Re: BLR '81 lightweight .358?

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30 July 2004, 15:25

JohnT

Re: BLR '81 lightweight .358?

Blackhawk 44 you poor fellow. I can sense you are living in fear of the forends falling off.

Still you didn't pay much for them.

Regards
JohnT

01 August 2004, 06:49

Paul B

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The old steel 81's get very loose in the forend as well.
JohnT

I have one of the old steel BLRs in .358 Win. Picked it up secondhand and it would not shoot worth a damn. I loosened up that foreend and now it shoots sub MOA with factory ammo. Sometimes, loose ain't so bad. There was just too much binding on the barrel so I free floated the barrel, which made the foreend loose. The rifle went from four and five inch patterns down to .75 to .90" groups. I figure that was a reasonable trade off. Neat rifle, and a good companion to my three other .358 Win. rifles.
Paul B.

01 August 2004, 11:28

mikethebear

My old pre 81 .358 shoots under one inch and it's forend is tight.

05 August 2004, 09:19

Paul B

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My old pre 81 .358 shoots under one inch and it's forend is tight.

Mike. My problem was it was tight because it was binding on one side. When I free floated it, it ended up loose. I may try experimenting to see if I can keep it from rattling, but I won't give up those braggin' groups the rifle is giving me. The only rifle in .358 I have that outshoots it is my Svage 99. The two Ruger 77s don't come anywhere near the two lever guns. One, restocked with a McMillan does reasonably well, but the one Ruger that is still "strictly stock" is a bit of a dog. It just might end up on a table, someday. never can tell.
Paul B.