Blaser 30-06 as they say on TV it might to a good time to “look away now”.
I always thought that the Blaser action was a complicated engineering solution to a problem that did not exist. There is a lot to be said for KISS (keep it simple stupid.) Well it works for me.
What are the advantages of this action over a normal turn bolt? Some would say that you can get a second shot off quicker but in real stalking situations how much quicker,
making the first shot count is what we are all about and not spray and pray merchants.
On the rare occasion that I have needed a follow up shot I have had no problem in operating my bolt quick enough to do the deed. Shooting a mature Roe doe and her two doe kids can be achieved with a turn bolt as long as you have a cool head. After having three deer in the grass who wants to shoot any more bearing in mine that you have got extraction to deal with.
While that complicated action might cause not problems with a bit of “soft” deer stalking in the south of England would want to risk it if you were going to Canada, Alaska, pig hunting in Australian out back, Hunting in the New Zealand Alps, or the Africa bush.
Gets some dirt in that action and you are in trouble. Would you choose one for a dangerous game rifle?
The people that deserve a pat on the back here are the Blaser marketing team for convincing so many people that they have invented a better mouse trap.
I think that buying a Blaser is a bit like a Prada handbag, very nice but something to make a statement with when something a lot cheaper will get the job done equally as well.
Still if the pride of ownership thing gives you a nice warm feeling and you can afford it buy one, in the mean time I will put the £1,000 I saved towards my next trip aboard. But still I am just normal working bloke.
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