Browning BLR extended magazines
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The balance point of the rifle, for one handed carry, is right in the area of the magazine. If you put an 8-10 round mag on it, it's about as useful as one of
those Gunsite Scouts that Ruger makes: looks purdy, but that's about it. And I've never heard of an extended mag for a BLR, but you never know.
those Gunsite Scouts that Ruger makes: looks purdy, but that's about it. And I've never heard of an extended mag for a BLR, but you never know.
I'm wondering if you're confusing the mags for the Model '81 BLR and the later BLR Lightning and BLR Lightweight. I believe in the earlier version the mags extended or protruded a bit from the stock and the later are flush with the stock.
Plus a 8 or 10 rounds .300 Win Mag detachable mag - would that be legal to own or hunt with? (and I know Lee's and Garand's have 8-10 rounds but that's an exemption.)
Plus a 8 or 10 rounds .300 Win Mag detachable mag - would that be legal to own or hunt with? (and I know Lee's and Garand's have 8-10 rounds but that's an exemption.)
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I really don't see the point of 8-10 very heavy bullets in your gun. if you miss the first two chances are they're long gone. Thats why you don't often see mags with over 5 capacity as they're really not practical except for dual purpose rifles such as the Ruger Gunsite scout rifle.
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anyone here actually handle a blr ? ........ you could possibly get a mag that would hold 2 or 3 more rounds , any longer and it would interfere with the lever when the action was fully open .
maybe he is shooting at running coyotes? I can see it ---- some more rounds would be very helpful
me - I would take one and weld in a middle section to extend it. Find a spring that works from maybe an M14 type and give it a go.
unless it does hit the lever - then forget it
me - I would take one and weld in a middle section to extend it. Find a spring that works from maybe an M14 type and give it a go.
unless it does hit the lever - then forget it
I just checked on my BLR (it is a short action .308, but I believe it should be the same) and you can have no more than half an inch sticking out mag room before you start hiting it with the lever - so you may be able to squeeze like one (?) additional 300 mag round...
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Non-magnum magazines hold 4 cartridges, with the exception of the 450 Marlin, magnum magazines hold 3 cartridges and the 450 Marlin also holds 3.
All of this info is on Brownings website.
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i'll rephrase what i said ... 2 or 3 rounds more than what the mag holds from factory .
there isn't alot of room between the open lever and magazine .
Or maybe I should have read what you said a little more closely.
I don't know what the fascination is with extended magazines, if you haven't
hit it in 3, or 4 shots, the only thing you've got left to shoot at is it's a$$hole
anyway and maybe it's time to go back to the range for more practice.
Or maybe I should have read what you said a little more closely.
I don't know what the fascination is with extended magazines, if you haven't
hit it in 3, or 4 shots, the only thing you've got left to shoot at is it's a$$hole
anyway and maybe it's time to go back to the range for more practice.
Well said. I agree 100%
Or maybe I should have read what you said a little more closely.
I don't know what the fascination is with extended magazines, if you haven't
hit it in 3, or 4 shots, the only thing you've got left to shoot at is it's a$$hole
anyway and maybe it's time to go back to the range for more practice.
I agree that he needs more practice if he can't hit what he wants in a couple shots!
this is what HE asked me to post.
He does not walk far from his truck before shooting usually so he is not worried about balance points.He asked me to post this
and wishes to know if anyone sells big mags for this lever gun...? he is a very big fellow so the weight wouldn't bother him likely.smiley1 if you can't get an answer that meets your needs here, try the Winchester and Lever Guns Forum on Gunboards. You might have to get it from the U.S. if it exists.
But if he's go a Browning BLR why not just get another mag and keep it in his pocket?
But if he's go a Browning BLR why not just get another mag and keep it in his pocket?
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I agree that he needs more practice if he can't hit what he wants in a couple shots!
this is what HE asked me to post.
He does not walk far from his truck before shooting usually so he is not worried about balance points.He asked me to post this
I guess I should watch what, or how I say things. I wasn't really speaking of HIM in particular, but more to what seems to be a growing trend that I sort of
alluded to in my first post when I made the reference to Ruger's Gunsite Scout. I don't see the Scout as a very practical rifle. Sure it looks neat, but how do
you carry that thing in the field when the balance point of the rifle is blocked by that horrendously big magazine; I just don't see the point of it. But I guess
people will want what they want. Now I'm probably going to hear it from all the Gunsite Scout fans. So while I'm at it, I might as well say that I think all
those "Mares Leg" rifles that everybody is flogging are also pretty useless.
