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Good info, I had trouble swallowing what I was previously told, but do not own a A-bolt. Don't understand why he would say that, if it's not true, unless maybe he just doesn't want to work on them. Some gunsmiths are funny about those things. PS. I believe it's the 710 where the bolt locks into the barrel and the action is a synthetic housing. CHEAP! 
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the barrles are locked down with red lock tite and very hard to remove, must use a propane torch to heat to make it able to come off, the stainless is very hard and my simth said that it is un reasonable to attempt to remove it as the actions are normaly distroyed in the process even using the same process browning uses. just wanted to elaborate on this so no one attempts to remove the barrle and destroy their action Last edited on Sun Nov 1st, 2009 12:55 AM by kman
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I love my BAR, it's accurate, and a pleasure to shoot. I have shot everything I could stuff in .308 pretty much, from a 100 grain half-jacket plinker load thru 110 gr varmit JHP's from Speer, Hornady varmiters, right up thru 147gr. GI de-linked machine gun ball.
Oh, and that home-rolled 52gr .224JHP sabot round. ;)
It shot everything accurately,and, most of it, the only point of aim variation from round to round, is vertical, very little horizontal if ammo is changed and sights are not.
I never could get a 70-gr. ,224 bullet to stabalize, but, I think it was just too heavy for the sabot to get a good spin on it. Keyholes @ 25 yards, every time, way off center too.
Can't speak to the bolt actions having never owned or shot one.
Many of the rifles, including the BAR's are still made by FN Belgium, or were the last time I checked only a few years ago. Not everything Browning is Japanese.
Yes, it is a shame you don't see, or hear more about them, I'm one of the guys who could have the tattoo. ;)
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