My new rifle (Update 3-28-09)
 

Picked her up this weekend. Browning A Bolt Medallion with Grade III stock and octagon barrel in 270 Win. Topped with a Leupold VX-3 4.5-14x40, mounted with Leupold rings and bases. It set me back a few bucks, but I am hoping to get many good years out of it and hopefully plenty of big bucks.











And here is one with mine next to my brother's X-bolt 270 WSM.

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Very nice, love the stock too.

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Very nice looking rifle. Now you gotta get that baby to the range to tell us how she shoots. I'm guessing she won't do too bad. Brownings seem to be pretty accurate as a rule.

Mike

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That's perdy.

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That's a fine looking rifle. I have always liked those octagon barrels. Should be a shooter too... most A-bolts are. Congrats!!!

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Looks too nice to hunt with....

Beauty.

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Very nice. Looks heavy though.

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It does feel a little heavier than my brother's, although I am having a hard time finding the actual specs on the internet, but I am 2 years out of playing middle linebacker in college so I will be able to handle the weight in the field. If I was ever to hunt in the mountains, I might look in to something else. Got to have a reason to buy another gun anyway.

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Got out today to put some lead downrange. Overall I was very satisfied with how it shot. I shot 4 different shells and all of them grouped pretty well, and the one that I nearly ruled out before I shot actually gave me the best group.



You might not be able to read the writing on there so here is a summary. The single hole about two inches low and an inch left was the first shot and then I adjusted up and right. I must have adjusted a little too far right I think. Then I shot a 3 round group at the center target with Remington Core-Loct, group measured 1 5/8". I adjusted left a few clicks and then shot a 3 round group with Federal Fusions at the bottom left target, group measured 1 1/8". Then went to Hornady SST and shot at the bottom right target, group measured 1 3/16". Then the surprising group was with my box of Federal Power Shocks, the blue box shot at the top left target. The first two shots were nearly touching and the third shot was a little off the first two but the group still measured just over an inch.

Now this was not off a bench and in a vise. It was laying on the ground using a bipod for the front rest and a balled up jacket under the stock in the rear. Shots were 100 yards laser ranged and there was a slight breeze today I would say around 5 mph maybe gusting to 10. I am pretty pleased with the results and now I need to get the barrel cleaned well and ready to shoot again. I am not ruling any of these shells out yet, as I believe all the groups will get a little tighter as I put a few more shells through it. It was pretty pleasent to shoot, kicked a little hard, about what my old 270 did, trigger is a little heavy, I might want to lighten it up a bit, but I don't know if that is a project that I want to tackle myself.

Let me know what you think!

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I like everything but the caliber! Try it off the bench and see what it does.

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I'd also strongly recommend that, in addition to using a bench so minimize shooter induced error, that you shoot more than just one group before you rule out any one ammo. You've got a few different types of ammo, so why don't you shoot the whole box of each off the bench before you decide. Not only will that allow you to get an average group size for each ammo type, but it'll also allow the barrel to break in a little. I've ALWAYS gotten better accuracy after somewhere between 15-30 shots.

Mike

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Yeah I am not ruling anything out yet, I will shoot groups a few more times for sure.

RE: My new rifle (Update 3-28-09)
 

Great looking rifle & scope combo, money well spent.

RE: My new rifle (Update 3-28-09)
 

good lookin gun and doesnt shoot too bad outta the box!

id agree with shooting it from a bench...vice isnt really needed just sandbags or the like...

and breaking it in will help i bet...

ive only bought 1 brand new rifle so far...its a 22-250...took about 100rds for the bore to settle in...always shot well, but around 100rds it shot even better and the copper fouling was greatly reduced...man that copper fouling was terrible upto about 100rds...so bad you could visually see it after 3 shots and accuracy was starting to degrade...dont know if all new rifles are like that or just mine or just the 22-250 or what...

good luck with it!!