I have spent hundreds of hours testing rifles in the under $500 price range. So keep in mind as you read my review of these guns that I can only comment on what I have personally experienced with each brand. I get a lot of negative comments on my reviews of rifles in the inexpensive price range because I sometimes harp on a rifle that is inaccurate, and many commenters point out that theirs shoots well.
This means some copies of a rifle can come out working perfectly, and others perform very poorly. In this price range, manufacturers use very loose tolerances and have very poor quality control. It’s really hard to review rifles in the under $500 category. Hunting Rifles Under $500: Be Careful to Avoid the Junk! You have my general answer, but below I’ll provide more detail and reasoning for those selections, as well as some rifles not to pick.
Click here to jump to the section bolt-action rifles over $1,500. Click here to jump to the section on rifles under $1,500. 
Click here to jump to the section on rifles under $1,000. Click here to jump to the section on rifles under $500. If you don’t want to read this entire post, jump to the section for rifles in your budget. Under $1,600 – Sig Cross ( Order it online at Sportsman’s Warehouse) The Sig Cross is a revolutionary platform with a folding stock, requires no bedding, and is lightweight. I think it beats out the Tikka T3x for the top spot. It feeds perfectly, has an extremely rigid stock, has a black cerakoted barrel, and it looks great. Under $800 – Bergara B-14 Ridge ( Order it online at Sportsman’s Warehouse) – This rifle is starting to hit a sweet spot where everything more expensive will begin having diminishing returns. It feels like a big step up for just another $100. Under $600 – CVA Cascade ( Order it online at Sportsman’s Warehouse) – This version of the CVA Cascade offers a cerakoted barrel, super smooth action, and a better stock than a Ruger American. My Ruger American averages 0.8″ groups at 100 yards. Under $500 – Ruger American Predator ( Order it online at Sportsman’s Warehouse) – I picked the Ruger American because it has reliable build quality and a decent feature set. If a close friend asked me what hunting rifle to buy at each price point, these would be my recommendations: After reviewing and owning over 30 bolt-action hunting rifles, here are are the best of the best. It can be tough to watch all the individual reviews of rifles that I do on Youtube and get a sense for where each rifle stacks up on the “Jim Scale”, so in this post, I’ll give it to you straight.
0 kommentar(er)
