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Of the two new deer rifles I bought - A rem 700 laminate Stainless steel mountain in 7-08..
And xbolt SS in 3006...
The highly regarded remington required warranty work for several issues and still doesn't shoot real well. It has mis-feeding issues where a shell will get caught in the LH side in the hollow of the action. Really irritating while out hunting...
The x-bolt flat out shoots and comes in lighter and ergonomically better than the 700.
I would sell the 700 if I didnt like the looks and the older SS looks better than what you get now. I'm just waiting for it to increase in value before I give it the heave ho because it doesn't come out now the x-bolt arrived.
Of course I could stick a bunch of money in bedding and tweaking the 700 like most guys do or just use my x-bolt..
If my wife decided to deer hunt, I would buy an x-bolt. All the better make rifles seem to be hitting similar price points so the browning expense is getting to be less of an issue.
