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Hey, guys, I'm not suggesting the 98 is the only rifle worth a damn. There are plenty of non-Mauser derived rifles out there and most of them are pretty good.

But if the question is: "which is the greatest [bolt action] ever made", I think it would be ridiculous, at least IMO, to suggest that rifle would be a Rem 700.

However, if you actually believe that is in fact the case, that the Rem is indeed the 'greatest', I'd then have to ask you to point out the features of that design that make it a better action than the 98.

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Well what you ask is very open. What one person thinks/believes is good another may not.

For years I would not have a CRF, other than a Lee Enfield. I my younger years I saw or was involved with several CRF, mainly M98's, that failed. Double feeds, dropping the fired case back into the action before it got to the ejectors among other issues. I seriously questioned the sanity of those who said you needed CRF for DG.

In later years I started using CRF, the Ruger M77 Mk2 etc left me less then impressed, Winchester M70 still leaves me cold. I do like the CZ550, P14/M17 and an old VZ24. They work like a bolt action should work. All this is subjective so it would be hard give a definitive answer IMHO.

I have 3, what I would call DG Calibres. 416 Rigby, 375H&H, 358RUM-I did say what I would call . 2 are CRF and one is PF. I would feel confident taking any after DG.

So each to their own and enjoy what ever you chose to use.