x-bolt vs 700
#1
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x-bolt vs 700
i know remingtons i own several but i want a browning what i really need is range reports and actual experience with a browning and if they are as good as or better than remington. plus the brownings are already bedded so thats one point for browning i guess
#3
RE: x-bolt vs 700
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Both 700 and X-bolt aregood, but this one is smooth and accurate !!!
#5
RE: x-bolt vs 700
I won't be getting rid of my 700's to make way for an X-Bolt but my next new rifle purchase will likely be the X-Bolt.
For some reason the A-Bolts did not fit me very well but the few X-Bolts I have handled do. Don't know what the difference is but it's there for me. The synthetic stocked X-Bolt is pretty homely looking but would probably be very durable.
For some reason the A-Bolts did not fit me very well but the few X-Bolts I have handled do. Don't know what the difference is but it's there for me. The synthetic stocked X-Bolt is pretty homely looking but would probably be very durable.
#6
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RE: x-bolt vs 700
I haven't owned an X bolt,but I did own an A-bolt,and I will never own another.I hated the magazine system,as well as the tang safety,so I promptly sold the rifle.Accuracy wise,I saw no real difference between A-bolts and 700s.On the plus side,the X bolt has a new much better thought out magazine system,than the A-bolt had.
#7
RE: x-bolt vs 700
I have 3 700's and one A-Bolt. I'd be hard pressed to pick one over the other. One problem I've had with the Rem 700 and the A-bolt is they all have very crappy triggers from the factory. A trigger job on all of them and they were good to go. I don't know why Remington or Browning can't seem to give me a qaulity trigger from the factory!
#8
RE: x-bolt vs 700
At one time I owned 5 700s. I still own 2 - a .270 and a 30-06. These were the best shooters of the lot and are 30+ years old. The other 3 didn't shoot very well.(another '06, a 308, and a 7-08).
I also own 2 A bolts. Both are Micro Hunters. A 7-08 and a 325 WSM. Both of these needed trigger jobs and the 7-08 needed to be rebedded. However, both of them are very very accurate and have shot sever 5 shot 1/2" groups.
The only rifle that has even come close to these A bolts has been my Savage 11 in 7-08.
I also own 2 A bolts. Both are Micro Hunters. A 7-08 and a 325 WSM. Both of these needed trigger jobs and the 7-08 needed to be rebedded. However, both of them are very very accurate and have shot sever 5 shot 1/2" groups.
The only rifle that has even come close to these A bolts has been my Savage 11 in 7-08.
#9
RE: x-bolt vs 700
ORIGINAL: bronko22000
At one time I owned 5 700s. I still own 2 - a .270 and a 30-06. These were the best shooters of the lot and are 30+ years old. The other 3 didn't shoot very well.(another '06, a 308, and a 7-08).
I also own 2 A bolts. Both are Micro Hunters. A 7-08 and a 325 WSM. Both of these needed trigger jobs and the 7-08 needed to be rebedded. However, both of them are very very accurate and have shot sever 5 shot 1/2" groups.
The only rifle that has even come close to these A bolts has been my Savage 11 in 7-08.
At one time I owned 5 700s. I still own 2 - a .270 and a 30-06. These were the best shooters of the lot and are 30+ years old. The other 3 didn't shoot very well.(another '06, a 308, and a 7-08).
I also own 2 A bolts. Both are Micro Hunters. A 7-08 and a 325 WSM. Both of these needed trigger jobs and the 7-08 needed to be rebedded. However, both of them are very very accurate and have shot sever 5 shot 1/2" groups.
The only rifle that has even come close to these A bolts has been my Savage 11 in 7-08.