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

Had three..Older all steel ones in 284, 243, and 257Roberts..Shot deer with all of them..

The only issue. We had three in our camp that jumped time in one season, that rendered them useless until they went for repair...
 
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captonion said:
Had three..Older all steel ones in 284, 243, and 257Roberts..Shot deer with all of them..

The only issue. We had three in our camp that jumped time in one season, that redered them useless until they went for repair...
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Not sure what this means?Could you elaborate ? Thanks.
 
captonion said:
Had three..Older all steel ones in 284, 243, and 257Roberts..Shot deer with all of them..

The only issue. We had three in our camp that jumped time in one season, that redered them useless until they went for repair...
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Wow! Three in one camp. Heres a condition I was not aware of, but can see how it could possibly happen based on the design. Was it from wear on the rack or the pinion, or both? This would be a negative issue if it ever happened to mine.:(
 
RememberTheSomme said:
Wow! Three in one camp. Heres a condition I was not aware of, but can see how it could possibly happen based on the design. Was it from wear on the rack or the pinion, or both? This would be a negative issue if it ever happened to mine.:(
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Two were new rifles, and one a couple years old...The first did it, then the other two a few days later on the same day..They all cycled just fine, just wouldn't fire...
Two got sold off after fixed, and to my knowlege the other hasn't had the issue since...That was atleast 10yrs ago.

gtrussell said:
Looky,I believe thats what he is saying, but is hardly in the ,boy that always happens column.
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Three in one camp is hard to ignore..
 
captonion said:
Had three..Older all steel ones in 284, 243, and 257Roberts..Shot deer with all of them..

The only issue. We had three in our camp that jumped time in one season, that rendered them useless until they went for repair...
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The chances of a BLR jumping a gear tooth is about zero to nil, unless something came from the factory improperly assembled. That's entirely possible. I don't recommend taking them apart because they are a bit of a challenge to assemble with correct timing. I suspect these rifles had quite likely been 'worked on' at home before the failures occurred. ;) If a person ever needs work done on one of these there is an excellent gunsmith in Bewdley, ON who does Browning warranty work.
 
Browning Lever Rifles...

I've had three BLR's now, all in .308 Win. Two with the stick out magazine [earlier version] the last with the flush fit magazine. All shot well & were accurate.

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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?
 
I have one of the older ones in .243 Win.

Never took to it compared to the bolt-actions. I Guess I'll have to bring it to the range sometime.


PS> I just looked at it and it appears to be Made in Belgium?

Also,

Does anyone know where I could find a Magazine for one of these?
The one it came with lost before I inherited the rifle.
 
I had one in a 270 but traded it for a 308 stainless with a red dot scope I have a 270 wsm tikka. I love the gun . Would sleep with it of my wife allowed me to. My gunsmith said don't ever tke it apart because the timing is a ##### to get right .. To quote his words...now I'm wondering if I should have went with 30 06 ... But then again I have a 300 weatherby
 
The Browning BLRs are great guns in any caliber! I prefer the straight grip versions over the pistol grip ones. The newer aluminium receivered guns shoot as well as the older steel ones and are equally durable. Some have better triggers than others, the rougher/heavier ones smooth up after about 100 or so shots. Adding an over-travel screw to the trigger also helps with the accuracy and is an easy job to perform. For the BLRs with severe accuracy issues (+3" groups @ 100yds with any and all ammo tried), the problem seems to be forend/barrel contact at the forend tip/barrel band area. After relieving the problem area the groups generally return to the average 1"-1.5". Many will shoot sub-moa with select factory or reloaded ammo as well. The most important thing to remember is to keep the chamber CLEAN. Any rust formation in the chamber of a BLR will cause a very slugish/stiff cycling action, sometimes even a stuck case...requiring 2 hands on the lever and a friend to hold the rifle by the barrel and stock!!!
 
Knowing how they work,you would be wondering how this condition could occur .It would be akin to locking your door with a dead bolt,and finding it blowing open an hour later.
 
gtrussell said:
Knowing how they work,you would be wondering how this condition could occur.
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I'm not quite sure. I have heard of it happening to some others, but can't put my finger on why? Levered too roughly? I know I didn't gently cycle the actions on mine.
What I do know, is it isnt a do it yourself fix, and the rifle is down for the season.

kamlooky said:
I wonder if the three Brownings were owned by the same chap just above?
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Nope...My brothers, and two other guys in camp..Two in 243, and one 7mm-08(if that matters)...Another friend had on in 308 do the same that season.
 
bryan.14 said:
I have one of the older ones in .243 Win.

Never took to it compared to the bolt-actions. I Guess I'll have to bring it to the range sometime.


PS> I just looked at it and it appears to be Made in Belgium?

Also,

Does anyone know where I could find a Magazine for one of these?
The one it came with lost before I inherited the rifle.
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I have a magazine, just need a rifle..........:p

Western Gun Parts????????

I found a new spare mag for my 358win there.
New in the box Browning.
 
I had a BLR '81 30-06. I was a good shooter and fast. My son is the proud owner of it now (Grad gift). There were only two things I did not care about in that rifle.

1) When operating fast, the bolt would "slam" open. This was due to the way the gearing systems were synchronized to effectively operate the long action. I figured that somewhere along the line something would eventually give out.

2) Magazines. I bought four and the one which came with the rifle. Of those four, two were NFG. The rifle would jam up. I taking measurements, it was evident that they were not "pressed" and "Shaped" identically to the ones that did work.

Other than those two little quirks, it was a great gun.
 
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