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I just wanted to give you a big thumbs up 7x57 is a great cartridge. And a great rifle
I have an xbolt in 300wm that I really like, will eventually get another in 308, I think it would make an excellent versatile rifle for youHi all,
I'm sure I can sift through the responses to get a feel for this question, but I'm curious about two things. My father is sick and has always wanted a Browning X-Bolt for himself, but it doesn't look like he will be hunting again. He still wants to get one for myself and my brother to share and pass down to our kids. He seems to be stuck on the X-Bolt, which seems fine to me as it seems like a great gun. So my two questions:
1) If you have an X-Bolt, do you feel it was worth the money? Have you felt good about the quality and durability?
2) If you were to choose a cartridge from a blank slate, what would it be? I currently run a .308 and feel good about that caliber but have also heard good things about 6.5 creedmoor and would be open to other suggestions. I would want enough versatility to use the gun for (primarily) elk, mule deer almost as often, and pronghorn on a less frequent basis. I've currently capped my shot distance for myself at 300 yards but would like to push that out closer to 400.
Thanks for any insights!
Agreed, I shoot a 300WM and have taken everything from antelope to moose with it. Easy to use a heavier/lighter weight bullet especially if you get into hand loading ( though I shoot 180g Accubonds for everything).I have an xbolt in 300wm that I really like, will eventually get another in 308, I think it would make an excellent versatile rifle for you