Browning X-bolt Hunter
10-13-2011, 09:21 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 2
Browning X-bolt Hunter
Ive got my heart set on the x-bolt hunter as my new whitetail rifle. However i cant decide what caliber to get. I originally wanted it in 7mm mag, but im hearing because of its light weight it can handle the mag load and be accurate. Im getting alot of recommendations for the .270 WIN. Anyone with experience and opinions on this rifle in these calibers?
10-14-2011, 08:50 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2007
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I own the Stainless Stalker in .338 Win Mag.
I wish all my rifles were that good !
BTW - I'm not recoil sensitive, but it's not one of those I shoot from the bench all day long.
IMO - The .270 is the best caliber for the whitetail hunter who only has one rifle.
I wish all my rifles were that good !
BTW - I'm not recoil sensitive, but it's not one of those I shoot from the bench all day long.
IMO - The .270 is the best caliber for the whitetail hunter who only has one rifle.
10-14-2011, 02:42 PM
#4
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 57
X Bolt
I have one in 270 and it shoots great. Mine is the all black synth and I love that stock. Very nice carrying rifle and that new clip is way nicer than the old swing door type. I have the Browning(Talley) one piece base/ring set for mounts. Leupold makes bases for the X Bolt as well.
10-14-2011, 05:31 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 360
My wife has one, in 300win, that she shoots. It is light, however, it has a great design for a stock, and an awsome recoil pad. I can shoot it all day. 7mm mag will kick less then that. If you can handle the recoil of an '06, then dont worry about what the big 7 will do in an Xbolt.
10-14-2011, 06:54 PM
#6
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 2
but would the accuracy be better with the smaller caliber (.270 win) compared to the 7mm mag. i need an accurate rifle, one good shot with a smaller round is better than an inaccurate shot with a large caliber. what size groups are you getting with these rifles?
10-15-2011, 02:19 PM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 970
My father and I own an X-Bolt each. We have the X-Bolt Hunter line. His is a .243 and mine is a 7mm08. They shoot well, and are easy to carry.
My father took a decent 8 pt buck at 120 yards with his last year. I took a buck with a chip shot, so not much of a test. Anything at the 50 yard or less (45 yards for me) doesn't take much of a gun to make if the shooter can shoot relatively straight.
My father took a decent 8 pt buck at 120 yards with his last year. I took a buck with a chip shot, so not much of a test. Anything at the 50 yard or less (45 yards for me) doesn't take much of a gun to make if the shooter can shoot relatively straight.
