Thread: Browning hells canyon speed 7mm rem mag

So a new friend of mine came around to get his brand new browning x bolt hells canyon speed set up today. Once we got it zeroed and some velocity readings we shot a few groups with the factory muzzle brake and a stealth suppressor.
First off the rifle is nice topped off with a nightforce shv 5-20.
The trigger was still factory at 4.5-5 lb
After shooting my first group (Sam) with the suppressor I swapped out his Harris with my Harris with spikes so I could load the bipod. That may account for the difference in poi of 1” between my 2 groups and his as both were shot with my Harris. The spikes made a difference as I’m used to loading the bipod and his rubber feet slipped forward.
Interestingly both our groups were of similar size.
Ammo used was factory Norma with Barnes 140tsx.
The velocities were average 3230fps
The Velocities recorded was 3160 to 3295.
3 shot groups had 65-109 FPS Es.
The spreads were higher with the suppressor than the brake.
The brake groups were 1/2 to 2/3”
The suppressor groups were 1 1/4”
Groups were shot prone with a rear bag at 100yrds
Overall the rifle shot nice. Apart from the heavy trigger, but it was still crisp. The recoil pad is super soft, and recoil was tamer and more comfortable than the std tikka t3’s I’ve shot. The rifle was surprisingly light even with the nightforce.
We’re going to do a hand load for it so I will be interested to see how it will shoot with some better ammo.