Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Ohhhh..the difference from eachother? I thought he meant the crowd................(GRIN)
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
A-Bolts are nice looking (in my opinion) and accurate rifles, and are generally lighter in weight when comparing apples to apples. I don't think the differences between the two A-Bolt versions amount to much, but the fluted bolt is kinda cool.
If you want to wring the most out of an action as a donor or a custom the A-Bolt is a poor choice - the options landscape is bleak.
I'll stick my neck out and say the A-Bolt is a better out-of-the-box rifle than many - but at a premium price. If you bought a Remington, for example, and put the money you saved back into the rifle you would probably end up ahead.
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Same here JOG. Never had one that would not shoot accurately.
This is the whole deal. My buddy loves Brownings and he has been looking for one in a 375 HH for a long time. I found one on the i-net but I am not sure if:
1. It is a A1 or A2? (this is why I asked about the positives/negatives between the two and how to tell them apart).
I had an A-bolt II, Stainless Stalker .338WinMag. It had the fluted, round bolt body.
I don't know for sure, but I've heard the Abolt II improvements were a rotating piece that keeps the ammo in the magazine from touching the bolt body, and an improved trigger mechanism that included a chromed sear. My Abolt II did have both of these features.
[quote]Same here JOG. Never had one that would not shoot accurately.
This is the whole deal. My buddy loves Brownings and he has been looking for one in a 375 HH for a long time. I found one on the i-net but I am not sure if:
1. It is a A1 or A2? (this is why I asked about the positives/negatives between the two and how to tell them apart). [color:"blue"] It looks to be a A-Bolt I, which doesn't have the newer anti bind bolt, and an improved trigger system added in 1994. The one pictured is "medalion" grade [/color] 2. If the price is good? [color:"blue"] NIB is $525 according to SCF 2003 a $200 premium is added for .300 and .338 mag, but nothing is mentioned about .375 H&H, apparently this guy applied the $200 anyways, then knocked off $5 cuz its the Holiday's <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> [/color]
[color:"blue"] Every one I know has never had a complaint with their accuracy, but the A-Bolts seem to hold a disfiguring position with most 'Smiths. A Bear to work on/with from what I've heard/read? I would imagine parts for a gun out of production at least 10 years would be that much more difficult to obtain. [/color]
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I am not sure if this will help you, but I bought one of the very first long-action Mediallion A-bolts to come into Canada. At that time there was the:
*A-Bolt Medallion: (shown in your pic) with gloss wood and a gold trigger.
*A-Bolt Hunter: Flat wood finish and blued trigger (Cheaper model)
This was the case in about 1985 or so. At that time I believe there was $100.00 Canadian difference in value between them.
As you can figure I have had my A-Bolt for about 17 years and it is still my favorite weapon to hunt with.
It speaks with authority at the squeeze of the trigger!
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Thanks for the correction. I'm wondering if there was a transition period to the new style bolts, and I'll hit the books.
That said, the link POP posted looks like a non-fluted bolt. While my confidence is shot <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />, I'm guessing the non-fluted bolts are A-Bolt II only.
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Just wanted to add to this thread. if the rifle is a new in the box rifle 9 times out of ten it is the a-bolt II. if it is used it could be the older model a-bolt. also wanted to point out that while there are better choices for a custom rifle, the a-bolt II will also work if you are looking for something other than a remmington or a winchester. i have 2 a-bolts II rifles that have been fully customized and the smith i use said he had zero problems working on either. just food for thought...
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