So I am still on this BOSS system deal...

[JeffJ]

Another idea: Cut the barrel so the threads arent there any longer. I assume that I would need the barrel recrowned.

[ItsLeo]

Quite a few Thread Protector caps sold for AR's now a days. No need to recrown and you don't have to cut the barrel.

Go to a gun store that carries AR's and accessories see if they have one that fits.

[chewy]

if you cut yes. if you are still in austin you might give mark pharr a call for prices/suggestions. http://www.tumbleweedsrifles.com/

[Capt Glenn]

You don't like how it looks or what?

[JeffJ]

You don't like how it looks or what?

It's loud as all get out and it is bulky. It's a pain in a box blind. In reality if the technology was that great every Manu would sell a version IMO.

[Capt Glenn]

I have had a couple of rifles with them and they do work if you are willing to put in the time to monkey with tuning them. My wife shoots a Win M-70 Classic in .25-06 with a boss. Shoots great.

You can get a BOSS-CR which is the BOSS without the ports. That is what I did on her .25-06 since it doesnt need a muzzlebrake. You can still tune it but the recoil and noise level are the same as a standard rifle. That doesn't fix the length and asthetics issues but it does fix the noise issue.

You could also have the barrel cut and crowned.

[Capt.Bryan]

I think browning sells a thread protector so you can just take the boss off.

[denimdeerslayer]

Can I have the BOSS? PM me if you take it off. What caliber is it? One of the best things for tuning your gun to any ammo you want to shoot. I cut clover leafs with my .338 win mag using the cheapest ammo I can buy.

[JeffJ]

Can I have the BOSS? PM me if you take it off. What caliber is it? One of the best things for tuning your gun to any ammo you want to shoot. I cut clover leafs with my .338 win mag using the cheapest ammo I can buy.

If I cut the barrel we can make a deal. If I put a sleeve on it I will keep the BOSS.

[denimdeerslayer]

Thanks. If you mess with it I think you will want to keep it for the accuracy it give the rifle.

[Keg]

I sold my 300 mag without the BOSS and kept the one with it....Its extremely light on recoil and super accurate....They were both loud....

[JeffJ]

Thanks. If you mess with it I think you will want to keep it for the accuracy it give the rifle.

So I got the gun in ~1999 and sighted and tuned it with Ballistic tips 1" high at 100. I was getting great groups sub 1" usually with two holes touching. Since then I have run probably 10 different kinds of ammo in it from 150 to 200 grain. Never had a group move more than a half inch of 1" high. Never bothered retuning it. Matter of fact I remember once breaking the rifle down and taking the BOSS off when I got mud in the barrel. I just screwed the BOSS back on and got the same groups. I suppose it may increase accuracy but I havent seen enough to outweigh the incredible noise and insane length of the barrel. Just my opinion.

[swgreen]

I have one on my 300wsm and 270wsm and wife's 243 they work great once you get them tuned in all my Brownings came with boss and the other plain barrel end good luck

[Capt.Bryan]

Most Brownings shoot great even without the boss. One big thing I notice is my Abolt hunter in 270 kicks like a mule because it is light. It kicks way worse than my Remington BDL in 7mm rem mag. My dad has a browning Abolt medallion with the boss in 7mm rem mag and I have ran a box of shells through it playing with the boss and it is like shooting a 223.

[denimdeerslayer]

My 338 kicks like a 243. Carters County had a bunch of targets up and you could see the group size change a lot as he went through the various settings. I know when I set mine up it went from under an inch to over an inch to cutting holes. It makes a big difference.