Browning X-Bolt Micro Midas
Browning Arms Company · Rifle · Discontinued · 2013
Also known as: X-Bolt Micro Midas, X-Bolt Micro
Overview
The Browning X-Bolt Micro Midas is a compact, scaled-down bolt-action hunting rifle built on Browning's popular X-Bolt platform and aimed at youth, smaller-framed and recoil-sensitive shooters. It carries the full X-Bolt feature set - a short-throw 60-degree bolt lift with three locking lugs, the adjustable gold-plated three-lever Feather Trigger, a free-floated sporter-contour barrel, the proprietary X-Lock four-screw scope mounting system and a patented rotary detachable magazine - inside a downsized package. The defining changes are a shortened 12.5-inch length of pull, a trimmed Grade I satin-finished black walnut stock and a lightweight sporter barrel (20 inches in standard short-action chamberings), which together drop the weight to roughly six pounds and make the rifle easy to shoulder and carry for smaller hunters. An Inflex Technology recoil pad tames felt recoil, and the receiver is drilled and tapped for optics. It was offered in a range of mild-recoiling short-action cartridges including .243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, .308 Winchester, .22-250 Remington and 6.5 Creedmoor.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2750 g (97.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 984 mm (38.74") |
| Barrel Length | 508 mm (20.00") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Trigger Pull | 16 N (3.6 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 4 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Rotary |
| Muzzle Velocity | 945 m/s (3100 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2892 J (2133 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 500 m (547 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 254 mm (10.00") |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Matte Blued |
Calibers
- .243 Winchester · primary — also known as .243 Win
- 7mm-08 Remington — also known as 7mm-08
- .308 Winchester · 7.62x51mm NATO — also known as .308 Win
- .22-250 Remington — also known as .22-250
- 6.5 Creedmoor — also known as 6.5 CM
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Top Tang Safety, Bolt Unlock Button
- Features: Compact Youth Dimensions, Shortened Length Of Pull, Feather Trigger, Adjustable Trigger, Rotary Detachable Magazine, X Lock Scope Mounting, 60 Degree Bolt Lift, Three Lug Bolt, Free Floating Barrel, Inflex Recoil Pad, Sporter Contour Barrel
Base model
Service history
Operators
- United States Civilian Market
Production
Production years: 2013-2023
Manufactured by Miroku Firearms in Kochi, Japan; compact youth/short-stature variant of the Browning X-Bolt introduced in 2008.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Discontinued: 2023
Notes
Specifications reflect the standard .243 Winchester configuration: 20 in (508mm) sporter barrel, ~38.75 in (984mm) overall, ~6 lb 1 oz (2750g) empty, 12.5 in length of pull, 1:10 twist. Barrel length is 20 in on most chamberings and 22 in on magnum options; magazine capacity is 3-4 rounds depending on cartridge. Feather Trigger is a gold-plated three-lever design, factory-set and adjustable in the roughly 3-5 lb range (~16N nominal). Manufactured by Miroku in Japan. A left-handed variant was also produced. Discontinued and superseded within the X-Bolt line.
Background
The Micro Midas name comes from Browning's long-running tradition of compact, short-stocked rifles for youth and small-framed shooters, previously seen on the A-Bolt Micro Hunter. Rather than simply chopping down a full-size rifle, the Micro Midas paired a shortened stock and length of pull with a light sporter barrel so young hunters could grow into a rifle that still handled and shot like a full-featured X-Bolt.