Browning · Rifle
Browning X-Bolt Western Hunter
Bolt action · 6.5 PRC · introduced 2021
Also known as X-Bolt Western Hunter
About the Browning X-Bolt Western Hunter
The Browning X-Bolt Western Hunter is a bolt-action hunting rifle built on Browning's X-Bolt platform and tailored for open-country Western big-game hunting. It pairs a short or long 60-degree three-lug bolt action with an A-TACS AU camouflage composite stock featuring an adjustable comb, a threaded sporter barrel, and a flush-fit detachable rotary magazine. Chambered in 6.5 PRC, it delivers flat-shooting long-range performance with the manageable recoil that made the cartridge popular with mountain and plains hunters.
The Western Hunter trim was Browning's answer to the rise of long-range Western hunting cartridges such as 6.5 PRC and 6.8 Western, packaging an adjustable-comb camo stock and threaded barrel onto the proven X-Bolt action.
Browning X-Bolt Western Hunter specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Striker-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Trigger pull
- 1.6 kg (3.6 lb)
- Calibres
- 6.5 PRC
- Magazine capacity
- 3 rounds
- Magazine
- Detachable box magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 610 mm (24.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1118 mm (44.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.86 kg (6.31 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:7 in (178 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Composite
- Finish
- matte_blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 878 m/s (2881 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 3497 J (2579 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 800 m
History
- Introduced
- 2021
- Discontinued
- 2024
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- US
Features
- 60 degree bolt throw
- Three lug bolt
- Detachable rotary magazine
- Adjustable comb
- Feather trigger
- Threaded muzzle
- A tacs au camo stock
- Inflex recoil pad
- X lock scope mounting
Safety
- Two position tang safety
- Bolt unlock button
The 6.5 PRC configuration uses a 24-inch barrel with a 1:7-inch twist, a 44-inch overall length, a 3-round magazine, and an M13x0.75 threaded muzzle. The platform was succeeded by the X-Bolt 2 Western Hunter line.
This is a variant of the Browning X-Bolt.
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