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6.5 creed in tikka ctr or browning hell's canyon in 6.5 prc ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Doc Bacon" data-source="post: 1674339" data-attributes="member: 80497"><p>I've had a couple X-Bolt Stalkers - cheapest of the line - and both shot well. The 7RM has been a great performer though a bit of a bear to haul up a mountain; the 6.5CM was also an accurate shooter even with factory ammo. Either could reliably keep around an MOA.</p><p></p><p>The newer and pricier X-Bolts like the Pro resolve the only issues I had with my rifles: the carbon fiber stock is much more rigid and not susceptible to bending into contact with the barrel if you use a Rifleman's sling, and they are hand lapped/air gapped at factory which helps ensure a faster barrel break-in without a lot of copper fouling to scrub out.</p><p></p><p>As I don't have one of the new Pro or similar "semi-custom" X-Bolts, as Browning calls them, I can't speak to the efficacy of the lapped barrel, but I've seen enough custom barrel makers claiming the benefits - and spent enough time cleaning new barrels during break-in to ensure a consistently burnished barrel - to consider the process important.</p><p></p><p>YMMV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc Bacon, post: 1674339, member: 80497"] I've had a couple X-Bolt Stalkers - cheapest of the line - and both shot well. The 7RM has been a great performer though a bit of a bear to haul up a mountain; the 6.5CM was also an accurate shooter even with factory ammo. Either could reliably keep around an MOA. The newer and pricier X-Bolts like the Pro resolve the only issues I had with my rifles: the carbon fiber stock is much more rigid and not susceptible to bending into contact with the barrel if you use a Rifleman's sling, and they are hand lapped/air gapped at factory which helps ensure a faster barrel break-in without a lot of copper fouling to scrub out. As I don't have one of the new Pro or similar "semi-custom" X-Bolts, as Browning calls them, I can't speak to the efficacy of the lapped barrel, but I've seen enough custom barrel makers claiming the benefits - and spent enough time cleaning new barrels during break-in to ensure a consistently burnished barrel - to consider the process important. YMMV. [/QUOTE]
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