Browning X-Bolt Hunter 6.5 PRC
Model: 036001294
Browning X-Bolt Hunter 6.5 PRC
Model: 036001294
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About This Firearm
The Browning X-Bolt Hunter is a walnut-stocked bolt-action 6.5 PRC built for deer and elk hunting. It has an MSRP of $1,259.99. Browning builds it on the second-generation X-Bolt action, whose reconfigured receiver carries more bolt guidance surface than the first one, with the bolt handle reshaped to go with it.
The detachable magazine holds three, the count Browning gives magnum chamberings, and the DLX trigger is a multiple-lever design preset at 3.5 lbs that the owner takes from there. There is no muzzle thread at all on this rifle, so a brake or a suppressor means barrel work. Scopes go on Browning's X-Lock bases, four screws per base, and no sights are fitted.
If you're cross-shopping, the Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed has an MSRP of $1,569.99 for 0.12 lbs less weight, a threaded and braked muzzle, and a stock whose length of pull, comb and grip all adjust. The Bergara B-14 HMR has an MSRP of $1,229 and weighs 9.70 lbs, trading every bit of the carry weight for a sub-MOA guarantee and a standard Remington 700 rail footprint. At 7.00 lbs with a bare muzzle, it puts more recoil into the shoulder than either of them.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The action is bedded at the recoil lug and the action screws, with the barrel free-floated.
- The bolt lifts 60 degrees, so the handle clears a large objective bell on the way up.
- A top-tang safety sits under the thumb, and a bolt unlock button lets the chamber be checked with the rifle still on safe.
- X-Lock bases come from Browning, so the base choice is a short list and a 700-pattern rail from the safe will not fit.
- With nothing threaded or fitted at the muzzle, 6.5 PRC in a seven-pound rifle arrives at the shoulder unmanaged.
- Length of pull is a fixed 13.63 inches with no spacers in the system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the second-generation X-Bolt?
Yes. Browning catalogues 6.5 PRC in the second-generation Hunter. The discontinued first-generation X-Bolt Hunter was never chambered for it.
What twist rate is the barrel?
1:7, the same as the Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed uses in this caliber.
What happened to the Feather Trigger?
The DLX trigger replaced it on the second-generation action, and it comes set lighter from the factory than the Feather Trigger did.
What is the stock?
Black walnut on matte blued steel, with a 13.63-inch length of pull and a top-tang safety.
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