The modern bolt-action shooter expects repeatable accuracy, reliable controls, and a rifle that balances on-range performance with practical ergonomics. When evaluating precision hunting and long-range platforms, attention to trigger quality, bedding, and recoil management separates good rifles from great ones.

BROWNING X-BOLT is built on a lineage of proven actions and adds targeted improvements such as a three-lever Feather Trigger, full front- and rear-action bedding for free-floated barrels, and a recessed muzzle crown to protect rifling. Shop this product

Performance and Accuracy

The X-Bolt’s three-lever Feather Trigger delivers a crisp pull with essentially no takeup or creep and minimal overtravel, promoting consistent breaks shot after shot. Bedding the action at both front and rear free-floats the barrel, maintaining barrel-to-stock spacing for more consistent harmonics and tighter groups. A recessed muzzle crown preserves rifling integrity when traveling or carrying in the field.

Pro Long Range configuration

This Pro Long Range model features a McMillan Game Scout stock finished in Sonora Carbon Ambush camo with a carbon gray elite Cerakote metal finish. The skip-fluted sporter barrel and Recoil Hawg muzzle brake with thread protector further tune the rifle for long-range shooting by reducing weight and managing recoil and muzzle rise.

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Ergonomics and Controls

The Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad uses proprietary materials to deflect recoil forces downward and away from the comb, reducing felt recoil and muzzle climb — a tangible benefit for follow-up shot recovery. The bolt unlock button works with the toptang safety to add a deliberate layer of safety when checking or unloading the chamber, an important consideration for range procedures and responsible handling.

Why this model stands out

Browning’s reputation for solid actions and aftermarket support makes this X-Bolt notable for hunters and precision shooters who want a ready-to-use long-range platform without extensive gunsmithing. The combination of freefloating, precision bedding, a tuned trigger, and the Recoil Hawg brake is a complete package for shooters focused on consistency.

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