to BOSS or not?
#21
Join Date: Aug 2008
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Posts: 82
RE: to BOSS or not?
I own a .300 win mag a-bolt stalker with BOSS and I like it. I can use the muzzle break at the range to lessen the punishment and then when I go into the field I jsut screw on the BOSS-CR which doesnt have the ports and I dont have to worry about losing my hearing. I dont reload right now, but might soon b/c how expensive it is to shoot .300 winnie now. Been shooting my .17HMR instead . It's just one of those things, either you love it or hate it and everyone has their own opinion.
#22
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 28
RE: to BOSS or not?
ORIGINAL: CAM2
thanks for the replies. yesterday i bought the LHA-bolt SS .270 "without" the boss. for having a synthetic stock, this is a real nice rifle. i'm going to see how well it shoots factory loads. if i'm not satisfied then i'll get the loading dies and such. and try to find the time to develope a load.
thanks for the replies. yesterday i bought the LHA-bolt SS .270 "without" the boss. for having a synthetic stock, this is a real nice rifle. i'm going to see how well it shoots factory loads. if i'm not satisfied then i'll get the loading dies and such. and try to find the time to develope a load.
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#26
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Posts: 38
RE: to BOSS or not?
I own a Browning Bar II Safari in .300 Win. Mag. with the BOSS system.I got it to shoot 1" groups at 100 yards with 180 grain bullets. When I took it hunting for the first time for Axis Deer, I ran across a herd of 10 - 15 animals. I shot the first one and was so stunned by the sound that I couldn't shoot at another one even if I wanted to! I purchased the "CR" BOSS also but have not shot the gun with it yet. If it works anything like the ported BOSS (minus the muzzle blast!) I am sure I will reach for it more often. With the ported BOSS its just plain punnishment to shoot it without hearing protection!
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#28
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: to BOSS or not?
I know that if the rifle was purchased I think after around 2000 they all come with teh BOSS-CR now which I use in the field and use the break at the range, best of both worlds for my 300 winnie.
#29
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Posts: 38
RE: to BOSS or not?
After reading all of the comments about the BOSS system, I went to the browning web site and they have a video about the BOSS and how to tune it. You can also get the "sweet spot" for the ammo you will be using in your specific caliber there. When I purchased my gun it was second hand and I didn't even get an owners manual with it. I have fooled around with the settings of the BOSS and got a 1" group out of it on my .300 Win. Mag. Now that I have watched the video and found the "sweet spot", I will try to tune the groups even smaller with the "CR" attachment that I just purchased from Brownells.
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Axis
#30
Join Date: Aug 2008
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Posts: 82
RE: to BOSS or not?
ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
Losing two inches of effective barrel because of the BOSS results in a loss of velocity.
Losing two inches of effective barrel because of the BOSS results in a loss of velocity.