Beretta BRX1
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Steff
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monarman
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Has the benefit of a proper detachable mag..... adjustable trigger pull weight..... picatinny rail as standard..... and converts to full left handed... oh... and half the price of a blaser....
Sounds ideal... but yes it's a tad ugly... but its a tool for use and has many features a blaser DOESN'T.... and did I mention it was half the price?...... imagine... a rifle with more features than a blaser and decent glass for less money than a blaser!!!....
Blaser lovers will find millions of faults no doubt lol
Sounds ideal... but yes it's a tad ugly... but its a tool for use and has many features a blaser DOESN'T.... and did I mention it was half the price?...... imagine... a rifle with more features than a blaser and decent glass for less money than a blaser!!!....
Blaser lovers will find millions of faults no doubt lol
Heym SR20
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Just popped into my YouTube feed. Ambidextrous with the tip of a pen or cartridge, rotating bolt lock up, AR type trigger and firing mechanism. If they get the price right Blaser will have a tough time.
Its built around an aluminium chassis so am sure you could put a nice stock on it.
Its built around an aluminium chassis so am sure you could put a nice stock on it.
Really? You think it’s that bad from just seeing a picture?
Far from it
Heym SR20
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I have had a good read of these. Seems that price in Europe will be a bit under €1,600 and launch calibres of 6.5cm, 308, 30-06 and 300 win mag.
They have focused on good handling, pointability and quick repeat shots. Not so much UK style but the Europeans hunt like that and in many countries do a lot of running boar / moose type targets to train for such. Go to Germany and there are public rifle ranges and clubs with ranges everywhere - think sporting clays in UK, instead think sporting rifle ranges.
At this price they will sell truck loads of these. Whilst we might all want to shoot a Blaser F6, Kreighoff, or Holland and Holland in reality we use Silver Pigeons.
Most younger European hunters would love a Blaser or Merkel straight pull, but still use a turnbolt or grandpas old combination, double or drilling. The Blaser’s are out of their price point. The BRX1 gives them all the Modern functionality but at a blue collar price.
Calibre choice
6.5 cm for smaller game, and low recoil, and for the long range gong basher
308 in a 20” barrel - the do it all, find ammo anywhere all round for the guy who just wants it go bang and for it to deal with pretty much anything.
30-06 in a 22” barrel - for the older generation who like the long cartridge and the extra horse power and velocity to give a bit longer point blank range, because having to find your reading glasses so you can read off the range and then read the numbers on the twiddly turrets is far too much of a faff and the buck has no buggered off
And 300 win mag - for either the older generation in the mountains who really wants high velocity and a getting on for 300m point blank range, or the ability to shoot 200 plus ggrain bullets at really big animals, or for the nimrod who needs a magnum to shoot roe deer at 50m because …..you know the type.
Looking at pictures of the stock and foreend, it really doesn’t look a huge job to inlet a piece of wood or laminate - no more than a semi auto shotgun, so if Berreta don’t do a wood or laminate version, the after market quickly will.
Looks like the barrels have a picattiny rail as an integral part of the barrel. Not pretty, but really functional and gives huge options for sighting options. Barrels are all screw threaded so no issue adding a moderator. As for open sights - well there are now moderators that include a foresight, and there are any number of peepsite options for rails.
I can see one of these possibly forming part of my armoury. At the price its the sort of gun I would buy, leave with hunting friends in Germany and use down there, now that we have a lot more faff taking guns into Europe. Or to have it as a rough weather gun, and something versatile so that given its ambidextrous nature (I am left handed) both I and friends who I take out stalking can both use it.
They have focused on good handling, pointability and quick repeat shots. Not so much UK style but the Europeans hunt like that and in many countries do a lot of running boar / moose type targets to train for such. Go to Germany and there are public rifle ranges and clubs with ranges everywhere - think sporting clays in UK, instead think sporting rifle ranges.
At this price they will sell truck loads of these. Whilst we might all want to shoot a Blaser F6, Kreighoff, or Holland and Holland in reality we use Silver Pigeons.
Most younger European hunters would love a Blaser or Merkel straight pull, but still use a turnbolt or grandpas old combination, double or drilling. The Blaser’s are out of their price point. The BRX1 gives them all the Modern functionality but at a blue collar price.
Calibre choice
6.5 cm for smaller game, and low recoil, and for the long range gong basher
308 in a 20” barrel - the do it all, find ammo anywhere all round for the guy who just wants it go bang and for it to deal with pretty much anything.
30-06 in a 22” barrel - for the older generation who like the long cartridge and the extra horse power and velocity to give a bit longer point blank range, because having to find your reading glasses so you can read off the range and then read the numbers on the twiddly turrets is far too much of a faff and the buck has no buggered off
And 300 win mag - for either the older generation in the mountains who really wants high velocity and a getting on for 300m point blank range, or the ability to shoot 200 plus ggrain bullets at really big animals, or for the nimrod who needs a magnum to shoot roe deer at 50m because …..you know the type.
Looking at pictures of the stock and foreend, it really doesn’t look a huge job to inlet a piece of wood or laminate - no more than a semi auto shotgun, so if Berreta don’t do a wood or laminate version, the after market quickly will.
Looks like the barrels have a picattiny rail as an integral part of the barrel. Not pretty, but really functional and gives huge options for sighting options. Barrels are all screw threaded so no issue adding a moderator. As for open sights - well there are now moderators that include a foresight, and there are any number of peepsite options for rails.
I can see one of these possibly forming part of my armoury. At the price its the sort of gun I would buy, leave with hunting friends in Germany and use down there, now that we have a lot more faff taking guns into Europe. Or to have it as a rough weather gun, and something versatile so that given its ambidextrous nature (I am left handed) both I and friends who I take out stalking can both use it.
Steff
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No, not at all. In fact I think it has great potential.
But it will have a hell of a lot of expectations to live up to, especially because of its (intended) similarities with the Blaser.
- repeatability of the barrel mounting system
- reliability of the action
- quality of the trigger
- quality of the stock material
- barrel options (lengths and contours)
- service level in case of a problem (this is where I see the biggest problem for Beretta, at least in Germany)
All the best for the new BRX1!
If only there was a 6.5 option on the initial release. I also wonder what else has to be changed for the chambering change.
The trigger removal and adjustment is a nice touch although the left to right thing I’m not sure is a big point other than if you were selling it I guess.
Hopefully the press will get hold of one and put out a review.
Regards,
Gixer
The trigger removal and adjustment is a nice touch although the left to right thing I’m not sure is a big point other than if you were selling it I guess.
Hopefully the press will get hold of one and put out a review.
Regards,
Gixer
Heym SR20
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There is - 6.5 Creedmoor
It was only released yesterday and I expect the press will be all over it.
And in terms of comments in comparison to Blasers and repeatability. Barrel is fastened directly into an aluminium chassis and the sights are attached direct to a rail that is integral to the barrel, so it should be repeatable, or at least good enough for most hunting situations.
Yes it is and will be compared to the Blaser R8. But the starting price for a R8 is c£3,750. The BRX1 is a bit under €1,600, or call it £1,500. That is less than half the price, which for most will be very very significant.
And service level - they will be making all the parts available on the internet for direct order.
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Ah! I read and saw in the vid .308, 30-06 and 300wm?? Where did it mention 6.5CM? Or is that a future release?
Heym SR20
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Have a read of
+++ World premiere +++ Beretta introduces the BRX1 hunting straight-pull repeater: product presentation with exclusive video
Premiere of the new Beretta BRX1* The first straight-pull bolt action rifle from Beretta* Hunting rifle presentation* Video, price and information
www.all4shooters.com
8x57
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When Beretta bought Chapuis I wondered if it was to gain access to the Rols rifle which definitely was serious competition to the Blaser R8.
It looks like I may have guessed correctly but rather than compete directly with the Blaser R8 they have stolen parts of the design to make a cheap straight pull rifle that does pretty much the same.
Now if they scaled this rifle down and redesigned it to take Beretta 92 or Glock mags you would have the makings of a good pistol calibre gallery rifle.
It looks like I may have guessed correctly but rather than compete directly with the Blaser R8 they have stolen parts of the design to make a cheap straight pull rifle that does pretty much the same.
Now if they scaled this rifle down and redesigned it to take Beretta 92 or Glock mags you would have the makings of a good pistol calibre gallery rifle.
I would give it a go, whats not to like? It will put deer in the freezer and holes in paper,and not' a BIG hole in your wallet?
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