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Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon Speed

Bolt action · 6.5mm Creedmoor · introduced 2016

Also known as X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Speed, Browning X-Bolt HCS

About the Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon Speed

The Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon Speed is a bolt-action hunting rifle built on Browning's X-Bolt platform, distinguished by its Burnt Bronze Cerakote-finished receiver and barrel paired with an A-TACS AU camouflage composite stock. Chambered here in 6.5 Creedmoor, it features a free-floated fluted sporter barrel with a threaded and removable muzzle brake, a 60-degree bolt lift for rapid cycling, a four-round detachable rotary magazine, and the adjustable three-lever Feather Trigger. The X-Lock four-screw scope mounting system and Inflex recoil pad round out a rifle marketed toward Western big-game and long-range hunters.

Named after the rugged Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border, the deepest river gorge in North America, the rifle's Burnt Bronze and arid camouflage scheme was tailored to Western mountain and open-country hunting.

Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon Speed specifications

General

Type
Rifle
Action
Bolt action
Firing mechanism
Striker-fired
Trigger
Single stage
Calibres
6.5mm Creedmoor
Magazine capacity
4 rounds
Magazine
Detachable box magazine

Dimensions

Barrel length
559 mm (22.0 in)
Overall length
1067 mm (42.0 in)
Weight (empty)
2.86 kg (6.31 lb)

Barrel

Rifling twist
1:8 in (203 mm)
Rifling
Right hand

Materials

Barrel
Steel
Receiver / frame
Steel
Stock
Composite
Finish
Burnt Bronze Cerakote

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical)
838 m/s (2749 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical)
3094 J (2282 ft·lb)
Effective range
800 m

History

Introduced
2016
Discontinued
2023
Production status
Discontinued
Country of origin
US

Features

  • Free floated barrel
  • Fluted barrel
  • Threaded muzzle brake
  • 60 degree bolt lift
  • Detachable rotary magazine
  • Adjustable feather trigger
  • Inflex recoil pad
  • X-lock scope mount
  • A-tacs au camo stock

Safety

  • Bolt unlock button
  • Top tang safety

Barrel length and twist rate vary by chambering; the 6.5 Creedmoor version uses a 22-inch barrel with a 1:8 twist. The rifle was offered in roughly 17 chamberings from .243 Winchester up to magnum cartridges. Discontinued and superseded by later Hells Canyon models.

This is a variant of the Browning X-Bolt.

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