Hi everyone, new member. I own a couple of Brownings: the first is an X-bolt Hunter in 30-06, the second is a BAR ShortTrac Hog Stalker. It's in the mail now. I can't wait to get my hands on it. I bought a Leupold VX-R 2-7X33 to put on it (for the nighttime hog hunting). I'm waiting until I get both pieces together to figure out what rings I want. Any recommendations on what to use with the split Picatinny rail? Looks like it would be hard to use an integral unit with this setup. Thanks!
Congratulations! Any Weaver-type or picatinny rings will work fine on those bases. I have used both some Weaver Tacticals and some Burris Signature Zees on mine. I've considered trying to buy the 1-piece Picarinny rail from the FN side of the house that fits the FNAR. It will fit, though one might have to grind a bit on the part that bolts to the barrel (on the barrel on the FNAR, that is. We don't have that hole on our barrels).
Alright, sorry for the delay... I have my gun setup and have already killed a good hog with it. I went with the Leupold PRW rings in 30mm Low. Here's the entire setup: -Leupold VX-R 2-7X33 -The Claw sling -Sniper Hawg light For ammunition, I decided to go with Hornady's 165gr Full Boar ammo. The only problem is that gun apparently doesn't like them. Slung bullets everywhere. I shot through a whole entire box without a clue what was going on. I went to Walmart and they only had one other kind of .308 ammo in stock so I got them. They were Winchester 150gr Power Max Bonded hollow points. So whatever. Well, they shot amazingly good. I killed that hog with them, and one would easily confuse the tennis ball size entrance wound as the exit wound. Hog just wilted. I pretty happy with the gun, but unsure if I'll keep it due to it's weight (12-1/2# fully outfitted with the light). Any ideas on why the ShortTrac hated those Hornady's?
Hmmmm.... Also noticed a pretty good dent or crimp in the neck of the brass. More of a dent in the Hornady brass than the Win brass. I read somewhere else that a dent in the neck like that is common for BARs. Is that true?
A pic would help us help you, but if what I _think_ you're asking about is correct, then yes, that dent is common in most/all autoloaders. You can adjust the gas system on the(se) BAR(s), and in doing so you can change whether or how much of a dent your brass receives during case ejection. Now, that said, many (most?) owners may not have a sufficiently thorough understanding of the system to be messing with the gas block. If you adjust it too far one way, your empties won't eject; you'll basically have a manually-operated single-shot. If you adjust it too far the other way, you may cause significant damage by having way too much gas in the system, battering the rifle and various of its parts.
