I have 2, black stock with threaded barrel and the maple sporter. You are indeed correct that they are good looking rifles! My maple stock shoots a little better than the threaded model with suppressor at around 3/4 to an inch at 50. I shoot Eley sshp most of the time as well as target. Both mine HATE CCI standard velocity for some reason. Do a little reading and you will find the number one gripe about the T-Bolt is the stiff trigger, that is very difficult to improve upon. I have my fingers crossed that there will be a replacement by end of year. If you are expecting it to shoot with your Annie forget it! Neither of mine will out shoot my old 541T Remington! O, they are pretty though!

 

Pretty much my experience. I really like my little T-Bolt, but no way it will shoot as accurately as my Annies or CZs for that matter. It's hunting accurate, very light, and for what it was designed for, it does very well.

 

Thank you all for the quick and helpful responses. I cant say that I'm not a little disappointed. For the money I was hoping for a little better. Cant say I regret the purchase because I'm just in love with the gun... Kinda reminds me of a girl I used to know, overpriced, a little off, but hot.

 

Thank you all for the quick and helpful responses. I cant say that I'm not a little disappointed. For the money I was hoping for a little better. Cant say I regret the purchase because I'm just in love with the gun... Kinda reminds me of a girl I used to know, overpriced, a little off, but hot.

Thanks for the grins.

 

Hi everyone,
First post here for me. I have bought 2 Browning T-bolts this year. Both are sporter models but one has a maple stock and the other has a walnut stock. I bought the maple version first and my 14 year old son has taken 3 groundhogs with it. He then asked if I was going to use it for squirrels. I knew then I was going to have to buy him one so he would leave mine alone! They are lightweight and hunting accurate. I do wish the triggers were lighter.

 

Don, let me throw in a big :Welcome: to RFC. You did a good thing getting that youngster his own gun....it may have cost you now, but most likely will pay dividends down the road. :bthumb:

 

My 22 LR shoots Federal Gold Medal high speeds into 1/2 inch at 50 meters. It has an acceptable trigger. My 22 Mag maple stock shoots Remington Accutips into less than 1/2 inch at 50. I've gotten a few 5 shot groups that were 3/8 inch or a little better but it has a horrible trigger and I find myself pulling a lot of shots if I don't really concentrate and with my old eyes and shaky hands I usually throw at least one out of the group. If I could get a new trigger I think it would be a tack driver and be at least as accurate as my CZ or my 541S.

 

I have a Browning T-Bolt Target/Varmint purchased when they were first introduced.
It was not purchased for Target shooting but for squirrel hunting.
It has a Leupold 3x9 EFR with the thinner duplex and Browning(Talley) rings.
The T-Bolt action is very quick and I normally wait until I have three squirrels out and around and then take them. If I have only one at a time, a good shot and I let it stay until I shoot another as not to disturb the little critters too much.
I use Winchester Wildcat solids which are fine for this purpose and do not damage too much If I only have a heart/lung shot.
It's not a benchrest gun in trigger or accuracy and at 25yds the groups with the Wildcat are fine for hunting.
I was gogin to use T22 in the gun for hunting but when I shot the initial sighting groups with the Wildcat, the accuracy proved to be much better than I expected, so I just hunt with the Wildcat.
The rotary magazine is another big plus if you hunt. 10 rnds is more than enough for one hunt and the tang safety makes this a fast gun.-Dick

 

Okay I'm new to this so bare with me. I agree 100% my 16" threaded t-bolt is one of my favorites for squirrel hunts because it carries so well and is fast on follow up shots. Not that they are need if I just do my part. Which means that there is a chance that follow up shots will be need from time to time. LOL. My T-bolt loves Winchester Subsonic hollow points with Truncated cone.

 

Same setup as you down to the ammo and I'm getting 5 shots at 50 yds that are easily covered by a nickel.

That round is absolutely devastating on nutria down here in SE Louisiana. The tree rats, makes quick work on them too.

 

Longtrang, welcome to RFC. I think you will enjoy visiting and shooting with us. We have a very good, mostly friendly, group of folks here.

EJ

 

Update to my last post. I now have 3 T-bolts! I took my maple one hunting and had to be very careful with it. I decided to buy a sporter with a black stock and spare mag for hunting. You guys didn't tell me how addicting they were going to be. In any event I am putting a very used 4x12 AO leupold on it. I think that, until I put the big scope on it, the plastic stock is the lightest one of all. I haven't shot it yet. I am hoping it shoots as well as the other two. They are minute of squirrel accurate.:snipersmi

 

Rest assured,no one around here is going to ask you why you want another sporter .22.
Why you still only have one,might be the question that comes to mind.

 

The T-bolt is my favorite sporter, a lot to like about this rifle.

It's my go to rifle for free hand, rodent/unwanted birds/rabbits etc. it just plain gets it done, day in day out.

Pleasure to carry too!

 

Fella's;

I'm hoping that there's an update I didn't see on a fix for the T-bolt trigger. I've got a T/V in .22 magnum that's not seeing the use it should because of the horrible trigger.

900F

 

Browning T-bolt in 22lr and I make pretty little groups right where the crosshairs meet. The targets are at 50yards and dimes are actual size was just dialing in a new scope.

I would love a new trigger for this if an aftermarket was to come out.
I make groups like this all day with Remington yellow jackets or federal game shok. I know some guns are more accurate but a squirrel can't tell.

 

Swany- That is a good group. I just shot my new/used black stocked sporter and got the same size group using Fed bulk! I was shooting at 50 yards. The gun is topped with a 4x12 AO leupold. It started out with terrible groups but after shooting around 50 rounds through it, it really tightened up. I was swapping back and forth with rem GB. It did not like the GB. It is the most accurate of all my T-Bolts. It will be the one that I use for squirrel hunting. BTW-I put a trigger gauge on all three T-Bolts that I own. The maple was the worst at 4+lbs, the walnut was a little over 3lbs and the black one was right at 3 lbs. I tried adjusting the trigger on the maple but the screw was not very effective. I am going to put another trigger in when they become available.

 

This is how it shoots with federal game shok, it gives me the same groups with Remington yellow jackets it just costs more to pull the trigger. My trigger is in the 3.5lb range just wish it was a little lower. I use a Nikon pro-staff rimfire 3-9 on mine that was an old pic I posted of the gun. I've shoot some truly ridiculous groups with this gun next time I'll make sure to get some pics.
I'm going to be in the market for a composite threaded for my son. He wanted a gun like mine so he has been saving for almost a year he's seven and he has about half the money.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

 

Scope magnification is some what of a limiting factor on my T-Bolts, 4x and 2-7x28 Weavers. There have been a few exceptional group photos posted, but this doesn't make it a half inch gun, but as has been said beforehand the consensus points to 3/4 to 1 inch sorters. I took a mess of squirrels with my threaded model yesterday, just a fantastic woods walking rifle.

 

Those are my average groups sometimes they are smaller, that was with a new scope I just sighted in I only shot three groups that day all three are close to the same size. Here's the third group before final adjustment.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

 

The light weight of the rifle makes the trigger feel heavier. Mine will shoot about an inch at 50 but it is work even off sandbags.

 

Raven, To be honest, I was a bit underimpressed when I first held mine. I am an abolt fanatic and the T felt a bit light and less robust than my abolt. After fooling with the trigger a bit and finding the accuracy is far superior to my abolts, it quickly grew on me. I have my trigger at about 1.5# and I have a 3-9 efr on it. My shoots stingers like a house on fire. I don't shoot it much but plan to use it for hunting and such. Hey, but in the end it is still a Browning rimfire and you can't go wrong with that. :bthumb:

 

What did you do to the trigger? Is it safe?

 

Guys, I have never owned a Browning T-bolt, and probably never will as they just never appealed to me, but this thread has been an absolute joy to read. It is so neat to hear from shooters that are totally in love with their rifles, whether it shoots lights out or just so-so. I have a love affair with sporting rifles, and it's not always because they are such great shooters, it's just because I like them. Keep the posts coming, they are fun to read!:bthumb:

 

Critical- I know there are some suggestions here how to decrease the pull wt. One I remember is drilling an additional hole in you trigger housing. The method I chose was to use a light diameter (forget the exact #) to fabricate a new spring. I am no machinst or anything of the like. It took me about 4 attempts to get it just right. I used a pencil and needle nose pliers to form the spring. I never heated the piano wire but suggestions here say it will make the bends easier. :bthumb: About 1.5# or so now. Smooth as silk!

 

Wow no posts in 6 years about this rifle? Thinking of getting one until I heard about the trigger. Anybody still alive out there that put some of these previous posts out? Thanks

 

There are lots of posts on the current production, but somehow you found one that has been dead for six years. To answer your question, my T Bolt is the most accurate .22 rimfire I own (barely). I also own a Remington 581L that is also a tack driver. However the T Bolt is much better looking than Ol' Ugly.

 

I’m shooting mine right now... I’ll post a pic of my 50 yard group when I’m done

 

Ok this is the 22 WMR not the LR...
50 yards

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Ok that sounds good about the accuracy. I’m looking at the sporter maple, any comments on the target varmint? Did you do anything with the trigger? I emailed Browning yesterday and they got back to me today about the trigger. I asked if they made any changes to the trigger up to the ones they are producing now and they told me No change and the trigger is adjustable from 3 1/4 to 5 1/4 pounds. Thanks