browning BOSS
#21
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 94
RE: browning BOSS
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
He may have a point. I am not a doctor but engineer. So who knows. But you know how if you shoot a 44 mag at the range and you forgot to put your muffs on and your ears ring for hours. They say this is self protection mechanism in the ear or band pass filter. But then you get excited in the field and see a nice deer and you don't even hear the shot. No ringing. Ever wonder why that is? Maybe some local ear specialist on here can fill me in.
He may have a point. I am not a doctor but engineer. So who knows. But you know how if you shoot a 44 mag at the range and you forgot to put your muffs on and your ears ring for hours. They say this is self protection mechanism in the ear or band pass filter. But then you get excited in the field and see a nice deer and you don't even hear the shot. No ringing. Ever wonder why that is? Maybe some local ear specialist on here can fill me in.
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: browning BOSS
If you are talking an a-bolt be aware that the boss equipped models have different bedding to make the boss system function better.Adding one to a standard a-bolt may not work nearly as well.
http://www.browning.com/results.asp?find=boss&category=X
http://www.browning.com/results.asp?find=boss&category=X
#23
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: browning BOSS
But then you get excited in the field and see a nice deer and you don't even hear the shot. No ringing
#24
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 74
RE: browning BOSS
Well, it looks like everyone is having a good time being ear DR, so I'll just answer the question you asked - which is hard to answer honestly.
I have a BOSS equiped Win 70 in 7 mm Rem Mag. I also have a Savage 7 mm Rem Mag with a custom Bishop stock. Not even sure if Bishop is still in business as this gun is somewhere around 30 years old. Then, I also have a Rem 788 in 6 mm. So, I've got somewhat of a comparison in guns I actually shoot.
The 6 mm has a plastic butt plate, and kicks worse than any of them. I have no idea how much difference the BOSS makes to the Win 70, as it's always had the BOSS equiped - ??? The Win 70 has a rubber recoil pad - the solid pad, no 'perforations' visible from the side - if you can visualize what I'm trying to describe.
The Savage 110 with Bishop stock, has a 'perforated' recoil pad, and is by far the least felt recoil of the three.
There are many ways to manage recoil, the easiest I've found is shooting technique and putting on another shirt, coat, vest - not trying to be a smart axx - but I tend to think of several different things before a muzzlebrake if I'm trying to manage recoil. I didn't have any hearing problem issues with my BOSS equipped Win 70. At the range I wear hearing protection, in the field I pull down my hat over my ears - works for me anyway.
Just the other day I put on a T-shirt, a sweatshirt, a quilted flannel shirt, a down vest, a carhardt type coat and hearing protection and shot my non-braked 338 RUM with 275 grain bullets for the first time - well actually the first dozen times. The recoil was not an issue.
IMO - the BOSS does make a difference in acheiving accuracy - however it could take an entire summer of shooting to really 'tune' it in. I quickly accomplished sub moa, which was for me - as good as I was trying to acheive.
I have a BOSS equiped Win 70 in 7 mm Rem Mag. I also have a Savage 7 mm Rem Mag with a custom Bishop stock. Not even sure if Bishop is still in business as this gun is somewhere around 30 years old. Then, I also have a Rem 788 in 6 mm. So, I've got somewhat of a comparison in guns I actually shoot.
The 6 mm has a plastic butt plate, and kicks worse than any of them. I have no idea how much difference the BOSS makes to the Win 70, as it's always had the BOSS equiped - ??? The Win 70 has a rubber recoil pad - the solid pad, no 'perforations' visible from the side - if you can visualize what I'm trying to describe.
The Savage 110 with Bishop stock, has a 'perforated' recoil pad, and is by far the least felt recoil of the three.
There are many ways to manage recoil, the easiest I've found is shooting technique and putting on another shirt, coat, vest - not trying to be a smart axx - but I tend to think of several different things before a muzzlebrake if I'm trying to manage recoil. I didn't have any hearing problem issues with my BOSS equipped Win 70. At the range I wear hearing protection, in the field I pull down my hat over my ears - works for me anyway.
Just the other day I put on a T-shirt, a sweatshirt, a quilted flannel shirt, a down vest, a carhardt type coat and hearing protection and shot my non-braked 338 RUM with 275 grain bullets for the first time - well actually the first dozen times. The recoil was not an issue.
IMO - the BOSS does make a difference in acheiving accuracy - however it could take an entire summer of shooting to really 'tune' it in. I quickly accomplished sub moa, which was for me - as good as I was trying to acheive.
#25
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 52
RE: browning BOSS
I have the .308 A-Bolt II varmit with the boss system. It is a sweet shooting rifle!! But you definitely know it when you shootwithout ear protection.I have shot several deer with it. Only time I did not get ear ring was this year I was in an open field shooting prone. If your under ANY sort of canopy of timber, RING CITY [:'(].
IF your doing any sort of hunting. I would not reccomend getting a boss equiped rifle. There is nothing you couldn't do with a BOSSless rifle in the field.
Love the gun but not sure if the trade off is worth my hearing!![&o]
IF your doing any sort of hunting. I would not reccomend getting a boss equiped rifle. There is nothing you couldn't do with a BOSSless rifle in the field.
Love the gun but not sure if the trade off is worth my hearing!![&o]
#27
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 52
RE: browning BOSS
ORIGINAL: Josh Sorensen
I don't know why everybody complaining about the noise level with the boss doesn't just get the CR weight to replace the ported weight. Same accuracy benefit with no noise.
I don't know why everybody complaining about the noise level with the boss doesn't just get the CR weight to replace the ported weight. Same accuracy benefit with no noise.