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<blockquote data-quote="deerhunterjj" data-source="post: 509558" data-attributes="member: 34059"><p>The x-bolt is a fine carry around rifle. Its really light fit and finish is excellent on the one i had. The 60 degree bolt throw was nice for a follow up shot if one was needed. mine was a 270wsm and recoil was fairly stout because of the weight of the rifle. It was picky on factory ammo also. The only load it would shoot MOA was federal 140s if i remember right. I would not recommend it for a new shooter in the 270wsm or larger caliber. Even with the great recoil pad if you shoot it much you could develop a flinch really easy. </p><p> Just my 2 cents If your wanting to shoot longrange/hunt i would look at something with a heavy barrel. you dont have to go full tilt bull barrel. I would go with a 7mm mag or 300win mag because of the wanting to hunt elk. But i shot a few deer with the 270wsm and with the nosler accubond bullet that 270wsm is nothing to over look. It sure made a mess out of the deer i shot with it. If the bullet is placed where it needs to be that 270wsm will do the job with out a problem. Which is the case with any caliber you decide to go with. Ammo for the wsm is an issue to find at some places so thats another thing to think about as well. Availability of the ammo caliber you go with. Nothing worse then season rolls up on ya and you have to order ammo that's for the birds. </p><p> As for rifles again this is my 2 cents. Remington sendero. The howa 1500 like the above post said it is a good rifle. Hard to beat it for the money. Weatherby vanguard sub MOA which is a howa built gun. Which ever brand of rifle you decide to go with one of the most important things to go by is what feels best to you. Look at a few shoulder get the feel for it and you will find that one of them is going to shoulder like it was made for ya. I would also recommend finding a 22lr and shoot a lot of rounds if you havent shot in awhile. It brings back and tunes back in the fundamentals of shooting that will be applied to the centerfires. Hope this answers some of your questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deerhunterjj, post: 509558, member: 34059"] The x-bolt is a fine carry around rifle. Its really light fit and finish is excellent on the one i had. The 60 degree bolt throw was nice for a follow up shot if one was needed. mine was a 270wsm and recoil was fairly stout because of the weight of the rifle. It was picky on factory ammo also. The only load it would shoot MOA was federal 140s if i remember right. I would not recommend it for a new shooter in the 270wsm or larger caliber. Even with the great recoil pad if you shoot it much you could develop a flinch really easy. Just my 2 cents If your wanting to shoot longrange/hunt i would look at something with a heavy barrel. you dont have to go full tilt bull barrel. I would go with a 7mm mag or 300win mag because of the wanting to hunt elk. But i shot a few deer with the 270wsm and with the nosler accubond bullet that 270wsm is nothing to over look. It sure made a mess out of the deer i shot with it. If the bullet is placed where it needs to be that 270wsm will do the job with out a problem. Which is the case with any caliber you decide to go with. Ammo for the wsm is an issue to find at some places so thats another thing to think about as well. Availability of the ammo caliber you go with. Nothing worse then season rolls up on ya and you have to order ammo that's for the birds. As for rifles again this is my 2 cents. Remington sendero. The howa 1500 like the above post said it is a good rifle. Hard to beat it for the money. Weatherby vanguard sub MOA which is a howa built gun. Which ever brand of rifle you decide to go with one of the most important things to go by is what feels best to you. Look at a few shoulder get the feel for it and you will find that one of them is going to shoulder like it was made for ya. I would also recommend finding a 22lr and shoot a lot of rounds if you havent shot in awhile. It brings back and tunes back in the fundamentals of shooting that will be applied to the centerfires. Hope this answers some of your questions. [/QUOTE]
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