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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1563012" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>Well, my "semi-custom" 6.5 CM Browning X-Bolt Pro has <em>almost</em> everything I wanted in my mountain rifle for hunting here in Nevada.</p><p></p><p>1. stainless steel barrel and action</p><p>2. factory lapped barrel</p><p>3. carbon fiber 360 deg. wrapped stock (not laid up in strips)</p><p>4. fluted barrel, spiral fluted bolt and bolt handle</p><p>5. bronze Cerakoated finish on metal <em>and</em> stock </p><p>6. tough polymer center feed magazine</p><p>7. excellent hunting trigger (2 lb. W/ aftermarket spring)</p><p>8. optional muzzle brake and a thread protector cap</p><p>9. LOCKING bolt (which my former Ruger American Predator did not have)</p><p>10. 3 lug bolt for faster cycling</p><p></p><p>But when my barrel goes I will replace it with a fluted 24" stainless Bartlein barrel with 5R rifling. And it will also be bronze Cerakoated. "Shoot out a stainless hunting rifle barrel?" you ask. Yep. I'll shoot this rifle in varmint competition to get ready for hunting and to do that I'll practice with it. I expect to get about 2,000 rounds through it before I need a new one.</p><p></p><p>Would I like a nice aftermarket trigger on it? Nope because, as a hunting rifle I don't want less than a 2 lb. pull and Browning's "Feather Trigger" is a great single stage, 3 lever trigger. Very crisp. OK, OK, I did customize the trigger just a bit with the aftermarket spring. </p><p></p><p>The barrel is the only change I'd want on this rifle. However, out of the box it shoots 1/2 MOA groups with 140 gr. Hornady ELD-M factory ammo. Can't complain about that.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1563012, member: 54178"] Well, my "semi-custom" 6.5 CM Browning X-Bolt Pro has [I]almost[/I] everything I wanted in my mountain rifle for hunting here in Nevada. 1. stainless steel barrel and action 2. factory lapped barrel 3. carbon fiber 360 deg. wrapped stock (not laid up in strips) 4. fluted barrel, spiral fluted bolt and bolt handle 5. bronze Cerakoated finish on metal [I]and[/I] stock 6. tough polymer center feed magazine 7. excellent hunting trigger (2 lb. W/ aftermarket spring) 8. optional muzzle brake and a thread protector cap 9. LOCKING bolt (which my former Ruger American Predator did not have) 10. 3 lug bolt for faster cycling But when my barrel goes I will replace it with a fluted 24" stainless Bartlein barrel with 5R rifling. And it will also be bronze Cerakoated. "Shoot out a stainless hunting rifle barrel?" you ask. Yep. I'll shoot this rifle in varmint competition to get ready for hunting and to do that I'll practice with it. I expect to get about 2,000 rounds through it before I need a new one. Would I like a nice aftermarket trigger on it? Nope because, as a hunting rifle I don't want less than a 2 lb. pull and Browning's "Feather Trigger" is a great single stage, 3 lever trigger. Very crisp. OK, OK, I did customize the trigger just a bit with the aftermarket spring. The barrel is the only change I'd want on this rifle. However, out of the box it shoots 1/2 MOA groups with 140 gr. Hornady ELD-M factory ammo. Can't complain about that. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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