Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed 6.5 PRC
Model: 036006294
Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed 6.5 PRC
Model: 036006294
Full Specifications
Threaded M13x0.75 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed is a lightweight bolt-action 6.5 PRC built for mountain and open-country hunting. It has an MSRP of $1,569.99. Its Vari-Tech composite stock sets length of pull and comb height and swaps between a sporter and a vertical grip. The rifle weighs 6.88 lbs.
A radial muzzle brake comes fitted and a thread protector cap comes with it, so the rifle shoots braked or bare with nothing else bought. The DLX trigger is a three-lever design with no creep, take-up or overtravel, preset at 3.5 lbs and adjustable lighter. The bolt lifts 60 degrees, and the action is bedded at the recoil lug and the action screws with the barrel free-floated. No sights are fitted, scopes go on Browning's X-Lock bases using four screws each, and the muzzle thread is M13x0.75.
If you're cross-shopping, the Browning X-Bolt Hunter in this caliber has an MSRP of $1,259.99 and weighs 7.00 lbs in black walnut, on the same action with a bare muzzle and a stock that does not adjust. The Seekins Precision Havak Pro Hunter 3 has an MSRP of $1,895 at 7.50 lbs on a 20-inch barrel, with a 5/8x24 muzzle and a 20 MOA base machined into the receiver, so its optics and muzzle parts come off the shelf where the Browning's do not.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The receiver carries more bolt guidance surface than the first X-Bolt, a change the second generation made for a smoother stroke.
- The brake unscrews, and Browning sells an optional Recoil Hawg Sporter brake cut for the same thread.
- The top-tang safety can be worked without the hand coming off the grip.
- X-Lock bases come from Browning, so there is a short list to choose from and no way to reuse a 700-pattern rail already in the safe.
- M13x0.75 is metric, so the 5/8x24 suppressor mounts and brakes common in this caliber need an adapter.
- A 6.88 lb rifle in 6.5 PRC still moves under recoil however good the brake is, and the brake is loud for anyone standing beside you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What grips come with the rifle?
A sporter grip and a vertical grip module, both in the box, with black overmolded gripping surfaces.
Does the bolt open with the safety engaged?
Yes. A bolt unlock button works with the top-tang safety, so the chamber can be checked or cleared with the rifle still on safe.
What magazine does it take?
A detachable box holding three, the capacity Browning gives magnum chamberings in this action.
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