Browning X Bolt vs Steyr Pro Hunter
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Safe bolt vs browning
In my opinion you cant go wrong with the sbs . I have on in 300 win mag and shoot ragged holes with it on a regular basis. The stock is not the prettiest but you can shoot a box of shells through it with verry minimal shoulder pain.I have had problems with it in the cold but it was my own fault. I live on the coast and took oil to the praries. Cost me a 180 class whitetail but thats another story. Load 180 grain tripple shock bullets with reloader 22 , 75.5 grains and you will be happy 3120 fps.
In my opinion you cant go wrong with the sbs . I have on in 300 win mag and shoot ragged holes with it on a regular basis. The stock is not the prettiest but you can shoot a box of shells through it with verry minimal shoulder pain.I have had problems with it in the cold but it was my own fault. I live on the coast and took oil to the praries. Cost me a 180 class whitetail but thats another story. Load 180 grain tripple shock bullets with reloader 22 , 75.5 grains and you will be happy 3120 fps.
I got to see the new Browning X Bolt yesterday and thought I would post my first impressions of this rifle.
First let me start by saying that I have not been a Fan of Browning bolt actions since they abandoned the FN 98 bolt actions from way back, I know that the A-Bolt is a good accurate rifle with a large following but they never turned my crank so that's where I stood with Browning up until yesterday! Actually CRF actions are my preference in hunting actions from way back and in particular M70's and Mauser types, although M700 Rems make up alot of my range rifles
I got the surprise of my life when I saw the new Browning X Bolt My initial impressions are wow what a breath of fresh air, this rifle is different.
First impression when I picked it up was "this is small, light and compact". The action has been reduced in height and girth, the rotary magazine allows for a much shallower reciever, the bolt and shroud are petite and give the impression of compactness they remind me of my Kimber 8400, it's no bigger than it needs to be. The action and stock are very streamlined and there are no rough or protruding edges, the crown was nice and clean and of the usuall Browning recessed two step style, a nice trim barrel contour and 23" long (caliber was 300 WSM), the stock had very classic shape in execution, the walnut was average to above average in grain structure and the inletting was nice and clean overall with a nice satin finish. The trigger was very nice and crisp, the bolt release was a great feature and it's location on the bolt handle reminded me of the Sauer 80 or 90 in that it is a button that allows the gun to be unloaded with the safety engaged which by the way is still located on the tang. The magazine was a joy to use and is a great design, it is a center feed design and is made of a synthetic of some kind only the spring seems to be made of metal so no rusting problems it seems, what is really great is how easily it can be removed and reinserted with no play or wobble when it is in place, I think it's a great step forward for Browning over the A-Bolts floorplate and snap in affair that I always thought was very slow to operate. The recoil pad is very strange in that it is very very soft and has some kind of internal ribbing that forces the pad to compress in such a way that it forces the stock down and away from the face on recoil, it's ingeneous. The rifle carries very well when held under the mag box because it is very contoured and seems like you are carrying a pop can in your hand, I think that if we look beyond the norm there are alot of very interesting features to this rifle design and it will be a success and a breath of fresh air in recent rifle design. Oh almost forgot, the bases for scope rings have 4 screws each!!!
bigbull
First let me start by saying that I have not been a Fan of Browning bolt actions since they abandoned the FN 98 bolt actions from way back, I know that the A-Bolt is a good accurate rifle with a large following but they never turned my crank so that's where I stood with Browning up until yesterday! Actually CRF actions are my preference in hunting actions from way back and in particular M70's and Mauser types, although M700 Rems make up alot of my range rifles
I got the surprise of my life when I saw the new Browning X Bolt
My initial impressions are wow what a breath of fresh air, this rifle is different.First impression when I picked it up was "this is small, light and compact". The action has been reduced in height and girth, the rotary magazine allows for a much shallower reciever, the bolt and shroud are petite and give the impression of compactness they remind me of my Kimber 8400, it's no bigger than it needs to be. The action and stock are very streamlined and there are no rough or protruding edges, the crown was nice and clean and of the usuall Browning recessed two step style, a nice trim barrel contour and 23" long (caliber was 300 WSM), the stock had very classic shape in execution, the walnut was average to above average in grain structure and the inletting was nice and clean overall with a nice satin finish. The trigger was very nice and crisp, the bolt release was a great feature and it's location on the bolt handle reminded me of the Sauer 80 or 90 in that it is a button that allows the gun to be unloaded with the safety engaged which by the way is still located on the tang. The magazine was a joy to use and is a great design, it is a center feed design and is made of a synthetic of some kind only the spring seems to be made of metal so no rusting problems it seems, what is really great is how easily it can be removed and reinserted with no play or wobble when it is in place, I think it's a great step forward for Browning over the A-Bolts floorplate and snap in affair that I always thought was very slow to operate. The recoil pad is very strange in that it is very very soft and has some kind of internal ribbing that forces the pad to compress in such a way that it forces the stock down and away from the face on recoil, it's ingeneous. The rifle carries very well when held under the mag box because it is very contoured and seems like you are carrying a pop can in your hand, I think that if we look beyond the norm there are alot of very interesting features to this rifle design and it will be a success and a breath of fresh air in recent rifle design. Oh almost forgot, the bases for scope rings have 4 screws each!!!
bigbull
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