Top 10 Best-Selling Bolt-Action Rifles in the USA
What are the top-selling new bolt-action rifles in the USA? You might be surprised — there are no Remingtons among the Top 5 bolt guns. In the bolt-action category, Ruger has the top spot with its Ruger American Rifle, followed by the Winchester Model 70, Tikka T3x Lite, Ruger American Ranch, and standard Tikka T3X. Below we list the Top TEN Bolt action rifles, based on sales for the full 12 months of 2025. These rankings are based on Gunbroker.com sales data, listed on the Gun Genius Report Page. Every month, Gun Genius lists the Top 5 Best Selling Guns for each major category of firearms sold on GunBroker.com. This culminates in this year-end report detailing the Top Selling Firearms of the Year. Results from the 2025 year-end report are shown below.
Shopping for a rifle? Your buying decision may be simplified by seeing what other consumers have chosen, as revealed by nationwide sales trends. You can check firearms sales figures using “Gun Genius”, a data-crunching service of Gunbroker.com. On GunGenius.com you can select any type of firearm (handgun, rifle, shotgun) and see the top sellers for that category. Below are the Top Ten best-selling NEW bolt-action rifles. On the Gun Genius site you’ll find links for gun specifications.
Here are the TEN top-selling NEW bolt-action rifles for 2025:
1. RUGER AMERICAN RIFLE
2. WINCHESTER 70 SUPER GRADE
3. TIKKA T3X LITE
4. RUGER AMERICAN RANCH
5. TIKKA T3X
6. RUGER AMERICAN PREDATOR
7. WINCHESTER XPR
8. RUGER HAWKEYE
9. BROWNING X-BOLT
10. RUGER M77 HAWKEYE
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