Fierce Firearms Carbon Rival XP 2.0 308 Win 18" Rifle

The Carbon Rival XP 2.0 in 308 Winchester comes with an 18 inch barrel, and Fierce lists it as a bolt action rifle.

Short barrels and 308 Winchester get along. The cartridge burns its charge quickly, so cutting a barrel back to 18 inches costs less velocity than doing the same thing to a magnum, and what comes back is a rifle that is easier to live with in a blind, a truck or thick brush. Ammunition is the other argument. 308 is stocked everywhere, in everything from cheap practice loads to premium hunting bullets to match ammunition, which makes load development optional rather than mandatory. It handles deer, hogs and black bear without drama and recoils little enough that most shooters never pick up a flinch on it. An 18 inch barrel also keeps the rifle short enough to swing quickly in cover, which is worth more on a still hunt than any velocity a longer tube would have added.