Silverfox1
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I'm thinking of getting myself the r8 professional. For you blaser owners are they worth the money. What's the accuracy and handling like.
Many thanks
sf
Many thanks
sf
Go with what you use most i guess but if you get another barrel by rights you should really have another mount and scope also as the mount is set up for that paticular barrel,having said that when i got my 7mm rem i did as advised and already had a spare scope anyway so it was no real hardship,thought i'd try swapping the mounts around and there doesn't seem to be any difference in the fit between my two barrels so i rekon i could have got away with just the one mount and scope.Thanks lads I never really took much notice of blasers until a friend got an r93 pro. In fairness they probably aren't the nicest looking rifles in the world but the handling is great. I haven't seen an r8 yet so I must do some research and decide then. I have 2 tikka t3's at the moment. One in 243 and the other in 270. I was thinking of trading in both and getting a 270 barrel now and a 243 barrel next year sometime. What do you think?
now that would be my idea of a great stalking rig. I'd leave the mod off of it though. Thanks lads.270 R8 Semi weight barrel, atzl trigger, sonic 45 moderator ideal hunting rifle for mountain or woodland. Benefit over your tika is that it will be a bit shorter, and has a better trigger especially with the atzl trigger which is a factory option now. The shorter barrel makes a moderator more manageable. Tikas are usually pretty accurate and most blasers shoot clover leaf or better out of the box.
I must try have a look at the success version. The only problem over here is blasers aren't very popular and dealers only get them in if you want one. Lakelands is over 2 hour drive away too so it's hard to get time to go to them.... 4 barrels. You must be going to travel with it. What calibres did you get?I own or have owned Sako, Steyr and Sauer. All good rifles and accurate, the Steyr once it was fitted with a good stock. The 22-250 was a Sauer Outback and the 308 an Elegance with rather fine wood. A couple of months ago I got the urge! and went over to Ivythorne Sporting.
My only premise was that I felt that switch barrel would best suit my needs as I really liked the concept of "knowing" one stock/trigger. I spent ages looking at Mauser - wonderful engineering but a bit too heavy for my tastes, more Sauers and finally, and as I was there, picked up a Blaser Pro Success. Not the prettiest rifle but perhaps in the same way that a Porsche is not the prettiest car!
The thumbhole stock immediately impressed. Trying a conventional stock, i.e. as my current rifles, felt slightly awkward. The Blaser trigger is superb and at least as good as my previous best trigger. I liked the logic of the scope being barrel mounted as I have a paranoia about maintaining zero. The weight is perfect for me - not overly light when scoped and moderated. A key point for my stalking is rifle O.A.L. The Blaser is 3"-3.5" shorter than anything else. By direct comparison a Blaser with a 22" barrel is shorter than a Mauser with an 18"!
My Pro Success Leather should be here next week with 4 barrels!
Atb
Thanks glendine. About 20 minutes closer alright. James is a nice lad to deal with. I try to call in anytime I'm up his way.Might not make much off a differance to your journey time or would it? Jame McBride guns in Athlone he has a few in stock.
I'd say your well covered . I'll be happy with just one barrel for now.22-250, 243, 6.5x55 & 308 with a 9.3 to follow - should deal with most eventualities! Atb