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Old 02-16-2012, 02:45 PM
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I am planing to purchase my first hunting rifle and have been researching some options.

X Bolt 30-06 white gold medallion really is making me drool. Anyone has any advice on X-Bolts?

I am open to other options to try out as well, so keep them coming.

Thanks in advance.
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Old 02-16-2012, 02:54 PM
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I am planing to purchase my first hunting rifle and have been researching some options.

X Bolt 30-06 white gold medallion really is making me drool. Anyone has any advice on X-Bolts?

I am open to other options to try out as well, so keep them coming.

Thanks in advance.
i bought my first rifle last year and figured since i didn't have a lot of experience at all with shooting, i didn't need something too fancy at all
any rifle out there will shoot more accurately than i am skilled enough to do, so i decided to go with a cheaper package
i bought the savage 111 package (with scope) in .30-06
guys will go on about how crappy they are, but i had no problem taking my first ever animal (a little whitey buck) down with it last year
another reason i went with it, was the money factor, im not exactly loaded
so if you have the cash, go for the x-bolt! if i could have had any rifle without completely breaking the bank tho, i would have gone with the winchester model 70 or remington 700
either way, good luck!
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Old 02-16-2012, 03:35 PM
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i bought my first rifle last year and figured since i didn't have a lot of experience at all with shooting, i didn't need something too fancy at all
any rifle out there will shoot more accurately than i am skilled enough to do, so i decided to go with a cheaper package
i bought the savage 111 package (with scope) in .30-06
guys will go on about how crappy they are, but i had no problem taking my first ever animal (a little whitey buck) down with it last year
another reason i went with it, was the money factor, im not exactly loaded
so if you have the cash, go for the x-bolt! if i could have had any rifle without completely breaking the bank tho, i would have gone with the winchester model 70 or remington 700
either way, good luck!
People may call them "crappy" but the Savages are the best bang for the buck from what I can tell. And the Savage Team has been doing better than most guys shooting custom rifles in the major Canadian and Us shooting competitions out to 1000 yds. The rifle will probably be better than you're able to shoot it right away, so if down the road you want an upgrade you'll get to play with something new.
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Old 02-16-2012, 04:00 PM
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The rifle will probably be better than you're able to shoot it right away, so if down the road you want an upgrade you'll get to play with something new.
my thoughts exactly...
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Old 02-16-2012, 04:05 PM
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buy the xbolt if you can afford it....so many things that are just done well with them...stock design is superb...great recoil pad....fantastic trigger...glass bedded all from the factory!

not even to mention the rotary mag and 60 bolt lift

love my xbolt
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Old 02-16-2012, 04:09 PM
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love my xbolt

yup!!!
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Old 02-18-2012, 10:46 PM
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I am planing to purchase my first hunting rifle and have been researching some options.

X Bolt 30-06 white gold medallion really is making me drool. Anyone has any advice on X-Bolts?

I am open to other options to try out as well, so keep them coming.

Thanks in advance.
I have an X bolt hunter in .30-06, and i love it. It's comfortable, light and accurate. The fact that the bolt is a low pull, it allowed me to use very low rings when mounting my scope which has been nice. Also the fact you can still open the bolt without having to take the safety off is a nice feature. I really like the trigger on it. Very little/no creep and it comes factory set at a 3.5 pound pull... which can easily be dropped down to a 3 pound pull. Some guys like lighter triggers than that... but i have found it to be excellent as is. If you have the money, i would very highly recommend you get the x bolt. If you have any more questions about it, feel free to send me a pm.
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Old 02-20-2012, 04:46 AM
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Hey guys, fro both of you with the 30-06, do you have any ejection problems, both with live and spent rounds?

Secondly, what range do you typically shoot at, how far have you shot in your rifle to and does it still remain accurate?

I ask because i read on anohter forum of people complaining of their x-bolt keyholing at 300 yards and so forth. They were certain that it was the rifle itself and nothing more.

Do you find that your 30-06 x-bolt is very tempramental when it comes to cartidges, powder,and bullet weight? or does it shoot well with everything.

I want to have a rifle that is very accurate up to 400 yards, where i can actually become skilled enough to place a shot at that range with confidence,not just something that is good at 100 yards and nothing more.

Thanks alot for your help.

Adrian
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Old 02-20-2012, 05:26 AM
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I want to have a rifle that is very accurate up to 400 yards, where i can actually become skilled enough to place a shot at that range with confidence,not just something that is good at 100 yards and nothing more.
Well if you can shoot a half inch group at 100 yards, I'm sure you won't have trouble making that 400 yard shot..Eventually..and also the key is, if YOU can make the shot, not the gun. My xbolt .22-250 will shoot holes touching on paper at 100 yards..although, sometimes I cannot.

I never have had any ejections issues with my 30-06 xbolt. My xbolt seems to like the Winchester 168 grain silver tips.
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Old 02-20-2012, 07:19 AM
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You are correct, it will mainly depend on the ability of the shooter.

I need to do some more reading and learn more about rifle barrleing and causes of keyhole-ing and so forth.
The reason i asked this question is becasue of a long thread i read on another forum, and usually i disregard posts where one person bashes something, but the more i read, the more often people reported similar results.

Here is the link if you want to give it a read, i think you might find it interesting if you have 15minutes.

http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/forums/...hp?f=8&t=69585

Now i don't know if this is becaue of his calibre or poor ammo, or poor shooting, thus the reason i asked my previous question if these rifles are still accurate at higher ranges. I just don't want to have a rifle which llimits me to shorter range shooting.


Thanks A Misler, you are helping ALOT
Adrian
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Old 02-20-2012, 09:43 AM
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You are correct, it will mainly depend on the ability of the shooter.

I need to do some more reading and learn more about rifle barrleing and causes of keyhole-ing and so forth.
The reason i asked this question is becasue of a long thread i read on another forum, and usually i disregard posts where one person bashes something, but the more i read, the more often people reported similar results.

Here is the link if you want to give it a read, i think you might find it interesting if you have 15minutes.

http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/forums/...hp?f=8&t=69585

Now i don't know if this is becaue of his calibre or poor ammo, or poor shooting, thus the reason i asked my previous question if these rifles are still accurate at higher ranges. I just don't want to have a rifle which llimits me to shorter range shooting.


Thanks A Misler, you are helping ALOT
Adrian
Adrian,

The way I think is that there are very few bad reviews (I have red them too and spent time looking for problem patterns) on this rifle and considering how many of these guns have been purchased out there if there was a real concern on these issues you would hear way more of them.

Now having said that, if you look for bad reviews hard enough you can dig something up for any make and model. Also, nothing is 100% perfect all of the time and there is always a chance that you (or me) could end up with a bad one but I do not think it is very probable.

I now believe firmly that X bolt is excellent rifle. Is it the only good choice, for sure not as there are other great makes/models out there but I sure like that White Gold Medallion. I would say I am 99.999% decided.
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Old 02-20-2012, 07:56 AM
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I'll read that later on I'm supposed to be working right now haha! Search xbolt on YouTube, lots of videos on there.
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Old 11-28-2012, 11:39 AM
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I also am going to purchase the x-bolt but im just stuck on what calibre to get. I plan on hunting deer, elk, moose. I'm leaning towards 30-06 or 300win mag.
I just wanted to know if 30-06 will be good enough to take down a big bull moose or elk.
Thanks, Jared
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Old 11-28-2012, 11:57 AM
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I also am going to purchase the x-bolt but im just stuck on what calibre to get. I plan on hunting deer, elk, moose. I'm leaning towards 30-06 or 300win mag.
I just wanted to know if 30-06 will be good enough to take down a big bull moose or elk.
Thanks, Jared
They'll both do the job fine. I'd go 30-06 over the 300 Win in the X-bolt, mostly because I don't like 26" barrels. I've got one in the 300 WSM with a 23" barrel, very good shooter, with very manageable recoil.
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Old 11-28-2012, 10:07 PM
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I too have an x-bolt hunter in 30-06. You will love this rifle and it is definitely able to take elk, moose or any North American big game.
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