One can order the R8 without the detachable trigger guard magazine and for Euro 330 less money.

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Originally posted by Biebs:
Mike, somehow you escaped the usual Blaser customer "extreme vetting" procedure...I hear you bought one!

The extreme vetting is to keep denying there is any Blaser association with you biebs.

I got a 375 H&H - 300 win mag, 30/06, 308 to follow if I like the blaser. Will get success stock next.

I bought Swiss K31 today too.

Mike

Well, Mike, you're in good company. Mine shoot extremely well, with the exception of the .300 RUM barrel. I haven't had time to reload for it yet so it will come around.

The company is questionable......the 300 RUM....well you know what I think of those....

snuck up on one a while back.



came with a barrel chambered for the 243 Win.



would not mind acquiring a second barrel in 9.3 x 62 or even 30-06 Springfield.

ya!

GWB

Our ranks are growing!

The only person Ive know personally that like Blasers was Saeed!

OH and his sidekick Walter Hogg..

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Originally posted by Biebs:
Our ranks are growing!

Ok, fine.

It's a great rifle and the best one for traveling, no issues over that.

All I will say is don't be that guy!

That's funny right there.

If you were the guy in the brown hoodie, the other guy would be saying "nice little snub-nose you got there, Ghubert" :-)

Read a lot of drivel from those who have not used a Blaser. Each caliber I have shoots like a match rifle. Don't particularly care for the magazine but have rarely needed a second shot. Blaser allows many great rifles in a smaller space.

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Read a lot of drivel from those who have not used a Blaser.

Doc, we Blaser owners refer to them as "The Great Unwashed" :-)

After years of putting shit on Blaser owners I read a comprehensive report on Australian Hunting Net from a new owner. Unlike some I am not averse to new technology and there is no arguement that the Blaser has some great features. Takedown in a minute or so. Short overall length. Scope mounts that return to zero. Decocker as opposed to safety catch. Excellent reputation for accuracy. Extremely fast to operate. Good trigger. Excellent finish.
On the downside some including mine are pretty bloody ugly. Not the R8 classic sporter though.
I'm a firearms dealer and decided to give one a go. I could always sell it off if I didn't like it without losing much money. I opted for an R8 Professional Success in .300WM.
Now I will say that it took me some time to become accustomed to the decocker and a few other things. Just needed some time to develop muscle memory.
My rifle has proven to be superbly accurate and not fussy about what you feed it. One of the easiest rifles I've ever owned to develop loads for. I'm pretty particular in this regard and expect 5 shots into 3/4 MOA from my hunting rifles.
I took it to Africa last October and found out why Blaser owners love them. Took it out of its short case and reassembled it. Fitted the scope and fired one shot at the range. Printed exactly where it should have. The rifle had done plenty of work at the range up to that point but had never been blooded on game. Rectified that problem on the first day of the hunt with a one shot kill on a mountain zebra mare at a lasered 250 yards followed a few seconds later by a stallion at 383 yds.
I was using 165gn TTSX pills at 3166FPS in my handloads. Had no escapes or what I would describe as bullet failures but found as others have that the Barnes doesn't give a lot of bang flop type kills. Discovered that I could cycle the Blaser so quickly that putting a second insurance shot into animals was almost too easy.
I ended up with a plains zebra, two mountain zebra, two warthogs, an oryx, blue wildebeest, nice 16" springbok and two kudu including a beautiful 58" monster taken on the run.
The guides were impressed enough with the performance of the the Blaser that I was asked on two occassions to hunt with other guys as backup in the event that their trophies needed a fast follow up shot.
One of our trackers hadn't seen a Blaser in action before and asked me whether I'd been in the army after witnessing the fusilade that downed my big kudu.
All the rifles used by our group needed to be kept clean of dust during the trip and the Blaser was no exception. There were some that experienced problems but I wasn't one of them.
Won't be selling off my Blaser anytime soon and now have no hesitation in recommending them to others. You can read more about my experiences with the Blaser here :- http://www.australianhunting.n...x.php?topic=191082.0 You will note that I cop plenty of harassment from the other AHN members about my decision to buy a Blaser.

Unlike most of the nay-sayers here, you went and actually TRIED a Blaser. Most would have the same reaction.

Yes, another that has managed to crawl out of the pit of ignorance.

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All the rifles used by our group needed to be kept clean of dust during the trip and the Blaser was no exception. There were some that experienced problems but I wasn't one of them.
Won't be selling off my Blaser anytime soon and now have no hesitation in recommending them to others. You can read more about my experiences with the Blaser here :- http://www.australianhunting.n...x.php?topic=191082.0 You will note that I cop plenty of harassment from the other AHN members about my decision to buy a Blaser.

Very good post! I can not agree more. Traveling with my R8 is much more relaxed and it worked brillant in Africa. I even dropped my Magazine including the trigger into fine sand, but didn't had one problem. I can understand people that some people have issues with the price or think it is ugly.

For me a rifle is a tool and I want to have it reliable, easy to transport, accurate and quick with a second shot.

I'm not averse to new technology - just averse to that much ugly.

Bottom line is "only if your Dutch" Wooden shoes and Blazers go well together! Ach Tune! I had to sound spell that'un..

Common knowledge the Germans over engineer everything, remember the adjustable cheek piece! it jumped up and kicked you in the face, and that would make King kong take a dump!

My negative on the Blaser (and similar) is I want the freedom to rebarrel with my choice of barrel and calibre and be able to bed the rifle the way I want.

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Originally posted by Mike McGuire:
My negative on the Blaser (and similar) is I want the freedom to rebarrel with my choice of barrel and calibre and be able to bed the rifle the way I want.

The Blaser system does not require bedding. It's actually a Rail Gun hidden in the stock, the perfect bedding job right from the factory. Regarding barrels, there are several custom barrel makers who can do one off barrels for you.

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Originally posted by f224:

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Originally posted by Mike McGuire:
My negative on the Blaser (and similar) is I want the freedom to rebarrel with my choice of barrel and calibre and be able to bed the rifle the way I want.

The Blaser system does not require bedding. It's actually a Rail Gun hidden in the stock, the perfect bedding job right from the factory. Regarding barrels, there are several custom barrel makers who can do one off barrels for you.

I doubt we have such barrel makers in Australia. Although I know the Sauer is converted by basically cutting of the barrel and the stub becomes part of the action and then is threaded/rebarreled in the normal way.

There is 308 military type target rifle in Australia called the Omark and the same was done with them.

As to bedding nothing will beat a "glue in" and remember a Remington 700 or custom clone lets you get the trigger out without taking the rifle apart. However to get a "glue in" apart life is 1000 times easier if it has a round action.

No matter how we slice or dice it, fact is these new generation euro's are rewriting the rules !
Now we can hang on to our old gun designs and spend time and money trying to tweak them to do what guns are supposed to do, the new designs do it out the box without tweaking , no bedding , no blueprinting. They are boring because they print itty bitty groups and will do it with certain , albeit expensive factory ammo !

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Originally posted by Mike McGuire:

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Originally posted by f224:

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Originally posted by Mike McGuire:
My negative on the Blaser (and similar) is I want the freedom to rebarrel with my choice of barrel and calibre and be able to bed the rifle the way I want.

The Blaser system does not require bedding. It's actually a Rail Gun hidden in the stock, the perfect bedding job right from the factory. Regarding barrels, there are several custom barrel makers who can do one off barrels for you.

I doubt we have such barrel makers in Australia. Although I know the Sauer is converted by basically cutting of the barrel and the stub becomes part of the action and then is threaded/rebarreled in the normal way.

There is 308 military type target rifle in Australia called the Omark and the same was done with them.

As to bedding nothing will beat a "glue in" and remember a Remington 700 or custom clone lets you get the trigger out without taking the rifle apart. However to get a "glue in" apart life is 1000 times easier if it has a round action.

Glue ins are for benchrest and target rifles. The R8 wasn't designed as a benchrest rifle, nor does it pretend to be. It is a hunting rifle. Trying to apply Remington style bedding solutions to a totally different design is pointless and not required.
Custom barrels for Blaser are available from the USA if you want something not available from Blaser. Their factory barrels aren't built to Remington standards though so most owners don't find the need to replace them in order to achieve satisfactory results.

I have had several hunting style rifles that were glue ins as have many other shooters.

Personally, I see rifles like the Blaser and Sauer as being similar to BMW or Mercedes in the sense they are top notch "out of the box". Of the two I would prefer the Blaser style since the scope is mounted on the barrels.

However, for the person that likes to fuck around with rifles and calibre and spend the money the conventional action will win.

If I was a "hunter" as opposed to a "shooter" then certainly a Blaser would be considered.

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Originally posted by Biebs:
If you were the guy in the brown hoodie, the other guy would be saying "nice little snub-nose you got there, Ghubert" :-)

This is exactly what I mean, no other rifle inspires such Jihadist zeal in it's owners.

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Biebs:
If you were the guy in the brown hoodie, the other guy would be saying "nice little snub-nose you got there, Ghubert" :-)

This is exactly what I mean, no other rifle inspires such Jihadist zeal in it's owners.

As a Jeff Dunam the comedian would say with his dummy:

"Silence, I kill you!"

300 Win Mag?? They still make 30-06.

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Originally posted by f224:

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Biebs:
If you were the guy in the brown hoodie, the other guy would be saying "nice little snub-nose you got there, Ghubert" :-)

This is exactly what I mean, no other rifle inspires such Jihadist zeal in it's owners.

As a Jeff Dunam the comedian would say with his dummy:

"Silence, I kill you!"

Love the name by the way, my life would have been so much better if only i was called "Captain Funk"...