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…like it, got one?

I have one on a Safari in 300 WSM

I had one on a BAR 30-06. It shot tiny groups once you learned the mushy trigger. I never shot it with the ported device, I installed the CR device (cr= conventional recoil).

Played with one working up a load for nephews 7-08.
Seemed to work as advertised. Never took it off, cause never had a reason to.

Mine came with both, I learned right quick not to shoot this thing with the ported BOSS without really good ear protection.

The CR was installed and stayed installed.

Hugely dislike them. Great if you want to blow out your ear drums at the benefit of slightly reduced recoil. Plus they are ugly as sin. I think the accuracy element of a BOSS is also over rated. But this comes from a guy that doesn’t like Abolts either, so YMMV.

I have an 18" 30-06 with one. It works. Man, is it loud!

Shot it a few times with the ported version, then permanently switched to the unported version, as others have done.

take them off , cut them off , trash ! as said above , a lot of noise for very little result !

Loud, ugly as sin and saw a guy peal most of the paint from the hood of his truck shooting one

Have a M70 30/06, it takes some shooting & experimenting but it will shoot great groups with every bullet I tried. Bought a M70 22/250 from a member here with the same results. It's as loud as the previous posters claim but it does tame the recoil a bunch.

Used to know a tiny (Less than 100 pounds) little young lady that had a Browning auto in 338 win mag that had the BOSS.
It was amazingly accurate and seemed to kick about as much as a 243 winchester but ..........it was LOUD! Brutality so.

This is a three shot group with my BOSS equipped Bar Safari 300 WSM 180gr Nosler Partitions at 100 yards.

Have one on my Left Handed Browning Stainless Stalker 7-08. I did get rid of the ported BOSS and replaced it with the solid one.
It works, find the ammo you like and dial it in, same results at shown by steve410.
I shoot my rifle for affect, not for looks.

Had one on my A Bolt II .25-06. Wish I’d have skipped it, but…….

I did replace it with the CR model recently and enjoy shooting it more (pretty sure I lost hearing to it over 25 years), but there is more recoil, even from a .25-06 (Browning recoil pads are almost as good as Rugers:/).

I wanted something super accurate at the time and thought the BOSS would help. Turns out I never played with it much, and all the A-Bolts I was ever around are stupid accurate anyway. It’s the SS version, so it ain’t like I ever fretted looks.

I had one on my M70 in 338. I had it cut off and the barrel re-crowned.

WHAT?!?!?!? CAN'T HEAR YOU

I had one. Sold it. Too loud. But is absolutely worked. I could dial in just about any load and make it shoot under an inch. Just wasn't worth it, simply too loud

I’m a bit befuddled with all of YOU saying it’s too loud, so you cut it off or sold it.

Did you not look into the CR first?

As I said, my rifle came with both. One round with the ported and I installed the CR.

A friend of mine invented the BOSS system and sold the patent.

I have BAR's with the BOSS on them in 270,30/06, and 7 mag. Also had A bolts in 270 and 7 mag with the BOSS on them. Even the BAR's tuned the groups down to the groups you see in Steves groups above. I have never had a rifle with a BOSS On it that failed to tune loads to very, very small groups.

Our tuning method was simple, screw the tuner all the way to the rear. Shoot two shot groups moving the tuner 2 clicks at a time. This takes some time and ammo, and for this reason, many people never get the maximum benefit from the BOSS.

It is really amazing to shoot pencil eraser size groups with a BAR!

In the Browning owner's manual, there are recommendations on that settings to use with a particular bullet, ours ended up being somewhat different.

I think a lot of guys bought them used and didn't know a CR BOSS is available. Pretty sure possibly free if you need one and call Browning.

2 buddies have them on A Bolt Varminters. Both shoot tiny groups with a little fiddling and any load.

My 300 Mag SS Classic was the same.

My stuff that's threaded wear cans.