The Savage sports the same chassis as the Proof rifle but costs $4,000 less. The Savage also posted one of the best groups, as I shot four rounds from a freshly cleaned barrel into 0.25 inches, with only the first round (fouler) off the group. Same chassis, same caliber,...
In our first BB, the Surgeon Scalpel laid down the best group of all the rifles. Every shooter shot it well under .5 MOA, with one evaluator shooting his best ever group of his life, never having interacted with the rifle before. So that makes us wonder what changed...
Victrix went against AI in the first bolt-action BB contest back in 2018. Then, the Pugio, a short .308 with tactical flare, was the contender. Now it’s the Venus—a lightweight, purpose-built machine for the competitive scene.
It features a meticulously machined chassis system with M-Lok attachments up front, but could...
Kelbly’s knows how to make rifles and they’ve been doing it for over 40 years with many precision shooting records to their credit. The NYX is a straight-forward, competition ready out of the box type of rifle.
Coming off of a solid run in Ballistic Precision magazine and a few...
Everything Proof does is at another level. It only makes sense that the core of their Proof/MDT competition rifle is one of their incredible stainless steel barrels that I dare say may be the best in the business. The competition contour is heavy and lays just right in the...
“Bergara may very well be the sleeper of the bunch,” was my exact quote from the 2019 BB comparison. I’m having a strange feeling of Deja Vu, but the difference is, the Bergara isn’t a sleeper. In fact, it’s an obvious serious contender for top spot as soon as...
Last year Falkor Defense’s 7even showed up at the range ready to do work. And this year is no different. The action is mostly the same with enhancements to make it even slicker and quicker than before, if that’s possible. “Slicker than a greased up pool boy,” noted our...
Let’s just put it out there. Accuracy International is now offering a proper, competition-ready rifle called the AT-X. There’s no more need to adapt your AX or AT to competition work because this rifle has it all. Our trigger snob, Kevin, stated, “There isn’t anything on the AI that...
The Sabatti made the trip from Italy to compete with some fine rifles. Italians are known for some amazing styling and refinement, but that didn’t seem to make it into the Sabatti. While Kendl loved the styling (she’s an AR person), Tom and I just couldn’t come to complete...
Winchester gives off an appreciable “old school” vibe with a beefy stock produced by Grayboe stocks. It looks beefy and stout, a match for the fluted bolt, but it’s betrayed by the thin-ish profile barrel on this Renegade Long Range SR model.
We confused it with a more hunting-focused platform...
