Blaser Rifles

[Pagans]

I can't complain all taken with a Blaser never had a rust issue .

 

[tomgsp]

almost snap. 22LR, 243(sold) 308 and a 375.

out of interest did the similar calibres need different reasons?

Different reasons as in what?
thanks

 

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There is a siddi

its been a while maybe 2 years or more since I last handled one.

I know contractors that use them to great effect.
One used it as a work rifle and to shoot PRS,I think he had two barrels though of the same calibre as not to fry his work barrel.
He loved the modularity of them which I think is blasers strength.

I’m not an anti blaser merchant or anything ,
But I’ll just not hear it that they are the safest rifles to exist and cannot possibly fail.

I read a story on a forum of a guy that travelled up to a weeks stalking , unpacked his car , was sorting kit out etc

He passed the guide his loaded blaser , round in the spout , safety engaged, didn’t mention a word to the guide about it being in a ready state , luckily guide was a consumate professional and carried out nsps to discover he had been handed a rifle in such a state.

Only good weapon handling and safety drills prevented a possible horror story.

When challenged about the state of the rifle , the owner doubled down and cited blasers safety systems saying it was fine and blaser had a total of 7 safety functions and it wouldn’t discharge.

As you can imagine, this wasn’t well recieved and I imagine the rifle owner did a whole lot of armed walking that week without shooting much
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Personally I think people are blinded by the price tag and just because they have paid in the region of £4k for their take to bits spout, they think it’s perfect.

Nothing in this world is flawless, every rifle has faults, all accept the bomb proof Ruger M77 which I can say I have shot for 15 years and NEVER had a ND

Yep get all that, anything mechanical can break it’s has to its a bit of metal or plastic, that’s good for anything,
What does come up which I don’t know why - the blaser click and ND. Both of those are apart from it breaking as other rifles do, is down to operator errors or crap maintenance or a combo of both
If you fail to clean or don’t push the bolt home crap happens, all of these can be avoided with learning to use and clean the rifle
I’ve use blasers and yes I got the blaser clicks on the outset, ****es you off when the cross hairs on something

BUT it’s 100% driver error nothing to do with the rifle mechanics as for the ND I tried with all my calibres to get a ND under controlled conditions and could not get any of my gear to cooperate as that was the reason it was high on my list for buying purely on the safety
As said by other guys rifles breakdown, that’s sods law but you got to look at driver error, training snd maintenance and not the mechanics

 

[artschool]

Different reasons as in what?
thanks

when firearms licensing ask what each similar calibre is for?

 

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when firearms licensing ask what each similar calibre is for?

Since having blasers I’ve actually reduced my firearms which made the FEO a happy chap the reason for that I had 3 22 rimmies, day scope, NV and a target rifle now 1 blaser 3 scopes . 2 X 22 hornet now 1 hornet = 1 day scope 1 NV 1 thermal scope 222 204 and the deer Calibres all capabilities to change zeroed scopes, NV and thermal and everyone you know you wouldn’t have to even check zero but do so anyway combine that with the way the rifles suits me, safety and I’ve not had one problem with any of them including the deer calibres 93 ist then swapped to the R8 pro

nothing not to like

 

[1894]

Pros - Accurate, good trigger, ‘safe’ uncocked carry, repeatable take down, interchangeability.

Cons - expensive, adj cheek piece VERY expensive, thermoplastic stocks, no stainless barrels, high mounts, cannot cycle quietly.

I take the view the cons outweigh the negatives because I value stainless, non thermoplastic, silent cycling and externally adjustable triggers

 

[Shootgun]

What’s not to like?
10 years on and it didn’t missed a beat, no ND, no “Blaser click “ insanely accurate and never missed a shot (tin hat on)
Have a few barrels, using the same stock and trigger is a massive bonus, perfect return to zero all the time without fail.
I did had a rusty barrel about 7 years ago but it was replaced under the warranty, never had any issues since.

 

[Sporty67]

Lads saying that their £500 rifle can do anything a Blaser can do is just ignorance. Yes the cheap rifle will absolutely kill a deer just as dead as the Blaser but that is the same as saying a Vauxhall Nova is the same as an S- class Merc. Yes they will both get you from a to b and the nova even will burn less juice, so if you are happy with that then go for the nova. In that case the more expensive product is a waste of money because that person doesn't appreciate the difference in quality and may as well just save the money.
However if you can appreciate the difference, I doubt anyone would be genuinely happier with the £500 rifle. Just like the car analogy no product is perfect. (some will say the new Mercs are much lighter and plastic-ey and less reliable than the old ones which is true but they are still a serious piece of kit and are a more premium product than say a new Dacia. The Blaser is no different, yes the magazine is plastic etc but is perfectly functional.

Some of the particular Blaser R8 advantages in my eyes:

• Shorter over all length.
• Very easy to completely disassemble for either cleaning or transport with return to zero. (this is a game changer imo)
• As accurate as any other high end factory rifle, the straight pull is no disadvantage.
• Extremely modular, can easily swap between optics for various tasks, nv, thermal etc..
• Again can have multiple barrels if you tend to travel for overseas hunts.
• De-cocker is much safer than a traditional safety catch.
• Standard trigger is beautiful.

As I said they are not perfect, but what product is?

Yes some of the plastic stocks should be better/stiffer for the money and yes if you don't properly push in the magazine you may loose a trigger group in the field which is an expensive mistake, same for not closing the bolt properly or not cocking the rifle properly but at the end of the day that is operator error and no fault of the rifle.

I reckon most of these mishaps are when people are not familiar with the rifle, as they are a bit different from "standard bolt action" rifles that we all grew up with. At the end of the day it is the responsibility of the stalker to make him/herself familiar with the rifle they are using, like the old saying "a bad workman blames his tools".

I bought my first R8 two seasons ago and have no regrets, I would not go back to a remington/tikka/sako for stalking anyway.

 

[Dave_45]

The way the blasers have long barrels but hide it really well and you aren’t waving about a broom stick is something I like.

Apart from that.

Still a no

 

[Sheamus]

Personally I think people are blinded by the price tag and just because they have paid in the region of £4k for their take to bits spout, they think it’s perfect.

Nothing in this world is flawless, every rifle has faults, all accept the bomb proof Ruger M77 which I can say I have shot for 15 years and NEVER had a ND

I wouldn't even use a Ruger M77 to knock the compo off the scaffold boards me ole cocker..

 

[south-nofolk-stalker]

I wouldn't even use a Ruger M77 to knock the compo off the scaffold boards me ole cocker..

Obviously too rustic and too much gun for you to handle

 

[south-nofolk-stalker]

I wouldn't even use a Ruger M77 to knock the compo off the scaffold boards me ole cocker..

Ahhh but with a ruger you could do that and still pick a flea of a foxes arse then pop somewhere nice and shoot a gold medal roebuck and still come home and take the Mrs for dinner with the change

 

[tackb]

nothing not to like

apart from having less rifles !

no normal shooter prefers less rifles !

 

[south-nofolk-stalker]

apart from having less rifles !

no normal shooter prefers less rifles !

I never have been normal I’m getting rid of guns unnecessary and unwanted baggage

 

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I never have been normal I’m getting rid of guns unnecessary and unwanted baggage

i can understand that, I’m seriously looking at just one for all deer rifle

 

[south-nofolk-stalker]

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i can understand that, I’m seriously looking at just one for all deer rifle

It’s the way forward, have one rifle and be confident with it!

I’ve been like that a very long time and a strategy that’s served me well.

 

[Dave_45]

Yep get all that, anything mechanical can break it’s has to its a bit of metal or plastic, that’s good for anything,
What does come up which I don’t know why - the blaser click and ND. Both of those are apart from it breaking as other rifles do, is down to operator errors or crap maintenance or a combo of both
If you fail to clean or don’t push the bolt home crap happens, all of these can be avoided with learning to use and clean the rifle
I’ve use blasers and yes I got the blaser clicks on the outset, ****es you off when the cross hairs on something

BUT it’s 100% driver error nothing to do with the rifle mechanics as for the ND I tried with all my calibres to get a ND under controlled conditions and could not get any of my gear to cooperate as that was the reason it was high on my list for buying purely on the safety
As said by other guys rifles breakdown, that’s sods law but you got to look at driver error, training snd maintenance and not the mechanics

A better name for a ND would be an error In drill.

Anything else mechanical failure.

 

[Siggy]

That doesn’t surprise me in the slightest

Also had the Blaser click been mentioned?

Over hyped, massively over priced and does nothing that a tikka, sako, Parker hale or a rust bucket ruger does.

No one ever mentions the tikka click either, where the bolt is slightly raised, has happened to me and a DSC 2 candidate I was witnessing.

 

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No one ever mentions the tikka click either, where the bolt is slightly raised, has happened to me and a DSC 2 candidate I was witnessing.

Never had a tikka, sako 75 and 85 for me. but some say they are good rifles, when sako introduced them a very good gunsmith at that time pulled one to pieces and said they just fit nicely into a budget rifle status .
75 and 85 are IMHO the 2 best from sako I liked the safety on the 85 because you could lock the safety on and unload at the same time, that what I shot pre blaser taking over

 

[south-nofolk-stalker]

No one ever mentions the tikka click either, where the bolt is slightly raised, has happened to me and a DSC 2 candidate I was witnessing.

That’s a new one on me