X bolt- good or bad?

[gtrussell]

Oh my!

 

[10point]

i have never shot one but when i had a look at them in the store and shouldered one i found it to be the nicest fitting off the shelf rifle for me.

As for looks i rather like the look of them.

++1

 

[blasted_saber]

He never shot a gun before.

Just keep the barrel off the block. It will effect the point of aim. Rest the forestock on it.

As for me, im a Ruger and Winchester fan. Although someday I'll probably add an abolt to my safe.

 

[the hammer]

I have A Bolt in 3006 and X Bolt in 308. Both are accurate and have excellent triggers. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[kel226]

Not bad rifles. Fired a friends 7rem Mag X-bolt. Surprisingly, the felt recoil wasn't as sharp as other 7Mags. As stated earlier, soft recoil pad helps.

 

[IAMAWILDPARTY]

Just keep the barrel off the block. It will effect the point of aim. Rest the forestock on it.

As for me, im a Ruger and Winchester fan. Although someday I'll probably add an abolt to my safe.

Hard to tell a new shooter anything until they take a couple shots, in my experience. Won't listen/understand what you're saying. After a few shots, they're ready for some pointers. (Again, my experience taking a bunch of new shooters out, but I'm pretty new myself.)

I will have a m70 in .270 one day, those winchesters just look good.

 

[shortaction]

I really like the short action x-bolts but I find the bolt binds a bit on the long actions. Also not a fan of the little plastic part at the back of the mag well that holds the mag in place.

They are really nice to shoot and I have found the accuracy to be excellent as well. If buying a Short action bolt it would be an x-bolt and if I was buying a long action bolt it would be an a-bolt or tikka T3.

 

[Surrey Boy]

The mag is the best thing on a A bolt.

+1
The A-bolt is also a nice out of the box rifle.

 

[Crashman]

Dam near bought one today! Good thing pay day is tomorrow. Phew! Wife woulda had my nut$ in a sling for sure!