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<blockquote data-quote="Hatrick" data-source="post: 1480953" data-attributes="member: 97875"><p>[ATTACH=full]105353[/ATTACH] TE="Litehiker, post: 1480808, member: 54178"]OK,OK, OK! (As Joe Pesche sez) I made a mistake and said Howa made Brownings. It was a "senior moment" and I knew better, like when your say "Turn left" and you really want them to "turn right".</p><p></p><p>Anyway I do lust after an X-Bolt in 6.5 Creedmoor BUT I see they now have a 1:7" twist. That's just too fast for say 129 gr. 6.5 CM bullets and a bit fast for 140 gr. match bullets. Better for 150 gr. and up.</p><p></p><p>Why Browning did this is beyond me. I could accept 1:7.5" twist but not any faster. So I may look for a pre-2018 6.5 CM X-Bolt with a 1:8" twist.</p><p>Plus I'd like to see them with 5R rifling.</p><p>...and an Unobtanium action.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My search goes on but meanwhile I'll use my very accurate 6.5 CM Ruger Amer. Predator with Timney trigger and Boyd's Classic laminated stock.</p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>This is Cabelas right now.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Hatrick, post: 1480953, member: 97875"] [ATTACH=full]105353[/ATTACH] TE="Litehiker, post: 1480808, member: 54178"]OK,OK, OK! (As Joe Pesche sez) I made a mistake and said Howa made Brownings. It was a "senior moment" and I knew better, like when your say "Turn left" and you really want them to "turn right". Anyway I do lust after an X-Bolt in 6.5 Creedmoor BUT I see they now have a 1:7" twist. That's just too fast for say 129 gr. 6.5 CM bullets and a bit fast for 140 gr. match bullets. Better for 150 gr. and up. Why Browning did this is beyond me. I could accept 1:7.5" twist but not any faster. So I may look for a pre-2018 6.5 CM X-Bolt with a 1:8" twist. Plus I'd like to see them with 5R rifling. ...and an Unobtanium action. My search goes on but meanwhile I'll use my very accurate 6.5 CM Ruger Amer. Predator with Timney trigger and Boyd's Classic laminated stock. Eric B.[/QUOTE] This is Cabelas right now. [/QUOTE]
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