The Ruger Hawkeye “African” has a 24″ barrel. On paper, the 6.8 may look a little better, but it looks like that Browning is wearing a 26” barrel. Two near identically performing rounds (the 280 AI, & the new 6.8 Western), in two very different rifles (the Ruger Hawkey African, and the Browning X-Bolt) are reviewed in today’s email. “Apples and Oranges?”… Really? Guess that depends on one’s own objectives. *** Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica! All Local Sales are FREE!*** The 6.8 Western has proven itself to be an accurate and lethal cartridge, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it for use on everything from pronghorn antelope to Alaskan moose. Jordan settled in behind the X-Bolt, dialed his scope, and dropped the buck with another perfect first-shot kill. It was now or never, with shooting light fading fast. He spotted a big buck at over 1,400 yards late one evening, and we made a fast stalk through the ocotillo, managing to close the distance to 496 yards. I’d loaned my 6.8 rifle to writer and hunting buddy Jordan Voigt. The author and his big bull, taken with the new 6.8 Western cartridge on a public-land, DIY backcountry hunt.įast-forward to an Arizona border-country Coues deer hunt. A surprise encounter with a true monster bull showed up the second night of hunting, and with my son watching through a spotting scope I made a perfect first-shot kill at 679 yards, dropping the 406 6/8 gross (official score – just in) B&C bull in his tracks.
I had worked the rifle out to ranges approaching 850 yards, so while I hoped for a close shot I was prepared for a long one if it became necessary. The 6.8 Western tested well, averaging well under three-quarter MOA accuracy from the Browning X-Bolt Western Hunter test rifle.Īn early-season elk hunt found me afield with the 6.8 Western X-Bolt in hand. Additional loads will soon be available, including a “green” load topped with a 160-grain Winchester Copper Impact projectile, and a 165-grain Match Competitive Target round from Winchester.
#HUNTR VS WESTERN PRO#
Browning’s Long Range Pro Hunter load is topped with a new 175-grain Tipped Game King bullet from Sierra and offers a muzzle velocity of 2835 fps, with a G1 BC of 0.617.
Two loads are initially available: Winchester’s Expedition Long Range load features Nosler 165-grain Accubond Long Range bullets and sports a muzzle velocity of 2970 fps and a G1 BC of 0.620. It’s not a barrel-burner, either, with factory ammo producing advertised muzzle velocities ranging from 2835 up to 2970 feet per second. The 6.8 Western has proven to be accurate, efficient, and deadly (more on that in a minute). Most at home in short rifle actions, the 6.8 is a cartridge suitable for lightweight, fast cycling hunting rifles, as well as heavier, more stable platforms. 270 WSM) is 1-10, while the twist rate in new 6.8 Western rifles will be 1-8 inches. Barrel twist rate in rifles chambered for the new cartridge is updated as well, to accommodate and stabilize those same high-BC bullets. 270 WSM, with the shoulder pushed back to accommodate the long, heavy-for-caliber, aerodynamic projectiles that modern long-range shooters love to send downrange. Its parent cartridge is Winchester’s own. The Six-Eight is the brainchild of a collaboration between the engineers at Winchester and Browning.
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