Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Why no love for Browning Bolts?

I have owned one A-Bolt. 300wsm A-Bolt Hunter. Seen shotguns print better patterns with 000 buckshot than this rifle did with the 2 avaliable factory loadings. Kicked like a dang mule too. So much that the inletting around the trigger group was starting to break. It did however manage one shot that was minute of whitetail. I am shooting an A-Bolt this season...a loaner from a friend. 30-06. Handles perty good and shoots where its pointed. Would I buy one? Nope. Do I think they are junk? Nope. I have more dislike for the leopold scope the '06 is wearing than i do for the A-Bolt its mounted on.

Buckwheat,
Maybe your next vacation you should travel to Texas and tell them how ignorant they are for Remembering the Alamo. Let them know you think they are all that way.
Let me know how that works out for you.
Next you could go tell some Jewish Holocaust survivors that they are ignorant for remembering the Holocaust.
Be sure to call them Dumbass while you are at it.
See how much they appreciate your pearls of wisdom.
You must have some funny mirrors in your crib.

TTT ... incase the other Browning thread becomes boring

Respectfully, they just feel cheap. I know they shoot and I certainly was covetous of them as a teen, but they just don't appeal to me anymore.

I've no love for the Remingtons. I sure tried, built a custom 308 with a tapered octagon barrel, then it became a 25-284, Tried an Accurate Innovations Laminate stock, then tried a regular CDL stock, put a Ruger bolt release on it, and a 3 position wing safety, and an HS Precision magazine system. No matter what I did it was still a Remington.

As I can't get the money together to buy a nice Savage 99 or a Montana Ultra Light in 250-3000, just bought another Micro Hunter. Had one before in 308 and it came closest to my wants, despite the magazine and push feed. Trying to find an affordable smith to rebarrel it with a barrel I have into 250-3000.

One of the most accurate rifles i ever owned was a 7 mag A-bolt. I sold it when I got a Jarrett .300. Sure wish I had it back. I have owned and do own many other rifles, Kimber, Cooper, Remington, Weatherby, Tikka and the A-Bolt shot as well as if not better than all but mt custom Jarrett.

Loved the 60 degree bolt and tang safety as well. Got me thinking I might need another.

I have owned a few(2-375s, 1-270). They all shot very well, but just felt cheap.

I wonder if you can disassemble the bolt on an X-bolt? I've searched and searched and can't find a thing on this topic.................547.

I offered to buy a new A bolt at a gun store that was closing down about the time the X bolt came out. The owner wouldn't budge on prices. I saw him a couple of times at gun shows still trying to sell his stuff at the higher prices. I like my Browning Gold Hunter shotgun.