Scope mounting recommendations for Browning X Bolt Long Range

[Dakota79]

For those of you that have a Browning X Bolt Long Range rifle what did you use to mount you scope with?

Did you use the rail or the base/rings from Browning?

I have never used a rail before. Is there an advantage going one way or the other?

The scope will be a Leopold VX 5HD 3–15x44 CDS ZL2

 

[MThuntr]

Talley...possibly mediums but lows may work. You'd have to talk to them to confirm. You may be able to get 20MOA rings but likely not necessary.

Mounting on a rail will likely require only low rings. I've used a bunch of brands. Leupold's fit my price range with comfort in knowing the brand

 

[belshawelk]

I used a rail on both of mine.

 

[Qubo]

I have two X-bolts both with that exact scope. Neither is Long Range though. One Hell’s Canyon and one Western Hunter. On the short action I just used the Talley lows for xbolts with the 4 bolt pattern. Love it but it is very tight clearance between the bell and barrel. On the long action I had to use a rail with some lower rings. I couldn’t get the eye relief close enough with that long bell on the scope. The front ring overhangs the ejection port some. YMMV. I got a burnt bronze rail so it looks nice still.

 

[Dakota79]

Has anybody tried these that Browning recommends?

X-Bolt - Integrated Scope Mount System Matte - Browning

Lightweight integrated scope mount system for the X-Bolt rifle, unitized base and ring, 7000 series aluminum, Matte Blued.

www.browning.com

 

[Qubo]

Has anybody tried these that Browning recommends?

X-Bolt - Integrated Scope Mount System Matte - Browning

Lightweight integrated scope mount system for the X-Bolt rifle, unitized base and ring, 7000 series aluminum, Matte Blued.

www.browning.com

I’d be very curious if these are made by Talley. They look identical to the Talleys I have, and I know Talley has been already making burnt bronze ones for several years.

 

[glahorses1]

I went with a 20 MOA rail on mine and vortex precision rings.

 

[MThuntr]

I’d be very curious if these are made by Talley. They look identical to the Talleys I have, and I know Talley has been already making burnt bronze ones for several years.

Those are definitely Talley rings. A friend just put those one an A-bolt.

 

[Dakota79]

Thanks everybody!

I'm going to give the ones from Browning a try unless somebody says absolutely not too.

 

[howl]

Gonna lap the Talleys? If not you may like DNZ for a unitized mount.

 

[Derek44]

Has anybody tried these that Browning recommends?

X-Bolt - Integrated Scope Mount System Matte - Browning

Lightweight integrated scope mount system for the X-Bolt rifle, unitized base and ring, 7000 series aluminum, Matte Blued.

www.browning.com

Those are the rings I used on my x-bolt with a Leupold scope. I figured given the 4 screw mounting system, who better to machine the rings for a browning than, well browning. They’ve been great so far. 3 years. It’s not a long range though. 30-06 white gold medallion

 

[blackbeard]

That's what I put on my xbolt LR for rings, swarovski z3 seems to like it.

 

[Qubo]

Here is the Talley lows on my short action with that same scope. The clearance is more than I remembered. I don’t know how much thicker the Long Range barrel is. You can also see how close the bell and front ring are.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Yeah, I’d be shocked if those “browning” rings aren’t just rebranded talleys. It’s what I’ve used on my xbolt since about 2015 without issue.

Starting over I’d probably get a full rail or a 2 piece rail (I think there’s a nice warne mountain tech option) just to use a more robust mounting system. I’ve heard of enough broken talleys to believe it happens. A rail gives you more mounting flexibility too.

 

[njbrain]

Has anybody tried these that Browning recommends?

X-Bolt - Integrated Scope Mount System Matte - Browning

Lightweight integrated scope mount system for the X-Bolt rifle, unitized base and ring, 7000 series aluminum, Matte Blued.

www.browning.com

I have those on my X-Bolt. Zero issues

 

[Huntmt28]

Leupold 20moa rail on my LRs have not had any issues.

 

[std7mag]

Not the X Bolt, but i do have an A Bolt SSA in 25 WSSM.

As with everything that will accept them, i use a one piece rail from EGW teamed with their low Keystone line of rings.

The one piece rail is nice in that you can put the scope & rings where you want/need them. Lots of adjustability.

 

[KoolBreeze]

Murphy Precision rail.

 

[GageC47]

just looking for confirmation on my choice here. Going with the Leupold VX- Freedom 3-9x40 Hunt Plex and the talley mediums on the x bolt hunter 30-06 long action. Any help is appreciated feel free to PM thanks in advance

 

[Treeshark]

Warne rail/mount on mine (not LR).

Rail is definitely not necessary, but makes me feel better.