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<blockquote data-quote="Cotis" data-source="post: 5625468" data-attributes="member: 15478"><p>I would take a hard look at the Browning X-bolt in 6.8 Western. Their Pro version with the Carbon Fiber stock is a bit spendy at ~$2k but is 6lb. A 6.5PRC, 7mm PRC, 6.8 Western, are all derivatives of a 270 WSM basically. The 6.8 Western is based on a WSM case with the shoulder set back 0.050 to allow for moderm heavy-for-caliber high BC bullets. </p><p></p><p>There are no flies on a 6.5 Creed, but it is not a speed demon either. A 6.5 PRC get you the extra 300 FPS which keeps the trajectory flatter and wind drift lower a the expense of higher recoil. This applies equally to all the cartridges I named above.</p><p></p><p>Most x-bolts have threaded barrels now. And many of them come with radial brakes AND a thread protector to install if you wich not to use the brake. A 6.5 CM x-bolt pro would be my choice if limited to the three calibers you listed. the 7mm-08 would be last. I owned a 7mm-08 rifle briefly, ammo is twice as expensive as .308 simply because it is not made as much/low demand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cotis, post: 5625468, member: 15478"] I would take a hard look at the Browning X-bolt in 6.8 Western. Their Pro version with the Carbon Fiber stock is a bit spendy at ~$2k but is 6lb. A 6.5PRC, 7mm PRC, 6.8 Western, are all derivatives of a 270 WSM basically. The 6.8 Western is based on a WSM case with the shoulder set back 0.050 to allow for moderm heavy-for-caliber high BC bullets. There are no flies on a 6.5 Creed, but it is not a speed demon either. A 6.5 PRC get you the extra 300 FPS which keeps the trajectory flatter and wind drift lower a the expense of higher recoil. This applies equally to all the cartridges I named above. Most x-bolts have threaded barrels now. And many of them come with radial brakes AND a thread protector to install if you wich not to use the brake. A 6.5 CM x-bolt pro would be my choice if limited to the three calibers you listed. the 7mm-08 would be last. I owned a 7mm-08 rifle briefly, ammo is twice as expensive as .308 simply because it is not made as much/low demand. [/QUOTE]
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