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BROWNING X-BOLT LONG RANGE 300 RUM 1/8 TWIST
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<blockquote data-quote="Buttermilk" data-source="post: 2993208" data-attributes="member: 5262"><p>I had one which now belongs to my brother.</p><p></p><p>It is the Max LR stainless barrel with black receiver, and the Browning stock with adjustable comb.</p><p></p><p>So far it's proven accurate with Hornady 225 ELDM and Hornady 220 ELDX bullets. It also has shot the Berger 215 equally well.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I can say negative about the gun is it has a rather long throat such that seating anywhere close to the lands negates using the magazine box.</p><p></p><p>The box magazine limits oal to right at 3.65"-3.67" or so. The throat is long enough to allow 3.950"+ loaded length.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately there's nothing that can be done to lengthen the magazine to accommodate the throat length, except single feed.</p><p></p><p>I've installed an MCarbo spring which made the trigger quite good.</p><p></p><p>With the magazine box restrictions my brother chooses the shoot primarily the Hornady 220 ELDX, which is moving along at ~3125 fps from his 26" bbl</p><p></p><p>The Recoil Hawg brake does a very good job of reducing recoil on the gun. Browning claims 74% reduction in recoil when chambered in 300 RUM. </p><p></p><p>I have the Hells Canyon Long Range McMillan X-Bolt in 28 Nosler. It's a nice gun also.</p><p></p><p>I've got a 300 RUM also, and believe it to be one of the best options out there in big 30 cal magnums. It does have some things I think need to be fixed (which I did just that on my 300 RUM) such as having a custom reamer to address certain areas of the chamber but that means another barrel. </p><p></p><p>I don't know what bugs were present in other guns, but the two Browning X-Bolts we have have been good. There's enough heft to the guns to make them shootable but not so heavy as to lose their practicality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buttermilk, post: 2993208, member: 5262"] I had one which now belongs to my brother. It is the Max LR stainless barrel with black receiver, and the Browning stock with adjustable comb. So far it's proven accurate with Hornady 225 ELDM and Hornady 220 ELDX bullets. It also has shot the Berger 215 equally well. The only thing I can say negative about the gun is it has a rather long throat such that seating anywhere close to the lands negates using the magazine box. The box magazine limits oal to right at 3.65"-3.67" or so. The throat is long enough to allow 3.950"+ loaded length. Unfortunately there's nothing that can be done to lengthen the magazine to accommodate the throat length, except single feed. I've installed an MCarbo spring which made the trigger quite good. With the magazine box restrictions my brother chooses the shoot primarily the Hornady 220 ELDX, which is moving along at ~3125 fps from his 26" bbl The Recoil Hawg brake does a very good job of reducing recoil on the gun. Browning claims 74% reduction in recoil when chambered in 300 RUM. I have the Hells Canyon Long Range McMillan X-Bolt in 28 Nosler. It's a nice gun also. I’ve got a 300 RUM also, and believe it to be one of the best options out there in big 30 cal magnums. It does have some things I think need to be fixed (which I did just that on my 300 RUM) such as having a custom reamer to address certain areas of the chamber but that means another barrel. I don’t know what bugs were present in other guns, but the two Browning X-Bolts we have have been good. There’s enough heft to the guns to make them shootable but not so heavy as to lose their practicality. [/QUOTE]
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