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Thread: 28 Nosler - Browning X-Bolt

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    28 Nosler - Browning X-Bolt

    Does anyone have experience with this rifle and chambering? How does it go for magazine length and projectiles? Can you run 180s and 195s seated right out and still fit in the magazine or is the throat / magazine length too short / long etc etc.

    Keen to hear how anyone has got on.

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    Not that calibre but The x-bolt triggers I've seen are less than impressive. Sloppy fit and heavy break. Haven't done a trigger job on one so don't know how easy to fix.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mimms View Post
    Not that calibre but The x-bolt triggers I've seen are less than impressive. Sloppy fit and heavy break. Haven't done a trigger job on one so don't know how easy to fix.
    Very easy fix. M-Carbo spring replacement. A few dollars from the States.

    Ive also used an appropriately cut biro spring.
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    +1 for mcarbo spring. Made a night and day difference for under $20

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    Trading in the rem mag bro?
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    I have had an x-bolt in .270 in the past so am familiar with the platform. I too did not like the trigger but wasn't aware of the spring replacement option at the time so that no longer worries me.
    @Been Upto Looking into a few options ay, wondering how much the rem mag will get used with my 284 up and running properly. And I'm curious on details haha.
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    Surely someone has bought one of these? Haha

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    Bumping this thread.

    Anyone had experience running the 180s and 195s in the Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon 28 Nosler?

    https://www.gunsandammo.com/editoria...cmillan/358781
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    Quote Originally Posted by DBL View Post
    Bumping this thread.

    Anyone had experience running the 180s and 195s in the Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon 28 Nosler?

    https://www.gunsandammo.com/editoria...cmillan/358781

    Rebarrel your rem mag with an 8 twist bartlein chambered in 7mm blaser sling the 180s easy at mag length at 3060 mellow load and save your self 10 gns of powder per round. The blaser is unreal . Once i get my rm mag finnlight back its getting blasered no doubt

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelton View Post
    Rebarrel your rem mag with an 8 twist bartlein chambered in 7mm blaser sling the 180s easy at mag length at 3060 mellow load and save your self 10 gns of powder per round. The blaser is unreal . Once i get my rm mag finnlight back its getting blasered no doubt
    truth^

    way less barrel life with 28 nos.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelton View Post
    Rebarrel your rem mag with an 8 twist bartlein chambered in 7mm blaser sling the 180s easy at mag length at 3060 mellow load and save your self 10 gns of powder per round. The blaser is unreal . Once i get my rm mag finnlight back its getting blasered no doubt
    Thanks gents. Not detracting from the 7mm Blaser, if the rifle is going to need work done I'll just revert back to Plan A and get a 7mm - 300 built. Was just wondering if the Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon 28 Nosler requires any work to run the 180s and 195s as there is conflicting feedback on this in other forums.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DBL View Post
    Thanks gents. Not detracting from the 7mm Blaser, if the rifle is going to need work done I'll just revert back to Plan A and get a 7mm - 300 built. Was just wondering if the Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon 28 Nosler requires any work to run the 180s and 195s as there is conflicting feedback on this in other forums.

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    Cant anwser that sorry dude never actually played with one i didnt mean to quote your post was more aimed at @stagstalker with his situation of having a tikka in rem mag iv done the conversion and it works bloody well the blaser is very efficent for the power it produces 69 gns of powders sees an easy mid 3000 range in the 180 weight class and fits the tikka mag perfect i imagen the 28 nosler would be waisted cut short and as stagstalker is a fan of the shorter barrels I no he could still get 2900-2950 at 21" with the blaser
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    Nice to see great minds think alike Stagstalker as i was contemplating something in the 7mm Rem Mag, 28 Nosler but after a bit of thought the 7mm Blaser ticks all the boxes

    The Tikka action isn't long enough to make the most of the Rem Mag as it's not a true long action so ideally i'd need a different action for a Rem Mag to benefit it.

    The 28 Nosler is a barrel burner what what everyone has told me.

    The 7mm Blaser uses less powder, reaches 3000 + and can easily fit a Tikka action

    Variety is the spice of life and i would like a different rifle compared to the Tikka's i own but then again... their a proven rifle and do the job nicely but I'm loving my .284

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelton View Post
    Cant anwser that sorry dude never actually played with one i didnt mean to quote your post was more aimed at @stagstalker with his situation of having a tikka in rem mag iv done the conversion and it works bloody well the blaser is very efficent for the power it produces 69 gns of powders sees an easy mid 3000 range in the 180 weight class and fits the tikka mag perfect i imagen the 28 nosler would be waisted cut short and as stagstalker is a fan of the shorter barrels I no he could still get 2900-2950 at 21" with the blaser
    Yeap @Kelton is onto it , my old 21" blaser was pushing the 180 vld at 2900ish and when it was 24" it was bit over 3000. They were mild loads too.
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