Browning A-Bolt 270 Win w/Boss

[Darrin Greene]

Any recommended ammo for this particular rifle? I just picked one up used:nuts:, never fired, stainless and beautiful walnut... schweet...

What factory ammo will it shoot well? :huh:

[WoodsHunter]

It's hard to say what bullet will work in any type rifle. For some reason rifles shoot different manfactures rounds differently. It is even possible for the same type rifle say a Remington 700 in 30.06, one may group tighter with Winchester, the other with Federal. The best way is trial & error, stay with a premiem bullet (i.e. Nosler, Barnes, etc.) try each type and see which one works the best, it always seems that one tpye will just do a little better than the others. I'm not a big fan of a whole bunch of different weight bullets for different type hunting. See what type of hunting you will be doing most of the time, if it's deer 130gr. is fast, the 150gr. hits harder but both kill deer. If you will be going for antelope the 130gr. is a good choice, black bear 150gr. will work. In Penna. I like using the 150gr. can go for bear one week then deer the following week. I myself like using my 30.06 180gr. Nosler for groundhogs, overkill you bet but it's good practice. After a couple or three groundhogs I switch to more practical caliber my .243Win. with 85gr.h/p-b/t (hollow point/boat tail). I never had a groundhog complain that I used the wrong caliber/weight bullet for killing them. But like I said see what you will be using it for the majority of times, try different brand bullets (premium)
and practice, practice, practice...But like I said I avoid changing weight bullets up & down for different type game. My 2cents ! ! :thup:

[BarnesX.308]

The whole idea of the BOSS was to be able to shoot any loads accurately. You tune your rifle to the ammo instead of tuning your ammo to your rifle. I would use whatever you like and adjust the BOSS until your groups are acceptable to you.

[WoodsHunter]

Well there you go...

[Makoman]

A guy in my camp has the same rifle. He shoots 130 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips and can, literally, drive tacks. They are very deadly on deer and usually put them down in their tracks. Not sure of the load he is using but believe it is IMR 4895 powder.

[SEMIAUTO]

Gotta try a few different kinds starting with the cheapest on up .

[WoodsHunter]

Not according to some shooters. You just pick any ammo that you want, then keep cranking the BOSS system until you make one hole. What's so hard about that ? ?:huh:

[Rickhem]

Hi Darrin. I'd suggest you get some ammo with a premium bullet. Not sure of everything that is available in .270, but find one that has something on the box about the bullet used. A great deal of your precision is made up by the barrel, and then by the bullet. Everything else is far behind those two factors. Black Hills makes a cartridge with the 130 Hornady SST bullet, and Federal loads a round with the 130 Ballistic Tip. Both of those are strong contenders and although a bit pricey, worth looking into. Remington loads one with the Scirroco 130, but at $2 per round, that is even more expensive. That Scirocco is a great projectile though.

The other option is to get some inexpensive factory ammo and learn to adjust your BOSS. That thing really does work, but it's going to take some time and ammo to learn the adjustments to make.

If you're talking about shooting groups at about 100 yards, then I'd just get some inexpensive ammo and get some trigger time in with your new rig.

[BarnesX.308]

Not according to some shooters. You just pick any ammo that you want, then keep cranking the BOSS system until you make one hole. What's so hard about that ? ?:huh:

This was their claim and all the gun writers backed it up when the system came out. People I know who have shot it had success as well. I'm simply relating what I have read. I have personally only shot one Browning A Bolt. A stainless synthetic in 338 Win. It had no BOSS so I can't swear to it's performance from my own personal experience.

I personally don't care to have a bulky barrel weight on my rifles. I also don't care for muzzle breaks.

[MattG]

We got a few rifles with the boss system, it works, though I wouldn't rely on it. You still should experiment with what ammo shoots best then fine tune with the boss. It also acts as a muzzle break/recoil reducer which is a must for your .30 cal magnums I think but will help your accuracy with any rifle. They do shoot noticeably louder with a boss/break though so make sure you wear your ear protection.

[Darrin Greene]

Thanks for the input guys...

OK... so here are the results... I didn't have time to mess around with the BOSS really, and I expected no more than 100 yd shot. I owned an A-Bolt in 7mm Rem Mag that shot 140 Noslers in Federal Premium at about 3/4 inch so I knew if I got luck with ammo I would be OK...

Believe it or not my buddy at the gun shop only had the cheap Federal 130's and the Core Loc Remingtons in 130...

With the BOSS set at the initial setting of 2.5 for this bullet weight...

She shot about 1" with the core loc so off we went...

I'll play around with some other stuff next year.

Starting with 100 grainers for groundhogs...

Oh and you're not kidding about the noise... Didn't think about it and touched it off without hearing protection on a deer... my left ear rang for about 3 days.

Need at least that ear plug in place while hunting. downside, unless you have the right earplugs, which I should buy anyway.

[Gr8ful Deer]

A guy in my camp has the same rifle. He shoots 130 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips and can, literally, drive tacks. They are very deadly on deer and usually put them down in their tracks. Not sure of the load he is using but believe it is IMR 4895 powder.

If you plan to use this gun to kill deer use the Nosler Partitions! :thup:

If you plan to punch holes in paper, use the cheapest box lead you can find, and then reload the brass yourself from there.

Pro shoots the Nosler ballistic tips from his Browning .270 ... and I can telll you they stop deer DEAD!

They make the most damaging exit wounds I have ever seen, and if you have ever seen a deer shot by them, you will know exactly what I am talking about. :eek::eek:

A friend shot a buck 2 years ago with standard boat-tail, leadcore box ammo out of a 300 WSM and he hit the deer 3x directly in the front shoulder from 100 yards. that deer still hauled 90 yards before collapsing. Those leadcores were cutting through like broadheads.:thdown:

He switched to the Nosler Partitions after seeing some of Pro's work, and they worked. The exit wound from the same shot from a single NP dropped him in 70 yards with a very easy to folow blood trail. :thup::bow:

- Gr8ful

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[BarnesX.308]

Nosler bullets are JV league boys. Step up to Barnes and go lead free.

Don't want to give the condors lead poisoning, do you? ;)

[Darrin Greene]

Lead poisoning from deer bullets is somehow related to global warming. I'm just not sure how yet... ;) :razz:

[Pagrizz]

I would give the ballistic tips a try .I have shot them in 35 whelen,338 win mag,30-06.280,270, 6.5, 25-06 and 243 and they are most accurate bullets I have shot out of all of the calibers.They are a good bullet to start with.

[WoodsHunter]

Hey Darrin,
Unless you plan on shooting a hundred groundhogs try using a 160Gr. premium bullet. See which one works best in the rifle. The groundhogs become great targets and in the process your set up for deer to black bear and a lot in between. From experence, shot about a dozen groundhogs with a 160gr. Gran Slam(Speer) bullet. Now using the same rifle/bullet combo, taken a mule deer(Wyoming), antelope(Wyoming), 3 black bear(Maine) and would of got a elk in Idaho but just could't get the shot that I though would have been a good hit. I think that once you get that much time behind a weapon one thing that doesn't enter your mind is this the right combination, you'll know it works. :thup: And by the way, a couple nice deer in Penna.