X-bolt 2 Speed SPR 7mm PRC - initial review

[pokes15]

Got my X-bolt 2 Speed SPR in 7mm PRC all set yesterday and took it to the local range today to zero the scope.

Browning LA 20 MOA rail
Vortex precision matched rings
Vortex Razor LHT 3x15 MOA
Federal ammo w/ ELD-X factory loads
Shooting off a bench (would prefer prone but indoor range doesn't have that option).

My Omega 300 is still in jail, so didn't get to shoot with that.

I turned the trigger down as much as I could. Still a little stiffer than what I would like, and will probably adjust the spring or replace it all sometime in the future, but not terrible. Recoil was less than I anticipated with the rifle and scope being pretty lightweight.

Boresighted at 50, then shot a round and made some adjustments. Shot again and the scope tracked well from the adjustments that I had made. Put it at 100yds and shot a 3 shot group that right outside 1 MOA. Made some more adjustments and shot again, then let the barrel cool for about 5 minutes. Shot once more (the shot by itself NE of the group) and didn't quite feel comfortable with the tripod I was using, so I switched to bags and shot the following 3 shot group all touching each other.

Pretty impressed so far. I don't have a chrono to check the speed, but found a thread from a user saying he was getting an average of 2780fps from the same gun/same ammo, so I would think it would be fairly close.

 

[Pilsner]

Any updates?
I purchased a Browning X-bolt Speed 2 SPR in 7 PRC and with the short barrel we got 2550 with the heavy 180 grain ELD-M's. It was purchased to try out during a long-range class that we hosted here on my place. Loved the rifle. This was during the SLOW factory Hornady ammo velocity era. A student that used it as a loaner rifle ended up purchasing the rifle from me. Sub-MOA and he shot it out to a mile without issue.
I wish that when we ordered the case of ammo that we would have purchased the Federal ammo using the ELD-M instead of the Hornaday version. Apparently, the H stuff was 200+ FPS slower than the Federal stuff with the same bullet.
The rifle was sub-MOA for 5 shots. We fired it either bare rifle or with my Banish Backcountry can on it. POI changed but groups stayed roughly the same size. POI shift was repeatable - I'd have to look in the log book for that rifle to tell ya what the shift was. New owner has the rifle log book.
Bottom line: I was impressed by the rifle and would buy another one if I found the right deal.
-Doc