Author Topic: Browning "BOSS"...good, bad or indifferent? (Read 672 times)

Back40 · « **on:** January 23, 2004, 07:47:32 AM »

I finally found a left hand Browning SS in 270 but it has the BOSS. Looking for opinions from BOSS owners. Thanks!

Zachary · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2004, 10:28:17 AM »

It works great - both in terms of getting the best accuracy and reducing recoil - I was really surprised.

The only draw back is that it is loud. Make sure to use hearing protection at all times.

Zachary

old06 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2004, 06:29:13 PM »

I have the boss in 270 also. I'll tell you right now it is a tack driver from the first group till today. I wear ear plugs and muff's when I take it to the bench. But for hunting one shot no big problem. Enjoy :grin:

stv · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2004, 09:51:02 PM »

I have a Boss on a 25-06 and it does really snug the groups down with any weight bullet. Recoil on a 25 is never that bad with or without the Boss. A 270 wuld benefit as well.

264 WIN MAG · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2004, 08:13:17 AM »

If you are looking for the best accuracy then the boss can be a good thing. If you don't like a loud rifle than it's a bad thing. I removed mine from my 264 win mag and put the straight end on it because I could not stand the volume of the muzzle blast. The straight end gives you the same accuracy yet you have to deal with the recoil which doesn't bother me all that much so it works fine for me.

The main problem I had with my 264 is that there was only a sweet spot listing for 140gr. bullets and it wasn't even correct for my rifle. When I switched to 120gr. bullets I had to go through the trouble of finding the correct boss setting and it can be a pain sometimes.

If I had a choice I would not have the boss because you really don't need to be able to put one bullet inside the other consistently to kill a deer.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2004, 08:32:12 AM »

I agree most heartily with 264 mag. The boss is a great accuraizer but it's probably an answer to a question never asked.. If there I'd no remove it but install a non-vented shroud to avoid the hearing loss..and one shot is enough to do the damage,, a little at a time.. Also check the inside of the muzzle, as I've had several in the shop that were mounted out of alignment with the bore so badly the bullets were impacting the inside of the boss! Needless to say the accuracy was less than stellar.

Zachary · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2004, 09:35:44 AM »

One thing that I forgot to mention is that the .270 has a 22" barrel. I generally tend to prefer 24" barrels on non-magnum rifles, but I can go down to 22"

The thing is that the BOSS in a 270 actually has almost a 19" barrel. :eek: Why? because the BOSS is almost 3" long. So when they say the gun with BOSS is 22", it's 22" total - meaning that the actual barrel is only about 19". That's way too short for me.

Zachary