Love my A-bolt 260Rem but had to shed the original stock. The Xbolt seems like it would handle recoil better. The B and C I replaced it with certainly does. I prefer the detach mag system on the a-bolt though plenty seem to bash it.
The most common knock I hear is the bolt innards are too complicated for reliability in extreme conditions. Its materials and design have been called into question in cold, salty, environments. Of course plenty of owners disagree. Some haven't liked the triggers but a new spring took two minutes and mine is perfectly crisp and almost too light. There wasn't a whole lot wrong with it to begin with so I never understood that rap.
I am a big fan of the short bolt throw, tang safety, and smooth cycling. Only thing I don't like on mine is the shiny chrome bolt shroud. Why on earth......
I take it in to the woods more than my Remington or CZ- but would never part with any of them. Topped with a Vx3 it is one easy toting accurate rig.
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I really like my 22-250 X Bolt Varmint Special, only thing I hate is the way they made the magazine. It is short enough that if you try to chase the lands you end up with a 2 shot gun at best and easiest to run it as a single shot.
May be different if I would run a hollow point or a semi point bullet.
Super accurate and operates smoother than glass. Just wish somebody would build an affordable aftermarket trigger.
Its running 5 for 8 in the last 3 weeks on coyotes.
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The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
I have never had that much exposure to them. I knew one guy that had one and seemed to like it but frankly to me they never offered anything new or desireable over the established 700s, M70 , Ruger 77 and they were as high or higher in price so I never bought one. I don't dislike them but just don't covet them. Now I had a older safari in270 years ago that I wish I had never traded.
I don't have any personal experience with one, but a wise old gunsmith who built rifles for guys on here told me he refused to work on them. He worked on everything else.
Because Ruger, Remington, Savage, Kimber, Winchester, Howa and Weatherby still make rifles
LOL took the words right out of my keyboard.
In all seriousness, I've always said the list of rifles I wouldn't own is much much shorter then the list of ones I would own. For me, I would gladly own a X-bolt if someone gave one to me. For the money ... Steelhead's quote explains it.
Remember, not everyone has a happy ending, so be happy when you can
I just sold my 700 bdl and picked up a x-bolt 30.06 hunter. The looks are a bit "modern" but they have a function. The rifle fits like a dream and points like a shotgun. From all accounts, accuracy should be terrific.
Had 3 in the past 2 month with scope base screws jacked up. That's one...aftermarket sucks, and I like to tinker. Trigger design will fail. Too much plastic and over priced plastic magazines.
I just can't get over the metro-sexual styling that Browning seems wedded to these days; all those funny angles. In addition, the x-bolt seems overly complicated to me and I don't like the cutout in the stock for the magazine.
If you've got an x-bolt and like it, don't worry what the other kids think.
I bought one for my daughter a few years ago. I was looking for a compact in left handed 308 and the X-bolt was one of the few options I found...wood blue version. Had the metal cerakoted. It is one of the most accurate rifles in my safe and I have mostly custom barreled rifles. So far it's worked flawlessly.
I like mine. A bit of a weird looking synthetic stock and heavy trigger (adjusted down as light as it will go) but shoots like stink - consistent 3/4MOA from 150gn up to 220gn. It's in 325WSM.
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Originally Posted by mauserand9mm
Originally Posted by Raspy
Whatever you said...everyone knows you are a lying jerk.
That's a bold assertion. Point out where you think I lied.
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