I know I'll get scoffed or laughed at with my choice but with three seasons under it's belt and I hunt almost every day of the rifle season AND I shoot a Perazzi for trap I use the polar opposite for deer hunting and run a Mossberg Patriot topped off with a Nikon Pro-Staff 5 2.5-10 x 42 sitting on Talley's.
Now I prefer wood to synthetic, just personal aesthetics choice so I have the Revere model with oil finished European Walnut stock but the action and barrel are the same on the synthetic models. I don't find a Tikka, Browning, Sako etc any better in fit, finish and most important accuracy. My Patriot Revere 270 Win shoots sub-moa right out of the box with any factory loads I have tried to date. To date mine has accounted for 6 deer in two seasons between my wife and I. We both drew antlered and antlerless Mulie this year so hopefully the tag filling trend will continue going forward this season...LOVE the 270. My absolute fave!
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