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Browning X-Bolt Long Range Hunter Review
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<blockquote data-quote="kippmbolt" data-source="post: 976099" data-attributes="member: 2686"><p>Hey All-</p><p></p><p>I've been reading LRH for many years but haven't really posted all that much. Over the past 6 months I decided to buy a dedicated LRH rifle for hunting, mostly whitetails, pronghorn and possible elk. I have spent a lot of time reading and researching and finally decided on a Browning X-Bolt Long Range Hunter in 270WSM.</p><p></p><p>I know from doing a lot of reading that most die-hard LRH folks are either Remington or Savage or Custom owners. I too have owned a few Remingtons and a Savage 10FP in 308. I have never laid down the cash for a true custom rifle, but maybe some day soon.</p><p></p><p>I understand all the advantages to the Remmy/Savage rifles when it comes to aftermarket parts/upgrades but there wasn't anything in either camp that really drew me. </p><p></p><p>My criteria was it had to be in the 8-10lbs fully outfitted, semi-flat shooting, and not too bad on recoil. The big magnums were not something I am really all that interested in.</p><p></p><p>I looked at 700P, 700SPS, 700 5R, Savage Long Range, and the Browning X-Bolt LRH. I obviously ended up with the X-Bolt.</p><p></p><p>The rifle is in 270WSM and wears a Vortex Viper HS LR 4-16x50. The stock rifle comes with a 26" medium weight barrel. The stock is the standard X-Bolt composite stock with dura-touch which i really like. Not the best stock in the world but seems to be fine for now.</p><p></p><p>I took it to the range yesterday with all factory ammo:</p><p> Winchester 150gr. BST</p><p> Federal 130gr Trophy Copper</p><p> Federal 140gr Trophy Bonded</p><p></p><p>All of it shot pretty well, around 1 MOA at 100 yards. The best was by far the Winchester. It was shooting around .5-.75" with the best group being .535".</p><p></p><p>Overall I really like this rifle. It shoots well, the recoil isn't terrible, and it is heavy enough but not too heavy. It has a few nice factory features such as a recessed target crown on the barrel and a bedded stock/action.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy the pics.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kippmbolt/media/photo2.jpeg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/kippmbolt/photo2.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kippmbolt/media/photo3.jpeg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/kippmbolt/photo3.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kippmbolt/media/photo1.jpeg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/kippmbolt/photo1.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kippmbolt, post: 976099, member: 2686"] Hey All- I've been reading LRH for many years but haven't really posted all that much. Over the past 6 months I decided to buy a dedicated LRH rifle for hunting, mostly whitetails, pronghorn and possible elk. I have spent a lot of time reading and researching and finally decided on a Browning X-Bolt Long Range Hunter in 270WSM. I know from doing a lot of reading that most die-hard LRH folks are either Remington or Savage or Custom owners. I too have owned a few Remingtons and a Savage 10FP in 308. I have never laid down the cash for a true custom rifle, but maybe some day soon. I understand all the advantages to the Remmy/Savage rifles when it comes to aftermarket parts/upgrades but there wasn't anything in either camp that really drew me. My criteria was it had to be in the 8-10lbs fully outfitted, semi-flat shooting, and not too bad on recoil. The big magnums were not something I am really all that interested in. I looked at 700P, 700SPS, 700 5R, Savage Long Range, and the Browning X-Bolt LRH. I obviously ended up with the X-Bolt. The rifle is in 270WSM and wears a Vortex Viper HS LR 4-16x50. The stock rifle comes with a 26" medium weight barrel. The stock is the standard X-Bolt composite stock with dura-touch which i really like. Not the best stock in the world but seems to be fine for now. I took it to the range yesterday with all factory ammo: Winchester 150gr. BST Federal 130gr Trophy Copper Federal 140gr Trophy Bonded All of it shot pretty well, around 1 MOA at 100 yards. The best was by far the Winchester. It was shooting around .5-.75" with the best group being .535". Overall I really like this rifle. It shoots well, the recoil isn't terrible, and it is heavy enough but not too heavy. It has a few nice factory features such as a recessed target crown on the barrel and a bedded stock/action. Enjoy the pics. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kippmbolt/media/photo2.jpeg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/kippmbolt/photo2.jpeg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kippmbolt/media/photo3.jpeg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/kippmbolt/photo3.jpeg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kippmbolt/media/photo1.jpeg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/kippmbolt/photo1.jpeg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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