Blaser R8 Ultimate stock
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paulbshooting
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3 years of use with mine, using the R8 3-5 times a week for stalking in all weather's. No issues at all with stock or rifle.
roebuckboy
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I have had mine two years regular use in all conditions, no issue atall, they are a quality piece of kit would highly recommend
mine have worked perfectly in the 3 years I’ve had them. One has the adjustable buttpad, the other has a spacer (slightly longer stocks fit me better). Clearly stock ergonomics are a personal thing but these stocks fit me better than any other I’ve used. No problems with wear and tear on either.
Aha, good timing.
I have cheek adjustment and pad adjustment. They work well. I particularly like the pad adjustment at it allows for proper fit when I change positions and for extreme uphill downhill shots. Very good. Nice and fast. Simple. Cheek adj in particular is a very well thought out system. Best one I have come across.
A lot less keen on the forend. My mate who has the same rifle was moaning that his barrel was touching the forend sometimes. Took mine off and sure enough there were scuff marks. £6k and you get the same cheap **** stock issues with a basic Tikka ! I did some investigating and it is the usual story. You need to make sure you load into any bipod not pull the rifle back into you. You may need to be a bit careful if you are hanging a heavy can on the end then resting the tip of the forend on sticks? To be fair my can is not the lightest (also not the heaviest SL5i) and the fiver test passed but it wasn't a huge gap. I had not noticed an issue until my mate had a moan.
Same **** as a lot of factory synthetic stocks I guess but not what you expect from their advertising or price ticket.
For balance, it shoots 7mm at 100m (even with me behind it) so clearly you can drive it right.
I have cheek adjustment and pad adjustment. They work well. I particularly like the pad adjustment at it allows for proper fit when I change positions and for extreme uphill downhill shots. Very good. Nice and fast. Simple. Cheek adj in particular is a very well thought out system. Best one I have come across.
A lot less keen on the forend. My mate who has the same rifle was moaning that his barrel was touching the forend sometimes. Took mine off and sure enough there were scuff marks. £6k and you get the same cheap **** stock issues with a basic Tikka ! I did some investigating and it is the usual story. You need to make sure you load into any bipod not pull the rifle back into you. You may need to be a bit careful if you are hanging a heavy can on the end then resting the tip of the forend on sticks? To be fair my can is not the lightest (also not the heaviest SL5i) and the fiver test passed but it wasn't a huge gap. I had not noticed an issue until my mate had a moan.
Same **** as a lot of factory synthetic stocks I guess but not what you expect from their advertising or price ticket.
For balance, it shoots 7mm at 100m (even with me behind it) so clearly you can drive it right.
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