Striker11 13 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Recently purchased a new Browning A Bolt .243 and currently breaking the gun in. Couple of questions for the guys on here: - Has anyone used an A Bolt on here and what was your view on your experience of using this rifle? - I'm trying Winchester 80g bullets to start and see how they pan out initially. What bullets did you find suited the gun? I've watched a review on YouTube which grouped within 1inch using 55g hollow points. Cheers Striker Quote Link to post
rocket_man 6 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 58 grain hornady done the job for me in mine 1 Quote Link to post
Striker11 13 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Was that for Roe deer and or/ fox rocket_man? Quote Link to post
rocket_man 6 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 For both and a 95 grain sst hornady for fallow and 55 grain Winchester silver tips worked well Quote Link to post
delswal 3,817 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 i have the x-bolt ……and found the cheapest ppu ammo suits mine best ……..excellent grouping @ £12.50 a box ……..paid £26 + for branded names and they got spat all over ………….not always a case of expensive is best ……..different rifles like different ammo……..start with the cheapest find one ya rifle likes ………STICK WITH IT 2 Quote Link to post
rocket_man 6 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Never tried the ppu my govner pays for all my bullits so I never gave them a go Quote Link to post
volpe 21 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Im really fancying one of these for fox and deer. How do you all rate them ? are you happy with your choice atb Volpe Quote Link to post
rocket_man 6 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Prefer my A bolt to my mates sako good value rifle Quote Link to post
volpe 21 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 thats interesting rocket a sako was the other rifle i was thinking of. What sort of price are we looking at for a A bolt then ? Quote Link to post
rocket_man 6 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I paid £500 for mine with bases and two mags think there still that brand new that is Quote Link to post
Striker11 13 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 A Bolt in .243 new costs between £510-569 depending where you buy it. The gunsmith talked me into it after having narrowed down my preference to either the browning A Bolt or the tikka T3. The T8 mod wasn't a perfect fit on it for some strange reason so it's got the blazer to put on it. Quote Link to post
volpe 21 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 thanks guys think might give the A bolt a closer look Quote Link to post
sussex 5,776 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 My pal uses the A bolt in .243 shoots every thing (deer/fox) with the 95gr , nothing ever gets up .. Quote Link to post
The Seeker 3,048 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I've got the A bot in .223. It's a very nice rifle and great out of the box accuracy. Quote Link to post
andyf 144 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hi, I've got an 'A' Bolt Medalion in .270Win. had mine for 12 years from new, great rifle and very accurate with my handloads, mine's got a Wildcat Predator 8 moderator, threaded onto the Boss muzzle brake thread. The 270 is a large and potent cartridge, and the A Bolt a small and lightly built rifle but even with the 'skinny' sporter barrel it shoots 3/4" 100 yard groups all day long, and has killed loads of Deer. The only improvement on mine is a very light self fitted Timney trigger spring, and the recoil is no worse than a 12g shotgun. Gets my vote! AndyF 1 Quote Link to post
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