NEW X-Bolt
 

NEW Browning X-Bolt

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=023B&cat_id=035&type_id=2 01

Good or bad?

What do you know or what have you heard?

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

Talked to local dealer yesterday and he said that all changes where merely cosmetic. Still waiting to see one in person but from what i have heard it may be mid to late march.

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Whats the difference between the A-bolt and the X-bolt? I've always bought Remington's but I want to get the 325WSM.:D

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I'd think twice about that .325 WSM. The jury is still out so it seems.

The .300 WSM is a certain success.

I do like the .325, bigger bullets etc.....I have a .340 Wby for that reason, over my .300 win mag., considering getting a .300 wsm in place of my win mag as a lightweight elk setup or just lightweight setup for some bigger stuff.

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I justlooked up the price of the 325 wsm and my God. I was kind of liking them till I found out they're $60 to $90 bucks a box. I'll stick to my $14 a box .270's.

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I think there are more than just cosmetic (stock) changes. I believe they will have arotary magazine to imprve feeding and a new trigger that is supposed to be much better than the old A-bolt trigger. I would hope they would add the new triggers to their whole line but I don't know.

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

It has a different magazine,stock style, an improved trigger and a 3 position safety. It also has a unique scope base system. If it is like most Abolts it will shoot lights out.

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

I have a Browning in a .325 short mag, and have gone buffalo hunting twice; it has put both of them down with one shot each.
Am going hog hunting down in Texas this spring and once again I will be bringing the .325. It is a very accurate gun for throwing such a large bullet. The .325 is advertised as flying faster than the .300 short mag and hitting harder (more energy) than a .338 mag. I would not trade my .325 for any other caliber. The .325 will crush anything in North America.

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

My buddy works at a gunshop and he said he got his first look at their first one in.

Plastic drop out mag, no more swinging mag door.

He said it had a GREAT trigger on it.

He said the scope bases are special order, and they haven't seen any yet.

Also said something about being able to work the bolt when its on safe.

Thats all I know so far. I just might get one later on this summer if funds allow. I've been wanting to add another 7mm-08 to my collection.

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

Rammer,
The info reads like;

Detachable rotary magazine - plastic???

adjustable three-lever Feather Trigger™- Note the trademark

scope bases are attached to the receiver using four screws per base - not attached/included???

A new bolt unlock button works with the top-tang safety to offer enhanced (?)safety while unloading

Knowing you, you're looking at the X-Bolt Stainless Stalker, I want the same one but in 7MM Rem Mag.


But first I need this one in .204

http://www.savagearms.com/16fcss.htm

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

+1, Tom.

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

Quite correct sir. Biggest change is the fact that you can now operate the bolt without disengaging the safety.

And its also a hell of a lot uglier than the A-Bolt.

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

Rammer I bedded my savage tupperware stock and it helped but it is gone for a custom buildlaminatestock built locally and i final fitted it with not to much effort.Huge improvement and better money spent then bedding the tupperware(just can'tturn a pigs ear into a silk purse;)). So if you like your savage, maybe worth checking into either a laminate (ie: boyds or richards microfit both offer a number).

Sorry I haven't handled the x-bolt and being a southpaw doubt I will for a while eitherseeing they don't offer it for us wrong side of the bolt guys...YET[:o]!! Sounds like some good improvements over the abolt,who's knock from my opinion has always been the trigger, safety and silly mag design. I personally don't like a polymer(plastic) mag and the fact they seem cheaper but yet when buying a replacement or spare they are NOT???? All said theyhave proved themselves to be durable in track record with the likes of tikka's, soit's appear to be a perception thing more then function.

As to the 325wsm,I'll admit it did spark some interest from me in theorybut as a reloader the choice for bullets locally and the lower BC of the 8mm bullets in generalmake it less appeallingafter the surface is scratched then the .338wm to me.In the light for grain section I see little to no benefit forthe .325 over the.300's that are already well entrenched.So the spark never materialized any flames for me.

RE: NEW X-Bolt
 

The only thing I dislike about A-Bolts is NOT being able to work the bolt unless the safety is off.