Thoughts on the Browning BOSS System
- Thread starter Dansar
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Only know one guy who has really experimented with the BOSS, and he say it works, but takes lots of trial and error.
I expect that removing it will go one of two ways. Either it will shoot better, or it will shoot worse. I doubt you could predict for sure which will happen on any given gun.
I expect that removing it will go one of two ways. Either it will shoot better, or it will shoot worse. I doubt you could predict for sure which will happen on any given gun.
It works just as the factory claims. If you shoot nothing but factory ammo, you can dial that load in and shoot as well as anyone who works a handload up. It also reduces recoil considerably.
And now will follow those who claim it makes the rifle louder... it doesn't by the way... not to the shooter unless you are close to something that reflects the noise back at you... definitely louder to anyone standing beside you... not your problem...
And now will follow those who claim it makes the rifle louder... it doesn't by the way... not to the shooter unless you are close to something that reflects the noise back at you... definitely louder to anyone standing beside you... not your problem...
My Browning was a 7mm Rem Mag with the boss, DAMN it was LOUD!!! HA HA, but it was ACCURATE!!! Like 3 bullets touching at 100m accurate!!!
Cheers
Jay
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- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
I had one years ago for a few days. It was too damn loud to shoot without hearing protection and since I would use it for hunting, it was an easy decision to get rid of it. Browning also made the CR version later on as too many people were complaining about noise levels.
- Location
- Whitehorse, Yukon
The system simply works as long as you remember that you are tuning the rifle to the load and not tuning the load to the rifle. That's what hand loading is for.
RC
RC
- Location
- Rockland, ON
I have the BOSS ON a 30-06 and 300 Win Mag. They are A Bolts. The BOSS works as advertised. It will tighten an already, out of the box tight group. The BOSS is as easy to tune in as setting it to the specifications that Browning has posted on their website for the ammo you plan to use. Then just go to the range with that box of ammo, or 2, and play. The BOSS also very effectively reduces recoil if that is a concern. Browning does have a warning in the BOSS owners manual that says it "...provides substantially increased noise/muzzle blast.". From using the BOSS I believe that it may be loud to the folks next to you at the range but they don't seem any louder to the shooter than a rifle without the BOSS. My only complaint is if you shoot in the prone position in a area with chaff or dry dirt the BOSS can kick up quite a dust cloud which can be a PITA. Unless it is an early model your rifle should have come with 2 BOSS bodies; the perforated BOSS muzzle brake and the BOSS-CR (conventional recoil). The BOSS-CR is what you want to use if recoil isn't a concern to you. It gives you the accuracy fine tuning without the noise and muzzle blast. I have the CR installed more often that the normal BOSS. I think that removing the BOSS and exposing the muzzle would likely risk doing damage to the crown.
PS. If you're dogging heavy bush, a BOSS can pick up more bits of s#%$ than a normal muzzle will. Fit a balloon over it. That will also help keep rain and snow out of the barrel too. You can remove it or shoot right through it when the time comes with no negative effect on accuracy or safety. Tape would also work but I've never tried tape.
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- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
I liked the BOSS on the Browning stainless Stalker I had in .375 H&H, but the blast from the ported break was uber rude. Good thing the rifle came with a non-vented muzzle weight which I used instead and still retained great accuracy, but with a bit more boot.
I had the BOSS system on one rifle, and I will never own another rifle with the BOSS. It took as many shots to dial in the BOSS , as it normally takes me to develop a load, and in the end, it was no more accurate than my other rifles. It also had a habit of working loose, resulting in the groups opening up, and the point of impact wandering slightly. It was extremely loud to the shooter. I fired one round in an open field without hearing protection, and then I sold the gun. Lastly, the BOSS equipped rifles have shorter barrels to compensate for the length of the BOSS, so they produce less velocity than the same rifle without the BOSS.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
A .300 is only loud for the first shot, then that high pitched hummm blocks out the sound of all subsequent shots . . . for the rest of the day.
- Location
- Rockland, ON
Good tip. Properly tighten the BOSS before venturing out to shoot. It comes with a handy little tool to help do so. Once tight I've never had one work loose, in fact it takes a pretty good crank to loosen off when I want to remove it to adjust, clean etc.
