Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon Speed
Browning Arms Company · Rifle · Discontinued · 2016
Also known as: X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Speed, Browning X-Bolt HCS
Overview
The Browning X-Bolt Hells Canyon Speed is a bolt-action hunting rifle built on Browning's X-Bolt platform, distinguished by its Burnt Bronze Cerakote-finished receiver and barrel paired with an A-TACS AU camouflage composite stock. Chambered here in 6.5 Creedmoor, it features a free-floated fluted sporter barrel with a threaded and removable muzzle brake, a 60-degree bolt lift for rapid cycling, a four-round detachable rotary magazine, and the adjustable three-lever Feather Trigger. The X-Lock four-screw scope mounting system and Inflex recoil pad round out a rifle marketed toward Western big-game and long-range hunters.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2863 g (101.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1067 mm (42.01") |
| Barrel Length | 559 mm (22.01") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 4 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 838 m/s (2749 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 3094 J (2282 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 800 m (875 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 203 mm (7.99") |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Composite |
| Finish | Burnt Bronze Cerakote |
Calibers
- 6.5mm Creedmoor · primary — also known as 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 CM, 6.5 CR
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Detachable Rotary Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Bolt Unlock Button, Top Tang Safety
- Features: Free Floated Barrel, Fluted Barrel, Threaded Muzzle Brake, 60 Degree Bolt Lift, Detachable Rotary Magazine, Adjustable Feather Trigger, Inflex Recoil Pad, X-Lock Scope Mount, A-Tacs Au Camo Stock
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Civilian hunters and sport shooters
Production
Production years: 2016-2023
Commercial hunting rifle; production figures not publicly disclosed.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Discontinued: 2023
Notes
Barrel length and twist rate vary by chambering; the 6.5 Creedmoor version uses a 22-inch barrel with a 1:8 twist. The rifle was offered in roughly 17 chamberings from .243 Winchester up to magnum cartridges. Discontinued and superseded by later Hells Canyon models.
Background
Named after the rugged Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border, the deepest river gorge in North America, the rifle's Burnt Bronze and arid camouflage scheme was tailored to Western mountain and open-country hunting.