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Nylon is a thermoplastic. So, yeah, the AB3 has a plastic stock. Just because it has a fancy name does not mean it is not a plastic. There are many other kinds of plastics with fancy names. High Density Polyethylene and Low Density Polyethylene are two the come to mind. "Plastic" is a broad term that encompasses many different kinds of plastics. Plastics are a wide class of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds.

My guess is that the stock feels much closer to wood as structural density?

@@acoow just depends on the alloy. Mineral filled Nylon can be hard as a rock depending on % of mineral. others like Xenoy or Noryl are lighter great impact but more flex. a matter of how much the MFG's want to spend on raw materials and tooling quality to mold them properly

I have one of each, like them both , a simple spring chance gives them good triggers

Have you grouped it on paper? I don't see where he mentions grouping on this video. He does mention 1" on his article.

sandoval lavodnas at 100 yards i group .68 MOA

Randy Wakeman shot a few really nice groups with 140gr accubonds

@William Acto that's good to know

The problem with some of them (308 wood A-Bolt II I had) was that the button on the trigger guard had loose tolerances, so the floor plate did not sit flush and then did not feed well. It only fed well if you pushed the floor plate flush with one handle with chambering. It also had a 24” barrel for a .308, which doesn’t make much sense. It did shoot great, though.

The hinged one, still had a crappie detachable mag the could get lost

@@robertboyd3863 the hinge plate broke on my 06 and cost me like 65$ for pot metal.The older version was nice for my 308 from mid 80's . Floor plate and hinge were steel

Most people hated the floor plate

It actually cost more to fix it than to replace it.

I'll still take the magazine. Thank you Browning for offering a magazine when so many don't.

+Yeah Bee i have ear plugs in. I find them more comfortable, especially when shooting rifles.

Regular gun oil should work, that’s what I put on all my guns

The x-bolt is Browning’s top end model

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The Human Condition the AB3 is the smoothest bolt action out of all budget rifles I’ve handled. Nearly as smooth as the x bolt. My 30-06 ab3 is very accurate.

Thamac15 really? I found the X-Bolt to be a lot smoother.

Yeah super similar. Compare Ruger: www.huntinggearguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ruger-American-Bolt-rear.jpg to Browning: www.huntinggearguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bolt-open-1.jpg

Ruger copied browning

Plastic trigger went a little too far.

Get an x bolt if you want better than the a bolt

I wouldn't say it is complete junk, since you can just simply replace the stock and trigger with metal counterparts with ease. And from what I have heard that the bolt would get smoother after use.

And If that’s the case, it’s a slight adjustment in technique to remedy

My older brother's rifle is a Mossberg Patriot. And it has synthetic stock. I wouldn't say that all synthetic stocks are bad. Although replacing the stock and trigger with the AB3 is much simpler and easier than you think.

People have been saying this for over 15 years. Chuck Hawks has an article from 2006 where they talk about the Tikka T3 as being "plastic junk". Fact is, new rifles are cheaper in today's dollars than rifles were in those days in their dollars. That means rifle prices have beat inflation handily. Today's rifles are 1 MOA accurate or better and they don't come with horrible lawyer-ized triggers anymore. If you want to spend more on better quality materials, you can, but now anyone can now buy an accurate rifle that'll work fine for big game hunting.

in response to plastic plastic plastic= junk--have you actually looked and held the gun and SHOT it. if not, where did you get this opinion? i think i know, and it's where a lot of opinions come from...

@@gregwalker4236 I guess that he can't tell the difference between synthetic plastic and regular plastic.