Browning X-bolt Micro Midas

[mallardsx2]

Anyone have one of these?

My wife just got one in 6.5 creedmore (Which by the way I know nothing about this caliber...).

I got the new X-bolt rings from browning and plan to pair her VX-6 50 MM on it.

Any suggestions to starting factory bullets?

Looking for something that will kill a deer out to a few hundred yards but have low recoil.

 

[Tim McCoy]

Most any factory load, 120-140+ grain hunting bullet will do well for deer. It’s a moderate recoiling cartridge. Not sure if any factory low recoil loads exist, but handloading info is out there. I’d probably make sure it had a soft recoil pad and then use another 1/2” or so pad at the range for her if recoil is an issue. I’ve seen women’s sized shirts with a pad you can insert at the local Cabelas. Had my 9 yo grandson using one on a 6.5 Grendel bolt gun, added a muzzle break for him and it’s like a .223.

It’s just a great deer cartridge and fully capable of more. Tons of factory ammo and info out there on it.

 

[taskswap]

I don't have the Micro Midas but I have a 2017 X-Bolt Stalker Long Range in 30-06 and love it to death. It's a tack driver to 250yds with any ammo I put through it - cheap practice rounds, Hornady SSTs, everything. 250yds is about my skill level so that's plenty. I love the shorter bolt throw angle with the X-bolt's 3 locking lugs, the factory pad is plenty, and it just seems to fit me really well. I don't know if yours has it, but I have that factory "Dura Touch" armor coating and DO NOT LIKE that. It feels tacky even after a year, and picks up the slightest dust from cleaning rags. But whatever.

It would be hard to list all the rounds I've thrown through it, and your caliber is different... But just in the interests of sharing I've decided to go with Hornady SST 165gr (pronghorn and deer) and 180gr (bear and elk) although I've lately gotten some great practice rounds with the same weights from Underwood Ammo, which also has a ballistic tip round like the SST.

Those are a little expensive for 100-round practice sessions, so for those I tend to buy literally whatever is on sale. No joke, if gunbot.net shows a good price on something, I pick it up. My wife has me on a $50 "bullet budget" and I tend to max it out Federal, Remington, American Eagle, Winchester X, etc. I always buy the same WEIGHTS I'm going to hunt with (and practice with the "good stuff" just before the season) but I've yet to find a round I didn't like. Maybe your standards are higher than mine, but if Browning made yours the way they made mine, it'll eat anything and be hungry for more.

 

[Ghostrider6]

I don't have a Browning but I do have a Savage in 6.5 CM and love it. I have taken both antelope and mule deer at 250 plus and they dropped immediately.

I use the Hornady Precision Hunter ammo in 143 grain ELD-X and the recoil is very light.

I think you will find this a great caliber for deer at the yardage that you want to shoot.

GR6

 

[mallardsx2]

Thanks for the advice. We will see what happens at the range this weekend hopefully.