The Browning X-Bolt 2 Hunter is a walnut-stocked bolt-action .30-06 Springfield built for deer and elk hunting. It has an MSRP of $1,249.99. Its DLX trigger is a three-lever design that leaves the factory at 3.5 lbs and comes down to 3.0 lbs, a lighter starting point than the 4 lb Feather Trigger in the X-Bolt Hunter it replaced.

Nothing is fitted for aiming, so glass and rings have to be bought before the rifle can be used. Scopes go on Browning's X-Lock bases. Four rounds sit in a detachable rotary magazine that closes flush under the stock. Length of pull is fixed at 13.625 inches, and a bolt unlock button beside the top-tang safety opens the bolt with the safety still engaged.

If you're cross-shopping, the Browning X-Bolt Hunter it replaced is a used buy at 6.88 lbs, 0.12 lbs lighter, with the older trigger and the earlier action. The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight has an MSRP of $1,369.99 and matches this rifle's weight, but its five rounds sit in an internal box and a claw extractor carries them, which is a different mechanism from a rotary magazine. Both Brownings run 42.75 inches overall, so the newer one is a smoother action and a lighter trigger in the same size rifle.