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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 2032990" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I've only shot 4-5 BAR's and that was for other guys. I had two (.308 & .270WSM) in that initially shot pretty bad (4-5" @ 100yds) with factory ammo and reloads. They both were dirty, as in never been cleaned!</p><p>The .308 I got down to 1.5-2.0" (with reloads) and gave it back to the owner but suggested he take it to a competent gunsmith or send it to Browning. Turns out it had something broken/cracked internally. I asked about it a little later on and the owner said it's shooting great now. Drilling it. (?) Not sure what that means to him.</p><p>The .270 Short Mag had a small burr on the crown. Owner is in a deer hunting club that uses hounds and usually carries it with the barrel pointed down in the floor of his truck. From my own experiences with this form of Southern "hunting", things tend to get a little hectic and trucks slide and bounce a bit trying to "get a head of the dogs".</p><p>After I cleaned up the crown it settled right down and shot .5 MOA and better. I never could match the velocities sited in the manuals with the few reload recipes I tried but he shoots factory ammo anyway. The Browning BXR ammo he uses shot really good (3 under 1/2") afterwards and velocity was very close to what the box stated. He said he had 12 boxes, so off he and the rifle went.</p><p>The BAR is a solid rifle but I'm just not a semi-automatic guy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 2032990, member: 307"] I've only shot 4-5 BAR's and that was for other guys. I had two (.308 & .270WSM) in that initially shot pretty bad (4-5" @ 100yds) with factory ammo and reloads. They both were dirty, as in never been cleaned! The .308 I got down to 1.5-2.0" (with reloads) and gave it back to the owner but suggested he take it to a competent gunsmith or send it to Browning. Turns out it had something broken/cracked internally. I asked about it a little later on and the owner said it's shooting great now. Drilling it. (?) Not sure what that means to him. The .270 Short Mag had a small burr on the crown. Owner is in a deer hunting club that uses hounds and usually carries it with the barrel pointed down in the floor of his truck. From my own experiences with this form of Southern "hunting", things tend to get a little hectic and trucks slide and bounce a bit trying to "get a head of the dogs". After I cleaned up the crown it settled right down and shot .5 MOA and better. I never could match the velocities sited in the manuals with the few reload recipes I tried but he shoots factory ammo anyway. The Browning BXR ammo he uses shot really good (3 under 1/2") afterwards and velocity was very close to what the box stated. He said he had 12 boxes, so off he and the rifle went. The BAR is a solid rifle but I'm just not a semi-automatic guy. [/QUOTE]
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