Long Ranger owners?
- Thread starter IAFS
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Have owned multiple 1895's, own a longranger, dad has owned a blr in .308 for years(which we have both hunted with). I think you may be surprised at how the recoil of the 1895 compares to the blr in a .308 - my dad is fairly recoil sensitive and prefers the 1895 in .45-70 to his blr because "it feels like a bigger .30-30 and doesn't snap like the .308". I would agree - to be fair the marlin is about a pound heavier with a 22" inch barrel instead of 20" on the browning.
I've had my long ranger for a few months now and have worked up a few one inch or less loads for it - trying some 200 gr. partitions next. The slope of the stock and the very nice pad it came with fit me very well and recoil is very manageable. The trigger is leaps and bounds ahead of any blr trigger I have ever handled. The only thing I prefer on the blr is the magazine, specifically the release. The flush button on the long ranger can be difficult to work, especially with gloves. Often I find myself rolling the rifle onto its side, pushing the button with one hand and pulling the magazine out with the other. I think this is due to the smooth, flush button and tight fitting mags. Leaving the button about 1/16"-1/8" proud of the receiver and maybe checkering the surface of it would have made it much easier to locate intuitively. The magazine functions perfectly but is still a bit tight in the receiver - that should work itself out with a few hundred more rounds though.
I've had my long ranger for a few months now and have worked up a few one inch or less loads for it - trying some 200 gr. partitions next. The slope of the stock and the very nice pad it came with fit me very well and recoil is very manageable. The trigger is leaps and bounds ahead of any blr trigger I have ever handled. The only thing I prefer on the blr is the magazine, specifically the release. The flush button on the long ranger can be difficult to work, especially with gloves. Often I find myself rolling the rifle onto its side, pushing the button with one hand and pulling the magazine out with the other. I think this is due to the smooth, flush button and tight fitting mags. Leaving the button about 1/16"-1/8" proud of the receiver and maybe checkering the surface of it would have made it much easier to locate intuitively. The magazine functions perfectly but is still a bit tight in the receiver - that should work itself out with a few hundred more rounds though.
