Blaser haters are going to hate it. But I ordering one as soon as it is available.

https://www.blaser.de/en/product-news/r8-ultimate/



Mike

So what does the R8 ultimate have that your current plumbers nightmare doesn’t?

quote:

Originally posted by crbutler:
So what does the R8 ultimate have that your current plumbers nightmare doesn’t?

Adjustable comb

Different stock

Recoil management

And with a blaser all I need is the stock - nothing else. Everything else moves over.

I know the haters will hate. But the r8 is the pinnacle of the modern rifle. And blaser manages small marginal improvements to a near perfect system.

Mike

I held them at SHOT SHOW this year and have to say i'm not a fan of the leather but other than that I thought they were pretty nice.

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Originally posted by Palladin8:
I held them at SHOT SHOW this year and have to say i'm not a fan of the leather but other than that I thought they were pretty nice.

You held the regular leather blaser success. The ultimate was just released in Europe.

The leather is very durable.

Mike

I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

If I can't handle the recoil, I get a lesser caliber. Since I've managed with .500 on down, I guess I don't need that...whatever you want to call it.

If the stock doesn't fit, I get one that does.

The blaser is a good what it is- an overengineered solution to a problem that was solved over 100 years ago.

As to its interchangeability I'd say that is vastly overrated. Are you going to change from a .308 for a kudu to a .416 for the charging elephant cow in the field?

I think in Europe you need to register each barrel set and get permission for it, so no gain there either.

Plus that stock is plain ugly, looks like the new benelli ones for their shotguns.

I'd rather be a Luddite than get caught with one of those things!

quote:

The blaser is a good what it is- an overengineered solution to a problem that was solved over 100 years ago.

A regular american rifle are just as good if you just send it to a smith true the action, change barrel, stock and trigger

The leather on the Blasers is surprisingly durable. I took mine on a tent hunt in Alaska where it was rained on, snowed on, sleeted on, frozen, etc. It came back looking like it was still new. It must be impregnated with silicone or some other chemical.

quote:

Originally posted by Biebs:
The leather on the Blasers is surprisingly durable. I took mine on a tent hunt in Alaska where it was rained on, snowed on, sleeted on, frozen, etc. It came back looking like it was still new. It must be impregnated with silicone or some other chemical.

what is the point if you have no souvenirs on your rifle ....

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Blaser haters are going to hate it. But I ordering one as soon as it is available.

https://www.blaser.de/en/product-news/r8-ultimate/



Mike

OMG...its worse than the satanic bible...its anti american...its Nancy pooloonacy…..its evil..its faggot euro trash…

You might aswell burn your 10 gallon stetson now and acknowledge you loyalty to Hitler...

ewwwww

quote:

Originally posted by jens poulsen:

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Blaser haters are going to hate it. But I ordering one as soon as it is available.

https://www.blaser.de/en/product-news/r8-ultimate/



Mike

OMG...its worse than the satanic bible...its anti american...its Nancy pooloonacy…..its evil..its faggot euro trash…

You might aswell burn your 10 gallon stetson now and acknowledge you loyalty to Hitler...

Mike

Beats the bejeebers out of any AR. I'll give you that.

purely out of curiosity...what scope is that pictured on the R8?

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Originally posted by rnovi:
purely out of curiosity...what scope is that pictured on the R8?

Blaser has their own line of optics now. That appears to be the 2.8-20x50

https://www.blaser.de/en/produ...ics-infinity-series/

quote:

Originally posted by dSmith.45:

quote:

Originally posted by rnovi:
purely out of curiosity...what scope is that pictured on the R8?

Blaser has their own line of optics now. That appears to be the 2.8-20x50

https://www.blaser.de/en/produ...ics-infinity-series/

Ah, Thank you. My bet, given the IC designation is that they are sourced from Zeiss.

Regardless, I have no doubt they are absolutely top notch optics.

quote:

Originally posted by crbutler:
I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

If I can't handle the recoil, I get a lesser caliber. Since I've managed with .500 on down, I guess I don't need that...whatever you want to call it.

If the stock doesn't fit, I get one that does.

The blaser is a good what it is- an overengineered solution to a problem that was solved over 100 years ago.

As to its interchangeability I'd say that is vastly overrated. Are you going to change from a .308 for a kudu to a .416 for the charging elephant cow in the field?

I think in Europe you need to register each barrel set and get permission for it, so no gain there either.

Plus that stock is plain ugly, looks like the new benelli ones for their shotguns.

I'd rather be a Luddite than get caught with one of those things!

The problem this over engineered bit of kit is resolving is not really the one of 100 years ago but the current elephant in the room of European hunting - having the same gun set up for driven boar in company and then switching it out and changing erogomics to fit a suppressed barrel and thermal or NV scope which sits three inches above the bore and as bugger all eye relief.

I’m well aware Steyr has a push button pop up cheek piece back in ~1910 for those wanting to stalk with irons and then hook in the claw mounted 6x42 when on the seat. The pop up cheek wasn’t the end solution, reliable variable optics and combs designed to use them was.

Of course the US solution is buy an AR with an adjustable stock and set that up specifically for zero light culling work and keep a separate blued steel and show piece in the safe for showing off in daylight

And I do have to say I find the Ultimate stock ugly as sin and I’m a heathen who’s concept of the ideal firearm is a D99 in a Novak (synthetic) stock. The carbon thumbhole stock they are now offering on the Blaser K95 single shot is even more of an abomination. The old ReichsJagermeister is probably spinning in his grossly oversized coffin

You figured it out!!!

The polar vortex is Goering spinning in his grave on a cold day in hell because of the Blaser!!!!!

Since they cremated the bastard, makes sense- or as much as anything Blaser has done lately!

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Blaser haters are going to hate it. But I ordering one as soon as it is available.

https://www.blaser.de/en/product-news/r8-ultimate/



Mike

What the actual F&*$? is that thing?

Why the leather?

Why the, whatever that is with the thumbhole thingy?

Really, just WHY??




Good Lord! They just get uglier and uglier.

I know they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Mike, and a couple of others, really need to visit their optometrist. ASAP.

Haters going to hate blaser and there is little to do but sit back and smile and enjoy my perfect rifle platform

Half the blaser hater probably still wish they were still using a damn typewriter

Mike

Happiness is one hole regardless of what made it. The most accurate Rifle I ever had was a 6mm in a 700 Varmint cut to 18". That rifle would shoot one hole at 100 or 200 yards all day. The only limiting factor on the rifle was me and my skill level.

Blasers will have to prove themselves in the trench. I have shot and owned any number of firearms and one thing I have always insisted on was accuracy, if not it had to hunt a new home regardless of how pretty it was.

quote:

Originally posted by Jr Steiner:
Happiness is one hole regardless of what made it. The most accurate Rifle I ever had was a 6mm in a 700 Varmint cut to 18". That rifle would shoot one hole at 100 or 200 yards all day. The only limiting factor on the rifle was me and my skill level.

Blasers will have to prove themselves in the trench. I have shot and owned any number of firearms and one thing I have always insisted on was accuracy, if not it had to hunt a new home regardless of how pretty it was.

6.5 cm - 130 yards



30/06 - 130 yards





6.5 cm 330 yards



30/06 - 130 yards





This will be the accuracy of my new rifle as the barrels and scopes will
Seamlessly transition over

Mike

quote:

Originally posted by crbutler:
You figured it out!!!

The polar vortex is Goering spinning in his grave on a cold day in hell because of the Blaser!!!!!

Since they cremated the bastard, makes sense- or as much as anything Blaser has done lately!

Don’t forget the shift in the earths magnetic field

quote:

Originally posted by jens poulsen:

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:
Blaser haters are going to hate it. But I ordering one as soon as it is available.

https://www.blaser.de/en/product-news/r8-ultimate/



Mike

OMG...its worse than the satanic bible...its anti american...its Nancy pooloonacy…..its evil..its faggot euro trash…

You might aswell burn your 10 gallon stetson now and acknowledge you loyalty to Hitler...

thank you, pretty fugly gun.

It’s in German

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ncFUnZOzUoE

Mike

If I liked it & needed it, I'd buy it.

If it's manufactured in Germany, it's of supreme quality.

Americans make excellent rifles, but many American rifle companies import their stock from foreign manufacturers.

quote:

Originally posted by EMP3:
If I liked it & needed it, I'd buy it.

If it's manufactured in Germany, it's of supreme quality.

Americans make excellent rifles, but many American rifle companies import their stock from foreign manufacturers.

I like my guns and dogs to be German

Mike

Notwithstanding that it may be the greatest advance since the Poly-choke set on infinity, how do you get your thumb up to 'cock' it?

You only have to cock it once and then it’s good to go until you uncock it, no matter how many times you refill the magazine.

For animals that appear and disappear just as quick the thumb hole models defeat the purpose as you’re better served staying cocked the whole time - probably not a problem on the stand waiting for driven game

The silenced model is interesting.

Too bad they don`t make it in their own .45Blaser.

Love to have on in .45cal Blaser with 41cm barrel.

Good artical:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com...tegrated-suppressor/

Funny that the Blaser haters have typically never used one. Nothing needs proving. A great platform well tested in the field worldwide. Best advice for the haters - don’t buy one.