First outing: Browning Hell's Canyon 6.5CM

[JSpin]

Took 2 months for this thing to snake it's way through Sportman's shipping process, but I couldn't be happier with it. Browning X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Speed, Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x.

I decided to get on the 6.5Creedmoor bandwagon, and I'm digging it so far. Even as light as this thing is, the felt recoil is significantly less than the .308 and 30-06 rifles I'm used to shooting.

Not the greatest picture, but you get the idea:



I started to get pretty comfortable with it towards the end of the day and shot this nice little group at 100yds:



I've got 10 days left on my pig tag, I think I'll give it a shot next weekend.

[Bladewurk]

Nice man !
Love the cartridge, made me retire my 6.5 Swede

[Divernhunter]

Bladewurk---Why retire the 6.5X55?? They have the same ballistics.

[ar15barrels]

Bladewurk---Why retire the 6.5X55?? They have the same ballistics.

Keeping your head on the stock keeps a more consistent cheekweld.
A shorter action is easier to shoot without tapping your face if you don't lift your head off the stock while cycling the bolt.

[Divernhunter]

^^^ OK. I am a hunter and that is not much of a factor to me.
That explains it yet most of the shooter at the range do not do as you are stating.
Thanks for the info.

[ar15barrels]

That explains it yet most of the shooter at the range do not do as you are stating.

Most of the shooters at the range are not accomplished marksmen.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I can stand behind someone while they are shooting and tell if they are a hunter or not because the hunters are super quick to lift their head off the gun.
This is instinct from shooting at game and wanting to see the reaction.
When you are not on a bench or prone with your face clamping the gun to the ground/bench, the gun moves more and you lose sight of your target.
That's why hunters jump right off the stock and look over the scope.

Your average range rat, having no formal instruction will still lift his head off the stock because he does not have a good enough position behind the gun to control it well enough to watch the impact through the scope.
He just does it slower than a hunter.

Accomplished marksmen will stay glued to the stock and watch the bullet impact through the scope.
When doing this, long actions are more troublesome because they may strike you in the face when you cycle the bolt.

[stonefly-2]

^^^ OK. I am a hunter and that is not much of a factor to me.
That explains it yet most of the shooter at the range do not do as you are stating.
Thanks for the info.

Huh......I always thought the big advantage of a 6.5 cm over a Swede were those sweet couple of nanoseconds you gain with a short action over a medium action.


It didn't strike me as a good tradeoff losing the ability to launch those 160 gr. logs.

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Nice looking rifle OP.

[eaglemike]

Huh......I always thought the big advantage of a 6.5 cm over a Swede were those sweet couple of nanoseconds you gain with a short action over a medium action.


It didn't strike me as a good tradeoff losing the ability to launch those 160 gr. logs.

Agree with you on the 160.

OP, congrats! You got a nice one! I'm a fan of the 6.5CM.

[RNE228]

That is one consideration for the 6.5-284. With longer bullets is needs a long action. I've considered building one after getting my last Wyoming deer with one. But I would build for target most likely, not hunting.

Keeping your head on the stock keeps a more consistent cheekweld.
A shorter action is easier to shoot without tapping your face if you don't lift your head off the stock while cycling the bolt.

[ar15barrels]

That is one consideration for the 6.5-284.
With longer bullets is needs a long action.
I've considered building one after getting my last Wyoming deer with one.
But I would build for target most likely, not hunting.

For a target rifle, build a short action single shot.
Short bolt throw and no magazine length restrictions.