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Browning ABolt stock question
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11/14/14 12:52 AM
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JRJ6
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Question for the forum. I have a Browning A bolt in 270 win. I have wanted a custom rifle, but can't afford one so I am going to upgrade this rifle. It has the ugly gray stock - I mean ugly.
Question 1 - there are not too many I could find online. Any input on some good choices and where I can find them?
Question 2 - I read that only a gunsmith or someone with special tools can change stocks out on Brownings. Is that correct? I have never done any gun smithing so I want to make sure I can actually do this before I spend money
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Re: Browning ABolt stock question
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11/14/14 01:00 AM
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Boyds has reasonably priced stocks for A-Bolts. Boyds Classic for A-Bolt This is the classic style, there are several others. Stocky's also has stuff for A-Bolts: Stocky A-Bolt Some of these are advertised as "drop in", and don't require a lot of work to get them to work OK.
Last edited by charlesb; 11/14/14 01:05 AM.
Kind regards, charlesb
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Re: Browning ABolt stock question
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11/14/14 01:12 AM
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Question 2 - I read that only a gunsmith or someone with special tools can change stocks out on Brownings. Is that correct? I have never done any gun smithing so I want to make sure I can actually do this before I spend money
I have never replaced the stock on a A-Bolt before but I really doubt this is true. I can see where you might need to tweak the fit of the stock to the gun but a "drop in" stock usually means just that. And most after market stocks are in fact "drop in".
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Re: Browning ABolt stock question
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11/14/14 01:17 AM
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It's as simple as a Rem 700. I put a B&C on mine with just a little demel work for the safety.
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Re: Browning ABolt stock question
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11/14/14 01:48 PM
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JRJ6
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thank ya'll for the feedback
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Re: Browning ABolt stock question
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11/18/14 11:31 AM
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You can do it yourself. I have an a-bolt and I put a Boyd's classic on it. I ended up having someone else bed it for me though.
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Re: Browning ABolt stock question
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11/18/14 02:00 PM
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Re: Browning ABolt stock question
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11/18/14 02:04 PM
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kind of a big deal
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You can also upgrade the trigger spring yourself
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