Hi guys, im thinking of getting the A-Bolt Stainless Stalker and I wanted to get some imput from other owners, Is it a good hunting rifle, reliable, accurate, and worth the money? is spending the extra money for the BOSS worth it? Does the BOSS really work? I would appreciate your honesty.
A-Bolt Stainless Stalker
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Derek__Erickson
Regular
- Location
- Kamloops BC
theres one for sale on here, i ts got the muzzle break, 300 wsm, I think its 700 bucks!
- Location
- Yellowknife, NWT
My A-Bolt is the older model, the Hunter, in .280 Remington with wood stock and matte blueing. I have found it to be reliable, very accurate, and worth the money. I'd expect the Stainless Stalker to be the same. My rifle has never required any tuning or bedding to make it shoot sub-MOA.
Though I personally like the mag system; it's not everyone's cup of tea. I love the 60 degree bolt lift; it's quick to cycle and keeps your hands well clear of the scope. The trigger is okay, but not great. If they chambered that rifle in .250 Savage or .257 Roberts, I'd have bought one by now.
Though I personally like the mag system; it's not everyone's cup of tea. I love the 60 degree bolt lift; it's quick to cycle and keeps your hands well clear of the scope. The trigger is okay, but not great. If they chambered that rifle in .250 Savage or .257 Roberts, I'd have bought one by now.
wicked guns. i have posted this a few times. i have owned 3 myself and have friends with them. they all shoot under 1" @ 100 yards and none of us have ever had anything go wrong with them. take them out of the box, put a sling and scope on them and go. as for muzzle break don't bother. i bought my 300RUM with the break already installed and i shoot it without the break. adds length to the gun and makes it really too loud for a hunting gun. brownings seem to manage the recoil much better then other guns i have shot. breaks do cut the recoil by a lot but that depends on what caliber you are looking into and how you can handle recoil without flinching. i have an 300RUM for sale in stainless stocker with a custom break i'll let go for $800. its in the exchange forum. need to sponsor another project.
I've got one in medallion gold 30-06, no BOSS. Never made any adjustments excepting trigger pull screw.
I managed to develop cartridges with 110, 150, 165, 180, 190 and 220 bullets of sub-moa group of five.
As for the BOSS, I dont like the way it strikes my ears. I fear you won't like it either.
I managed to develop cartridges with 110, 150, 165, 180, 190 and 220 bullets of sub-moa group of five.
As for the BOSS, I dont like the way it strikes my ears. I fear you won't like it either.
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I have one in 300WM I bought in about 1993?ish. Like Scobo said, good to go out of the box, accurate, and zero issues to date. Mine is Boss equipped, it's been set on the *zero setting* since I pulled it out of the box, I've done all my accurizing with my handloads. It does reduce felt recoil, but unless you are going to spend lots of time at the bench in the off season with a heavy kicking caliber, I wouldn't get another.
To sum it all up, I have plenty of guns. My stainless stalker accompanies me on all hunting trips except gophers.
To sum it all up, I have plenty of guns. My stainless stalker accompanies me on all hunting trips except gophers.
First off it is a brake not a break.
Yes it will, but so will a couple of hose clamps paced on your barrel and moved back and forth to find the sweet spot. The BOSS is not quite as ugly though.
Just so you know there are 2 muzzle weights shipped with every BOSS equipped rifle. The one with holes in it acts as a muzzle brake in addition to being a barrel tuning device. When in use the brake is very effective but even a single shot fired without hearing protection will damage your ear drums.
The non-ported tuning device- the BOSS CR - does not act as a brake and produces no more noise than a standard rifle barrel.
If a person only shoots factory ammo the device may well be worth looking at as it can dramatically improve accuracy. Be prepared however to shoot 3 or 4 boxes of ammo to find the "sweet spot" setting for the muzzle weight.
Pudelpointer
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lethbridge, Alberta
I have found my a-bolt to be very reliable and accurate. Already beaded and floated, with hand loads it does more than I should expect from a factory gun.I have never fired a factory round through this gun so I can not comment.
Cheers,
Ian
Cheers,
Ian
I HAD a stainless stalker 300 wsm. I didn't like the floor plate on it!!!!! Everytime I'd be hunting when it's really cold out, I'd have a hard time opening it up. With the release button fully pushed in I would have to assist the plate with my other hand for it to open. PAin in the ASS!!!! So I sold it. Check out the X bolt....No floor plate!!!
That's for sure, and that's my only complaint about my Boss equipped A-Bolt II
other than that, I wish I had one in stainless.
I also found my A-Bolt to be a very comfortable rifle to carry.
It will shoot dimes & pennies all day.
I always pack ear plugs with me when hunting, especially with the Boss system, for those spot and stock moments when you have a chance to plug your ears before the trigger squeeze, but not on a sheep hunt, that would ruin it.
I've got one in 280 rem.Had it for years,and IT IS my GO TO gun!! Always up to the task when you are!!! PS I don't hunt from my vehicle.MY CHOICE!!
I was surprised that rem core lockt 140's were very accurate.Winchester supreme was a close second.Bought new brass at wholesale sports and load 140 grn hornady interlocks.Thats all I use in 140's and 160's.Would use the rem's if I needed to,but right now I have a shwack of them ready.Ionly shoot 2-8 rnds per season,3 at the range and 1-3 in season.Haven't had to change anything in years.Pops told me,don't lend out your gun,car or wife,in that order.
- Location
- Kitscoty Alberta
I have a Browning A-Bolt stainless stalker in 7mm with leupold scope,with the boss system, shoots small clover leaf, three bullet holes touching each other at 100 yards with 150 grain XBT barnes handloads H 4831 easy if i do my part. A little hard on the ears with out ear plugs, you can get a boss adapter without the holes which still allows you to tune the gun to your bullet without the loud noise or recoil reduction Excellent gun
love the abolt, hate the BOSS. Ugly, noisy, pointless. As a general principal, I hate brakes on hunting guns. If you can't tolerate the recoil for the one or two shots it takes, you've got bigger problems. For range use, pick up a recoil pad, if needed.
My abolt is very accurate (though accuracy is highly overrated - who can honestly shoot one hole groups under field conditions, anyway?). I love the action, the 60* turn, the magazine arrangement. The trigger is good, but hardly remarkable. The plastic does seem nicer than the plastic other guns wear, but it might just be that it fits me better. All a-bolts come glass bedded (at the front lug only) from the factory, which no doubt contributes to their fine accuracy. They have a fantastic fit and finish to them - much nicer then the generic low-quality bead blasting most cheaper rifles get. And they seem to hold their value very well.
Certainly for the price, you can get a great rifle from other manufacturers - so in terms of value for the money, the abolt is nothing special. But there is some sort of quality of craftsmanship to them that gives them a charm or pride where other guns feel like anonymous mass-produced commodities.
My abolt is very accurate (though accuracy is highly overrated - who can honestly shoot one hole groups under field conditions, anyway?). I love the action, the 60* turn, the magazine arrangement. The trigger is good, but hardly remarkable. The plastic does seem nicer than the plastic other guns wear, but it might just be that it fits me better. All a-bolts come glass bedded (at the front lug only) from the factory, which no doubt contributes to their fine accuracy. They have a fantastic fit and finish to them - much nicer then the generic low-quality bead blasting most cheaper rifles get. And they seem to hold their value very well.
Certainly for the price, you can get a great rifle from other manufacturers - so in terms of value for the money, the abolt is nothing special. But there is some sort of quality of craftsmanship to them that gives them a charm or pride where other guns feel like anonymous mass-produced commodities.
- Location
- Vancouver Island BC
I have had several A-Bolt's,I always have a good smith cut the muffler off and recrown it. I got tired of spending money on A-bolts and found Remington and Ruger to be better shooters.
