Happy (or unhappy for those of us who are working) Black Friday everybody!
Looking to dump my Howa 1500 and get away from the nightmare that it has become for the past +/- 400 rounds. Never a group tighter than 2.5 inches at 100 yards with multiple scopes, mounts, stocks, and ammunition types (factory and handloaded). But, that's a story for another day.
I've been doing my research and digging, and I'm about ready to take home an X-Bolt Western Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor. In fact, it's on hold at the local dealer as I type this. It checks the boxes that are important to me, but I've never owned or even shot an X Bolt to get a real opinion on them other than handling them while in store and setting them up for other guys. I can get it for a pretty good discounted price relative to full retail too, so that's a bonus. Does anybody have one that can chime in on handling and shooting/accuracy? Any issues you've experienced with the western hunter model? I know lots of guys mention the triggers on them as a weak point, but is there really anything else that people have experienced issues with? By all accounts, it should be a great shooter, but then again, my Howa should've been too . Thanks everyone!
Looking to dump my Howa 1500 and get away from the nightmare that it has become for the past +/- 400 rounds. Never a group tighter than 2.5 inches at 100 yards with multiple scopes, mounts, stocks, and ammunition types (factory and handloaded). But, that's a story for another day.
I've been doing my research and digging, and I'm about ready to take home an X-Bolt Western Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor. In fact, it's on hold at the local dealer as I type this. It checks the boxes that are important to me, but I've never owned or even shot an X Bolt to get a real opinion on them other than handling them while in store and setting them up for other guys. I can get it for a pretty good discounted price relative to full retail too, so that's a bonus. Does anybody have one that can chime in on handling and shooting/accuracy? Any issues you've experienced with the western hunter model? I know lots of guys mention the triggers on them as a weak point, but is there really anything else that people have experienced issues with? By all accounts, it should be a great shooter, but then again, my Howa should've been too . Thanks everyone!