BLR owners.....what your opinion of them.

kamlooky said:
Just some kibbles and bits for yu'all.
I was told by a reputable chap that the triggers on these liked to
be pulled.
None of this easy, gentle, slow pull type thing.
Seems if you pull gently and longly, something comes unleashed and the
trigger goes into limp mode.
Safety device?
Anyone else care to comment on this?
I wonder if the three Brownings were owned by the same chap just above?
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Never heard this one Kam,... and I always would place my fingers outside the trigger guard to form a crude pistol grip, much to copy my FN service rifle( Lithgow L1A1 back in the day I bought the BLR) feel, to allow me to insure the heavy trigger was pressed ever so gently directly back, so as not to cant or move, the "hard to settle in on a bench rest", rifle.

Like I said it did 1.25" 3 shot with the best load(165 Hornady Spirepoint over 46.5 grains WW748/CCi250) I could develope for it from a bench, but factory remington 150gr PSPCL, was in the high 2" - 3 range. IIRC, federal Blue box 150 Hi-shoks, were the best factory accuracy. Never tried to rebed/tune,...... it was accurate enough for the task at hand.

Anyone who has grouped a BLR properly from a benchrest, knows the first two rounds are Siamese twins, with the third probaly by the milkman.:p

God love those Hornady 165gr Interlocks. I always called them the poor man's premium bullet. At modest velocities like in a BLR.308 from a 20" barrel, they expanded very well , held together, never exited, producing a bang/flop kill everytime on whitetail.:rockOn:
 
RememberTheSomme said:
Anyone who has grouped a BLR properly from a benchrest, knows the first two rounds are Siamese twins, with the third probaly by the milkman.:p
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Agree...All of mine were like that...Same results with the BLRs I have sighted in for other people. The only exceptions are one in 223, and another in 22-250 that were right around the inch.
 
The op was Asking opinions on blrs.I have owned one of mine since 1981.It happens to be a 243.I believe I have shot somewhere around 2500 rounds thru it.I have used factory,reloaded shells, and have had great success with this gun.I feel fortunate to have had no problems with it, as many of you have.It is one my most used, and liked guns.I would think, they are one of the best choices, anyone could make.
 
Some of these photos have been up here before, and I have bragging rights to them agian.
I don't boast my shooting abilities, but every now and agin, well I have a good day.
This was my first time out with this new to me gal.
Most are of my reloads and the photo should display the menu.
She wears the skirt of 358win.
There was a witness this day and he is well known here.
Up they are.............



The one on the far right was my last shot and I should of given up on three.
My right eye does get tired and gets blurry.



First target and no bones about it.......twenty five yards.
I know, only twenty five yards, but the group is what counts.
And for the first fired shots, new to me and bore sighted only.
Hard to argue this little group.



This fat waisted little gal is going to be my go to hunting pardner.
I am convinced this BLR 81 is as they say, the meooows peejammer's. :rolleyes:
 
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I find them clunky and unnatural in lever actions. they are resistant to open then there seems to be a point in mid travel where things tend to get stiff and then don't close smoothly. cycle one slowly and see if i am correct.
Now cycle a Winchester, Savage or Marlin and compare.
The browning is over designed to handle high pressure cartridges in what should be a simple easy to use short to mid range package.
A lever action is supposed to offer a quick follow up shot in a tight situation, natural to point and easy to swing with the target.
the Browning BLR is a bit like a monster truck, drag race engine in a 4x4.
fun to watch but.... why?
Well lets create a use for our creation?
John Moses is rolling in his grave right now! Go check.
 
snoopycda said:
I find them clunky and unnatural in lever actions. they are resistant to open then there seems to be a point in mid travel where things tend to get stiff and then don't close smoothly. cycle one slowly and see if i am correct.
Now cycle a Winchester, Savage or Marlin and compare.
The browning is over designed to handle high pressure cartridges in what should be a simple easy to use short to mid range package.
A lever action is supposed to offer a quick follow up shot in a tight situation, natural to point and easy to swing with the target.
the Browning BLR is a bit like a monster truck, drag race engine in a 4x4.
fun to watch but.... why?
Well lets create a use for our creation?
John Moses is rolling in his grave right now! Go check.
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Didn't see the 'wink' at the end of your post. The BLR is the Swiss watch, the German BMW, nay the Italian Ferrari of lever guns. Never have words like clunky, stiff, or unnatural been more inappropriately used. Now Winchesters and Marlins (not so much the Marlins)..... ;)
 
As long as there is more than one type of gun there will be a variety of opinions - sort of like cars! Ever noticed that there are mechanics trained to work on the $200,000+ cars - why? because even they have problems. All of us have our preferences based upon our own or someones experience........ Now what I wish GunNutz would do is include a "LIKE" / "DISLIKE" button beside each post, because I love some of comments. I get more entertainment from reading these threads then I do watching most movies!
 
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I have one that use to be my go to gun for moose. Older style in 308.

It has been replaced with a few different bolt actions in larger calibres. Mine is not a tack driver but has claimed 6 or so moose and X2 that on deer.

The action is very tight. I had mine freeze up on one hunt when pushing bush in fresh snow and -20. Snow got into the action and froze it up until I got it back to camp. The action can also be tough to get clean. If you plan to push a lot of bush with it you may find it to be a pain in the butt to keep the needles, twigs and leaves out of it.
 
I just picked up my Lightweight Stainless in 308. Action feels a bit stiff but I will loosen it up before hunting season. The Walnut and Stainless looks amazing together. If it was a woman - she would have my heart! I traded in my older model 81 270 because it was too heavy to lug around all day - yes Im a woos .... but the weight difference between the 2 is very noticeable
 
gtrussell said:
A Leupold vx-r would fit that nicely.
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true indeed the VX-R is nice. I've been wondering if I should go with a matte silver color to keep the look of the gun
.... and then what power range 1.5x8 or the 3x9. All my other scopes are 3x9x40 - Zeiss, Burris, Swarvosky so Im thinking lower power for better field of view might be the way to go on the BLR since it is used for pushing during deer/moose season if I need to make a quick shot. Am also considering a good quality red dot but then I wouldn't have the longer range the 308 is capable of ....and my eyesight isnt
 
snoopycda said:
I find them clunky and unnatural in lever actions. they are resistant to open then there seems to be a point in mid travel where things tend to get stiff and then don't close smoothly. cycle one slowly and see if i am correct.
Now cycle a Winchester, Savage or Marlin and compare.
The browning is over designed to handle high pressure cartridges in what should be a simple easy to use short to mid range package.
A lever action is supposed to offer a quick follow up shot in a tight situation, natural to point and easy to swing with the target.
the Browning BLR is a bit like a monster truck, drag race engine in a 4x4.
fun to watch but.... why?
Well lets create a use for our creation?
John Moses is rolling in his grave right now! Go check.
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Clearly you have never blazed away at a running whitetail with a BLR.... They are wonderfully quick and very smooth!!
 
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