly loaded cartridge's rim but that's more of a sustained fire kind of thing that shouldn't really come up in the context these mid or large bore magnum hunting rifles are used. I think the case against pushfeed has been made a bit too strongly, unless you're working an action slowly while tilting the firearm at weird angles pushfeed is reliable. If I was buying an M70 of course I'd want CRF because it's part of the classic formula but the Model 700 is beyond well proven at this point.

[Casual]

I think there's a good argument to skip the belt altogether and go with a cartridge like the 9.63x64 or .375 Ruger, assuming you're interested in big/dangerous game. Working with a 12ga pump has shown me the utility of ejection port loading so I can see the value in being able to jump a singly loaded cartridge's rim but that's more of a sustained fire kind of thing that shouldn't really come up in the context these mid or large bore magnum hunting rifles are used. I think the case against pushfeed has been made a bit too strongly, unless you're working an action slowly while tilting the firearm at weird angles pushfeed is reliable. If I was buying an M70 of course I'd want CRF because it's part of the classic formula but the Model 700 is beyond well proven at this point.

375 H&H
458 win mag

Are both on my wants list

[TACC]

Why not a 300 PRC?

And forget about the belted part.

Or go with a 30 Nosler?

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