The Horizon Firearms Venatic Carbon 2 25 Creedmoor rifle with a 22-inch Proof Research carbon fiber barrel (brand part no. HRF-VCA-25CM-22R) is a premium lightweight hunting rifle. It pairs a threaded carbon barrel and Iota Outdoors SIM brake with the polished Stiller Wombat action and a lightweight Iota EKO carbon stock. For 2026 Horizon upgraded it with an ARCA plus Picatinny plate, a flush-fit magazine and a TriggerTech Rough Diamond trigger. A 20 MOA Picatinny rail is installed for optics. It is meant for serious hunters who want light weight and tight groups from a single rifle.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is 25 Creedmoor with the 22-inch barrel length Horizon lists for this cartridge.
• The barrel is a 22-inch Proof Research carbon fiber unit with a Sendero Light contour and a three-flute, two-twist flute pattern.
• The twist rate is 1:7.5, the rate Horizon lists for the 25 Creedmoor.
• The muzzle is threaded 5/8-24, ready for compatible muzzle devices.
• An Iota Outdoors SIM muzzle brake comes installed to help manage recoil.
• The action is a Stiller Wombat with a hyper-polished DLC coating and a 20 MOA Picatinny optic rail.
• The stock is an Iota EKO carbon design finished in Horizon’s Ember Drift coating, which combines shades of gray, carbon fiber and bright orange accents.
• The trigger is a TriggerTech Rough Diamond Flat Shoe, a single-stage design with adjustable pull weight from 4 to 32 ounces, set at the factory to 1.5 to 2.0 pounds.
• Feeding is from a Horizon flush-fit magazine in the in-house bottom metal, which gives a flatter shooting surface.
• A combined ARCA Swiss and Picatinny plate under the foregrip allows bipod or tripod mounting at either attachment point.

Frequently Asked Questions

What changed on the Venatic Carbon 2? Horizon added the ARCA plus Picatinny plate, a flush magazine and the TriggerTech Rough Diamond Flat trigger, and it added 280 AI and 6mm ARC to the chambering lineup.

Is the muzzle threaded? Yes. The muzzle is threaded 5/8-24 and the rifle includes an Iota Outdoors SIM muzzle brake.

What accuracy does Horizon build to? Horizon states that it builds all of its rifles to a 0.5 MOA standard with factory ammunition on a stable shooting platform.

Buy the Horizon Firearms Venatic Carbon 2 25 Creedmoor Rifle

With carbon fiber in the barrel and stock, a polished Stiller action and a Rough Diamond trigger, the Venatic Carbon 2 is one of Horizon’s finest rifles. Order it from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop for insured shipping to your FFL, and check our other bolt-action rifles too.