Browning A-Bolt
Encyclopedia
The A-Bolt Rifle is a bolt-action
rifle designed by the American Browning Arms Company
. It is manufactured by Miroku Corp in Japan. The A-Bolt replaced the Browning BBR in 1984. It is a popular hunting rifle due to its accuracy and availability.
The A-Bolt rifle uses a detachable box magazine. Magazine capacity depends on caliber
and is as follows:
Bolt-action
Bolt action is a type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon...
rifle designed by the American Browning Arms Company
Browning Arms Company
Browning Arms Company is a maker of firearms, bows and fishing gear. Founded in Utah in 1927, it offers a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, pistols, and rimfire firearms and sport bows, as well as fishing rods and reels....
. It is manufactured by Miroku Corp in Japan. The A-Bolt replaced the Browning BBR in 1984. It is a popular hunting rifle due to its accuracy and availability.
Description
The A-Bolt rifle is a bolt-action rifle, it uses a non-rotating bolt sleeve. When the bolt is unlocked, smoothness is achieved with three guide ribs aligned with three locking lugs, enabling precise movement. These three locking lugs also largely increase bolt strength. The bolt's smoothness is also increased with a unique cartridge depressor, the cartridge depressor stays in place independent of the bolt's position. Near the end of the reloading cycle, when the bolt is re-inserted, the bolt moves gently over the cartridges in the magazine. The barrel is free-floating and the recoil lug is glass bedded.The A-Bolt rifle uses a detachable box magazine. Magazine capacity depends on caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
and is as follows:
| Cartridge type | Magazine capacity |
|---|---|
| Magnums and WSM Winchester Short Magnum Winchester Short Magnum, or WSM, refers to a family of rebated rim bottlenecked centerfire short magnum cartridges developed in the early 2000s by the U.S. Repeating Arms Company, the maker of Winchester rifles and one of the oldest firearms manufacturers in the United States... |
3+1 |
| Standard | 4+1 |
| .223 Remington .223 Remington The .223 Remington is a sporting cartridge with almost the same external dimensions as the 5.56×45mm NATO military cartridge. The name is commonly pronounced either two-two-three or two-twenty-three. It is loaded with a diameter, jacketed bullet, with weights ranging from , though the most common... |
5 + 1 |
| A-Bolt Micro Hunter (all calibers) | 3+1 |
Variations
The A-Bolt rifle has many variations, yet most are small differences such as different barrel lengths and caliber.- Composite Stalker Rifles
- Hunter Rifles
- Medallion Rifles
- Mountain Rifles
- Stainless M-1000 Eclipse Rifles
- Varmint Stalker Rifles
- White Gold Rifles
- Eclipse Hunter Rifles
- M-1000 Eclipse Rifles
- Micro Hunter Rifles
- NRA Wildlife Conservation Collection Rifles
- Stainless Stalker Rifles
- White Gold Medallion Rifles
- Long Range Hunter Rifles
- TCT Varmint Rifles
- Target Rifles