Was looking at the Browning A-bolts the other day. I really liked the way they handled. Can anyone tell me the accuracy of these rifles and maybe some pros and cons about this? Thanks fellas


P.s. The caliber is 25-06

I have a A bolt in 7 mag and absolutely love it. I have had zero problems and its as accurate as anything else I have shot. I use a Winchester ballistic silver tip and I can put a great group together with it. It's my favorite rifle and I have nothing bad to say about it. Hope it helps.

I got a 7mm08 , It shoots great with factory ammo, But i hand rolled some for it . 1 1/2 high at 100 and very deadly . Can't go wrong with them imo .

I can't think of a negative to the browning abolts. I love mine

Buy it and start killing deer with it, you be glad you did

I have a micro medallion in 22 hornet. That thing groups like a dream with the Hornady 35gr Vmax custom loads that they make. I've always been exclusively a Remmy fan but this rifle will stay in my collection for sure.

I have a 300mag its 1.5" gun

Buddy has 270wsm its sub moa.

I think I'm going to go ahead and get it. I chose the 25-06 so I can use it for multiple things. Hope she's a shooter.

I have a medallion a-bolt in 25-06 and absolutely love it mine loves hornady 117grain SST's

FIL has a 300 Win. It is at least a 1" gun.

There is one downside though. Apparently, if you drop it out of a 20" tripod stand, the stock will break in half. Just my two cents. (And yes I laughed, after I knew he was okay and had not shot himself in the butt.)

My first deer was shot with a 7mag A bolt borrowed from a friend. I loved it. Shot 3 sight in check shots the day before and shot the deer at 175yards. I was anew is to shooting back then.

Didn't buy one, got a 700 adl instead. Knowing what I know now I should have just got an A bolt.

Only down side is lack of aftermarket triggers, but you can get a triggers spring. Easy do it yourself job

Hopefully it won't need any trigger work, they don't really bother me.

I've taken several deer and hogs with my little .243.

Only negative is that it's one of those guns that by design, the safety must be off to open the bolt. In other words, the safety locks the bolt closed. I was told some manufacturers do this so that the bolt cannot be bumped open while being carried, ensuring the gun is ready once the safety is pushed off.

that wouldnt bother me much. i like that better. actually makes me feel safer that away.

Yes, the design also has its merits.

Yes it does.

I bought a used 7mm rem mag stainless stalker with boss and it is .75 Moa bone stock. Might be the best off the shelf rifle out there. I would not pay full retail for one, they are priced pretty high compared to winchesters and tikka s

I've got a 30-06 A bolt that is 99.7% NIB condition with a monarch 4-16X42 about to go up for sale if anyone is interested.

A-Bolts have a sorry reputation among Alaskan guides and sportsmen because the trigger assembly has a tendency to corrode to complete ruination over time. But the extreme weather conditions up there can destroy most anything.....

I once owned one in 25-06 and shot several whitetails and a desert bighorn ram with it. It was very accurate and was light enough to qualify as a mountain rifle.

I think it would be a fine choice for a Texas rifle.

Three shots, 100 yards, Browning 308 A-Bolt shooting my reloads.

Bullet - Nosler 150 grain Ballistic Tip
Powder - 45 grains of IMR 4320
Primer - Federal 210M

Which ammo seems to run the best though an a bolt 25-06? Anyone know? The guy I purchased from said that winchester hollow point 120 grains were the best. Just didn't wanna be out there buying a ton of ammo to see what shot the best.

I absolutely love my 30-06



Unfortunately trying lots of ammo is the only way to find what is "best". Two rifles with sequential serial numbers may like different ammo.

For hunting you really just need to know what is good enough for the size target within a given range. For factory hunting ammo I look at bullet weight and construction for my intended game more than absolute best accuracy, especially with light fast bullets. Just so long as it has a decent group and not a shotgun pattern.

My 06 will shoot just about any factory ammo well enough for a deer inside 200 yards. My handloads or factory ammo it likes and that I have tuned in the BOSS for are substantially better though.

I would love to have a matching 25-06 in the safe, maybe one of these days when I am between kids in college.
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I would love that also. 25-06 is about as big as I am gonna go considering shoulder problems