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I purchased a new Browning X-Bolt High Grade Hunter with a fluted barrel (instead of the standard octagon offering) in .270 Win. I ordered medium 1-piece Browning X-Bolt mounts (nothing but BS from your customer service about details on exactly what objective end scope diameter will work but that is another story for later).

The forward most pair of scope base tapped holes in the receiver will ONLY allow the 6-48 (why not 6-40??) screw to makeup 3 turns. Furthermore, with the base in place, the screw only makes up barely TWO turns before it is snug! This is unacceptable.

The other six holes allow a scope mounting screw to makeup 6-1/4 turns. With the base in place, the screw makes up 4-5/8 of a turn.

The forward pair of mounting holes (closest to the muzzle end)are drilled and tapped through. It appears that the center-line of the forward pair is in the same plane as the rear face of the barrel. If the barrel threads had a proper chamfer, perhaps there would be adequate room for makeup for the forward two screws. Having 4 screws per base is a decent idea but if only TWO are functional, how silly is that?

I purchased the 0.50" (medium) bases. One base mikes at .536' and the other mikes at .602". On closer examination, it appears that perhaps a taller base is needed at the rear BUT there is absolutely NO mention of this in the manual and NO instructions come with the mounts! The manual says to properly tighten the screws BUT no torque is specified! The manual says use the proper length screws BUT NO length is specified.

Adding another 25 cents worth of material in the right place on the top of the receiver would have solved all of this. Either that, or changing the placement of the scope mount screws. Why some "engineer" chose a 6-48 thread is just goofy.

This rifle was not cheap. Someone needs to wake up in your engineering department here. I am ready to return this rifle because this whole thing is a can of worms.
Please advise ASAP. Thank you.


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