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28 August 2003, 07:53
gunther
Blaser R84 advice
Gentlemen:
Please continue to indulge me. I am hell bent for leather to obtain a .375 H&H magnum. Please give your advice on the Blaser R84. There is one available in LH with 3 barrels, one of which is .375 for $2000. Thank you.
28 August 2003, 08:08
GeorgeS
It is an older version of the Blaser R93.

Do the barrels have the scope mount attached?

My advice is to get that Model 70 you were asking about.

George
28 August 2003, 08:33
gunther
Thank you, George. I really am leaning toward the M70. This Blaser has scope mounts on all barrels, and there are actually 4 barrels with the gun, but seem somewhat redundant, being .338 win mag, .375 H&H, .264 win mag, and 7mm STW.
28 August 2003, 08:53
JohnTheGreek
If all of those bbls have scope mounts on them, I think those along go for $200+ each. You might consider buying the gun and selling everything but the stocked action, .375 bbl and .338 bbls.
28 August 2003, 09:33
GeorgeS
Gunther,

There is a lot of overlap, but so what? I have a 7mmRem.Mag., 7mmSTW (actually two of them), a .300Wby, a .338Win.Mag., and a .375H&H.
As John suggests, you may want to buy that Blaser and sell off the barrels you don't want, recouping some of your money.
However, you'll probably end up buying a CRF .375 anyway when you go after Cape buffalo someday. [Big Grin]

George
29 August 2003, 09:02
N E 450 No2
gunther
I was at the rifle range several months ago and a man and his [grown] son were there shooting their R-84's and several bbls. They really liked them and they shot good.
I use Blaser R-93's and like them very well.
28 August 2003, 22:44
NitroX
Gunther

Go for it if you like the Blaser.

CRF or Blaser? The search for "perfection"? If a modern CRF is the only thing that keeps a hunter in Africa away from "certain (over-hyped) death" I'm amazed that any of the old timer hunters survived with mere Martini-Henrys, single shot BP bore rifles, even muzzle loaders. [Wink]

I think the hunter that effectively uses one rifle (with four calibres) and learns to use it well and a lot will be far more effective than the hunter that pulls out a CRF 375 for a single practice shoot prior to that occasional African safari.

Just some ideas to consider.
29 August 2003, 06:14
<JOHAN>
quote:
Originally posted by N E 450 No2:

I use Blaser R-93's and like them very well.
Really?
I would say that you do not only like them well, but are perverted about them.

I would listen to the old and wise NitroX, one barrel one receiver [Big Grin] Go for a CRF 375 and the world will be much easier to face [Smile] My first rifle was a CRF 375 H&H, regrett that I sold it [Mad]

/ JOHAN
29 August 2003, 07:52
N E 450 No2
Johan
you are wrong.....I am only perverted about double rifles. [Razz] [Big Grin]
29 August 2003, 08:22
M16
I will help you decide. Tell me who has the Blaser R84 with four barrels and scope mounts for $2000.00. I will buy it and then you won't have to decide which one to choose. You will be left with the CRF .375. I will be waiting for my personal message with the phone number of the seller. Thanks. It's the least I could do.
29 August 2003, 09:37
Mikelravy
NitroX
If you check the records you will see that quite a few of the old timers with single shots and the like did not survive. That is why the mauser action is so popular in Africa to this day.
29 August 2003, 10:19
GeorgeS
quote:
Originally posted by NitroX:
If a modern CRF is the only thing that keeps a hunter in Africa away from "certain (over-hyped) death" I'm amazed that any of the old timer hunters survived with mere Martini-Henrys, single shot BP bore rifles, even muzzle loaders. [Wink]
A CRF isn't required, but many push-feed owners do end up with CRFs prior to their first Cape buffalo hunt (I know I did [Wink] )

quote:
Originally posted by NitroX:
I think the hunter that effectively uses one rifle (with four calibres) and learns to use it well and a lot will be far more effective than the hunter that pulls out a CRF 375 for a single practice shoot prior to that occasional African safari.
I agree, but we weren't talking about skill level, were we? A hunter who has practiced with his CRF is just as effective as the hunter who practices with his push-feed/single-shot/etc.
However, CRF is good to have since it tends to eliminate problems like double-feeding and jams under the stressful conditions often encountered on DG hunts.
Besides, he needs an excuse to buy another gun someday, doesn't he? [Big Grin]

George

[ 08-29-2003, 01:27: Message edited by: GeorgeS ]
29 August 2003, 11:17
Michael Robinson
The Blaser R93 will feed upside down without fail.

Because of the way the magazine is configured, the cartridge is under control all the way into the chamber, although it is not held to the bolt face (as with a true CRF rifle) until the bolt is locked forward.

I don't know about the R84, though. I have a friend who had one of the older Blasers, I don't remember if it was an R84 or an earlier model, who had a lot of trouble with the scope mounts. He told me that the screws (or maybe it was the mount itself) would shear off from the recoil of his rifle with the .375 H&H Mag. barrel attached.

This problem has been fixed with the saddle mount on the R93, but I'd look into the scope mounting issue before I bought an R84.

In fact, since the R93 is the latest model and is much improved, and since it is much easier to get barrels, scope mounts, etc. for it, I wouldn't even consider buying an R84.

I don't think that Blaser's importer, Sigarms in New Hampshire, even stocks barrels, etc. for the R84.

[ 08-29-2003, 02:18: Message edited by: mrlexma ]
29 August 2003, 15:44
gunther
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/community/gun/gun-details.jhtml?contentId=192417_bls&hierarchyId=10473

Here is the link to the Blaser. It is offered for sale on Cabela's Gun room site. Have at it. May the best man win. [Wink]
29 August 2003, 20:51
Andre Mertens
For the sake of accuracy, I'll say that while the Blaser 84 preceeded the R93, both rifles are quite different. Although they share the modular construction principle, barrels and parts do not interchange. Also, the 84 is no straight-pull but works like a classic turnbolt, the difference being that the bolt lever is pushed forward to cock the rifle.