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drakeT1217 
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| Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:26 am)
I have an A-bolt 7mm with a boss on it and aside from maybe a little less recoil, ive never really been that into it. I supposedly have it dialed into the "sweet spot". Do any of you guys know much about adjusting them? It's accurate but I feel like I would be just as accurate without it. It also makes it extremely loud.
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Bleeding purple 
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:28 am to drakeT1217)
boss?
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Fap-n-Nap
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:30 am to Bleeding purple)
Brake
Edit: mispelled
This post was edited on 10/9 at 9:38 am
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Judge Smails 
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:30 am to drakeT1217)
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It also makes it extremely loud.
I bought a nice Browning A-Bolt from a friend that had the Boss on it. This has been several years ago. He called them and raised hell about how loud it was and they sent him a replacement (free of charge). The replacement doesn't have the ports in it, it's fluted. I acquired a BAR with a Boss and tried the same trick and they wanted me to pay for it so I said no thanks.
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TigerDeacon 
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:30 am to drakeT1217)
I have one and I hate it. Will destroy your ears in a box stand. I just leave it set at zero.
It does take all the recoil out of a rifle though.
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INFIDEL
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:36 am to drakeT1217)
Any muzzle brake should have ZERO effect on accuracy.
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TigerDeacon
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:44 am to INFIDEL)
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Any muzzle brake should have ZERO effect on accuracy.
It's not just a brake. It has settings to extend the barrel a slight about depending on the grain of bullet. Supposedly to tune barrel vibration for accuracy.
This post was edited on 10/9 at 2:32 pm
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Ole Geauxt
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:51 am to drakeT1217)
I called Browning and asked THEIR people several years ago when it was first coming out. They told me you better be wearing muffs,, (even while on a deer stand to shoot one time)...
I politely said thanks for the info. and hung up. No Boss for me on the BAR that I bought and sold later that year because of jamming. 
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faxis
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 10:01 am to Ole Geauxt)
Not a fan.
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drakeT1217
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 10:22 am to Fap-n-Nap)
quote:
Posted by Fap-n-Nap
Brake
Edit: mispelled
No. Boss
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INFIDEL
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:20 am to TigerDeacon)
Yeah deacon, I'm familiar with the system. Still shouldn't have a positive effect on accuracy. Good barrel with clean crown>gimmicky ear destroyer.
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BarDTiger81
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:22 am to drakeT1217)
The BOSS is not the same as all muzzle brakes
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BarDTiger81
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:35 am to BarDTiger81)
On my 300 Win mag. Significantly reduced recoil. Noise is not much diff from what I could tell. Have shot under sheds, out of shooting houses. Simple solution for noise. Wear ear protection when practicing. . You should wear them with any high power gun.
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Ole Geauxt
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 12:36 pm to BarDTiger81)
i recognize those bed covers.. 
eta: oops sorry bard ,,,, uh never mind...
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Nascar Fan
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 2:10 pm to Ole Geauxt)
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jack6294
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 2:13 pm to Nascar Fan)
Boss
it tunes the barrel for accuracy. It can have a muzzle brake in it or not. They have to be set & tuned
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tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 2:14 pm to drakeT1217)
I am the boss of every rifle I own.
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TigerOnThe Hill
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| re: Anyone have a boss on their rifle ? (Posted on 10/9/12 at 2:20 pm to drakeT1217)
When Browning first came out w/ the "Boss" on their rifles, one of my hunting buddies at the time referred to it as "a dog turd at the end of the barrel." That's stuck w/ me ever since. One of my current hunting buddies has a Browning w/ a Boss, but hasn't really noticed any significant impact on accuracy w/ it.
Although none of my rifles have a Boss, I do have 2 Thompson Contender barrels w/ a muzzle brake, a 375 JDJ and a 338 JDJ#2. It certainly increases the muzzle noise heard by the shooter and decreasess muzzle rise, although recoil to the rear is increased.
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