Browning T-Bolt Target/Varmint
Browning Arms Company · Rifle · In Production · 2006
Also known as: T-Bolt Target/Varmint, T-Bolt Varmint
Overview
The Browning T-Bolt Target/Varmint is a straight-pull bolt-action rimfire rifle, the heavy-barrel target and small-game configuration of Browning's T-Bolt line. It pairs the T-Bolt's fast straight-pull action, cycled by drawing the bolt straight to the rear and pushing it forward into lockup, with a 22-inch free-floated medium varmint barrel and a wide-forearm stock with a raised cheekpiece for consistent scope alignment. The action feeds from Browning's Double Helix 10-round rotary detachable box magazine, and the receiver is drilled and tapped for optics rather than fitted with iron sights, reflecting its accuracy-focused role. The muzzle is threaded for a suppressor or muzzle device, and the adjustable trigger breaks at roughly five pounds from the factory.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2551 g (90.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1022 mm (40.24") |
| Barrel Length | 559 mm (22.01") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Trigger Pull | 22 N (4.9 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 10 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 330 m/s (1083 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 141 J (104 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 100 m (109 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1500 m (1640 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 406 mm (15.98") |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .22 Long Rifle · primary — also known as .22 LR, 22 LR, 5.6x15mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Straight Pull Bolt, Heavy Target Barrel, Free Floated Barrel, Threaded Muzzle, Double Helix Rotary Magazine, Adjustable Trigger, Raised Cheekpiece, Optics Ready
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Civilian sport and target shooters
Production
Production years: 2006-present
Heavy-barrel target/varmint variant of the reintroduced T-Bolt; built by Miroku of Japan
Origin
Country of origin: Japan
Designer: Browning Arms Company
Notes
Offered with walnut or gray laminate stocks and in blued or stainless barrel finishes; also chambered in .22 WMR and .17 HMR across the Target/Varmint sub-line. Current production is by Miroku of Japan.
Background
The Target/Varmint takes the T-Bolt's unusually fast straight-pull action, a European layout rare on American-marketed rifles, and dresses it in a heavy free-floated barrel for the bench and the varmint field, where rapid follow-up shots on scattering ground squirrels are prized.