Browning X-Bolt 2 Hunter .308 Winchester
Model: 036001218
Browning X-Bolt 2 Hunter .308 Winchester
Model: 036001218
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Browning X-Bolt 2 Hunter is a walnut-stocked bolt-action .308 Winchester built for deer hunting. It has an MSRP of $1,249.99. Unlike the X-Bolt Hunter it replaced, its trigger adjusts, preset at 3.5 lbs and taken down to 3.0 lbs by the owner, where the older Feather Trigger sat at 4 lbs.
Nothing is fitted for aiming, so a scope goes on Browning’s X-Lock bases, which are its own pattern and take four screws each. The magazine is a detachable box holding 4 rounds and the bottom metal is low profile, so nothing hangs below the stock line. The stock itself is fixed, with a 13.625-inch length of pull and no spacers or inserts.
If you’re cross-shopping, a used Browning X-Bolt Hunter is 0.38 lbs lighter but has a 1:12 twist, so the newer rifle’s 1:10 stabilizes heavier bullets. The Bergara B-14 Ridge has an MSRP of $999, weighs 7.40 lbs and carries a sub-MOA accuracy guarantee, and it takes standard Remington 700 rails where the Browning needs X-Lock bases.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The bolt lifts 60 degrees, so the handle clears a large objective bell on the way up.
- Grade I black walnut with a satin finish does not throw light back the way a gloss stock does.
- The receiver is steel with a matte blued finish, and the bottom metal keeps the magazine tight to the stock line.
- Scope bases have to be X-Lock, so the shelf of 700-pattern rails is no use on this rifle.
- Measure the muzzle thread before ordering a brake or a suppressor mount for it.
- With a fixed stock, a shooter who needs a shorter pull or a higher comb is looking at an aftermarket stock and not a spacer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the bolt unlock button do?
It works with the top-tang safety, so the bolt can be lifted and the chamber checked or unloaded with the safety still engaged.
What else changed from the X-Bolt Hunter?
The receiver was reconfigured with more bolt guidance surface area, and the bolt itself was redesigned with a different handle shape, both aimed at a smoother stroke.
How is the trigger built?
It is Browning’s DLX design, which uses multiple levers and is adjustable by the owner.
