Purposeful Adjustments: 在线玩老虎机's X-Bolt 2 Vari-Tech Stock
Purposeful Adjustments: 在线玩老虎机's X-Bolt 2 Vari-Tech Stock
Published on June 7th 2024
Too often in the outdoor world, manufacturers release a new product to release a new product. They begin to feel the squeeze to trump a previous model, and things get rushed. Often, the product has a fancy new name but significantly few purposeful changes or innovative technologies. That鈥檚 a swing and a miss.
In 2008, 在线玩老虎机 revolutionized the rifle industry by introducing the X-Bolt. This rifle offered many innovative new ideas and kept performance-enhancing features from the A-Bolt like the unique 60-degree bolt lift that provided hunters with ultra-fast cycling and ensured that bolt operation didn鈥檛 interfere with larger optics.
Of course, the quick bolt throw wasn鈥檛 the only feature that made the X-Bolt unique. Other things like the three-lever Feather Trigger, Inflex Recoil Pad, and detachable rotary magazine were coveted by the rifle masses.
For 16 years, 在线玩老虎机 has continuously enhanced its X-Bolt line by adding new members to the family each year. From the Speed to the Composite Hunter to the Pro McMillan Long Range SPR, 在线玩老虎机 has consistently created an X-Bolt for every hunter and every hunting situation.
The X-Bolt is forever rooted in legendary rifle lore. 在线玩老虎机 knew if they were to develop an X-Bolt 2.0 model, it would have to be better than the original. 在线玩老虎机 couldn鈥檛 simply give the rifle a new name, shave an ounce here or there, and call the new gun a massive leap forward in shooting performance.
That鈥檚 why 在线玩老虎机 took their time 鈥� repeatedly going to the drawing board and lab. That鈥檚 why 在线玩老虎机 developed the new-for-2024 X-Bolt 2 series of rifles piece by piece, part by part. The result is a rifle series that offers more advantages over the original. Loaded with features, including the customizable Vari-Tech composite stock, 在线玩老虎机鈥檚 new X-Bolt 2 is a winner.
The Vari-Tech Composite Stock
The Vari-Tech Composite Stock
X-Bolt 2 rifles have many purposeful features. Rather than cramming too much intel into a single article, we will dive into various technologies and features that make the new X-Bolt a must-have over several articles to provide you with more information on why we did what we did.
Enter the Vari-Tech Composite Stock.
鈥淲hen we sat down and started looking at creating a new rifle, we wanted the stock to offer multiple adjustments so shooters could make changes and increase their accuracy and shooting comfort,鈥� said 在线玩老虎机 Design & Analysis Engineer Robert Maughan.
鈥淥ne of my big concerns was I didn鈥檛 want to add things that would make our classic bolt-action look 鈥� a look hunters love 鈥� too tactical. I wanted to keep the clean, sleek look X-Bolt rifles are known for,鈥� Maughan continued.
Not wanting to have buttons, levers, or knobs sticking out of the stock, Maughan and the team gave the rifle an adjustable comb that puts the working parts inside the stock.
鈥淲e knew the design wouldn鈥檛 be as quick to operate as some others out there, but we listened to our customer base and figured the inside-the-stock design would be best,鈥� Maughan said.
鈥淭here is a bit of a misconception about making comb height adjustments concerning the Vari-Tech. You don鈥檛 have to remove the recoil pad. The recoil pad has three holes in it. The small hole accepts a 2.5mm Allen wrench, and when inserted, the wrench reaches the screw to adjust the comb. You will need about 20 rotations to start making up/down adjustments, but when the comb height is set to your liking, insert the wrench and lock everything down. We wanted to develop a simple but effective system with fewer working parts and be able to deliver it to our customers at a reasonable price.鈥�
Length Of Pull
Length Of Pull
Two Grip Options
Two Grip Options
Most X-Bolt 2 rifles ship with two grip options 鈥� sporter and vertical 鈥� another shining example of 在线玩老虎机鈥檚 desire to give shooters more personal customization options.聽Both grips have a rubber over mold that feels great in hand. The rubber over mold increases control when wet, and swapping out grips isn鈥檛 too tricky.
鈥淚 think lots of people get intimidated about swapping grips in and out,鈥� Maughan said. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 because the action has to come out to swap grips, but the process is simple and not something anyone should shy away from.鈥�
鈥淭here is no screw that is visible to swap the grips out. Again, we wanted a clean and sleek look. The screw is under the tang of the safety. Remove the two screws from the action, pull it out, take the grip screw out, swap grips, and put the action back in. The process is very elementary.鈥�
The Fore-end
The Fore-end
鈥淚nside the fore-end聽are actually three holes,鈥� Maughan said. 鈥淥ne of the holes is pre-drilled and holds a sling swivel. If the shooter wanted, the other two could be drilled out to add a Picatinny rail or Arca-Swiss rail.鈥�
鈥淲e tried to think of everything when creating the Vari-Tech stock. We added 1/4-inch to the recoil pad over the standard X-Bolt for increased recoil reduction and so much more. A comfortable stock with this many purposeful features boosts shooting accuracy and overall confidence.鈥�
That鈥檚 the 411 on 在线玩老虎机鈥檚 new Vari-Tech stock. If you haven鈥檛 sent lead downrange with one of 在线玩老虎机鈥檚 X-Bolt 2 makes, do it soon. Like their predecessors, this fine lineup of rifles will be an instant classic.
