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Offline Zachary

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Re: Rem vs Browning
« Reply #30 on: December 22, 2006, 05:51:29 AM »
My Brownings don't have the BOSS (back then, in 1988 and 89) it wasn't even invented.  However, I have a Winchester that has the BOSS (yes, Winchester had them for a while).  My Winchester with BOSS is in .300 Win Mag.  Recoil is noticeably less due to the muzzle brake design.  Also, the balancing portion of the BOSS allows me to make just about any load I want accurate.  As such, I like the BOSS.  But I can understand that some people don't.

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Re: Rem vs Browning
« Reply #31 on: December 22, 2006, 07:13:25 AM »
I don't have anything against the BOSS system, but I hate the sound of guns as is.... I just don't like making them louder lol

The ONLY muzzle break option that I think is a must is if you have one of the real BIG boomers (50 bmg, 577 tyranasourus (spelling), 600 nitro, 700 nitro, 4 ga, etc)...... 

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Re: Rem vs Browning
« Reply #32 on: December 22, 2006, 08:15:14 AM »
If a person does not like the muzzle blast from the BOSS ,Browning makes a blank replacement with out holes for the BOSS unit . I have a Browning Varmint 223 Rem which was one of the most accurate out the box rifles I have.  A Ruger 77 Target Gray 204 Ruger was also a 1/2 inch shooter at 100 Yds. The rifle that took the most work to get it to shoot under one inch at 100 Yd groups is a Rem 700 LS 221 Rem rifle. I glass bedded the action,free floated the barrel ,adjusted the trigger pull down from about 6 lb to 3 lb and had a gunsmith lapp the bolt locking lugs. I should have had the muzzle recrowned by the gunsmith when he had it. I also have a old Rem 700 25-06 Rem that would shoot pore groups, then I noticed that only one locking lug was contacting the action. I had a gunsmith lap the bolt locking lugs, the rifle now shoots under one inch groups at 100 Yds. One the other hand I  inspected and shot an old Rem  bolt action 222 Rem rifle  last year that was purchased when the 222 Rem round first came out. The owner carried that rifle in his pickup over the years and had lost track how much he had shot it ,but it was a bunch. I pulled the barreled action out of the stock ,cleaned the barrel ,action and stock. Put the rifle back together went out to the range and shot a 3/4 inch 5 shot  100 Yd group off the bench rest.  Good luck with what ever you get.

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Re: Rem vs Browning
« Reply #33 on: December 22, 2006, 05:48:04 PM »
Go with the Browning they are lighter and slimmer then the Remingtons. Me and my father have 5 Abolts and they will all do under an inch at 100 yards. There is nothing wronge with the Remingtons either they shoot great also we have 2 of them. I also think in the right hands any Abolt can win a high power match right out of the box. In these two rifles its up to the shooter to do his part.

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Re: Rem vs Browning
« Reply #34 on: December 22, 2006, 09:09:15 PM »
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Lets see, how many SWAT team snipers use the Browning A-bolt. NONE How many military snipers use the A-bolt ? NONE How many longe range competitors use the A-bolt? Oh I remember now NONE.

Listing those totally customized rifles used in the above examples as proof of Remington quality would be like holding up Dale Earnhart Jrs NASCAR Chevy as an indication of the quality of the cars rolling off of GM's factory floor these days. Not even close. Remingtons have an action that's easy to work with and there is a ton of aftermarket parts for them. This more than anything is why they are used as the basis for most custom rifles. Straight out of the box is an entirely different matter. Give me a stock Browning over a stock Remington any day. Better fit and finish and generally shoots better. Quality control at remington has gone to #### in recent years.

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Re: Rem vs Browning
« Reply #35 on: December 24, 2006, 06:30:16 AM »
I was mearly stating that when those people choose a rifle platform, its not a Browning A-Bolt. (Out of the box or custom) ;)