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Had a wonderful time in Texas and was able to enjoy Geedubya’s great hospitality. Hunted 3 days across the South Texas Brush Country and the Hill Country and was fortunate enough to bag three nice pigs. Geedubya is fun to hunt, joke, and just hang out with. Pig #1 one was down in South Texas and was a weighed 160 lb boar that came in solo. Quartering to shot right into the neck shoulder joint DRT with the classic dirt paddle. About 150 yards out of an elevated box blind. He had quite the gristle shield on him.  Our own Todd Thayn’s (just-a-hunter) knife was put to good use. This one is made out of an old horse hoof file or sumtpin like that.  He had quite the gristle shield on him.  Pig #2 was a sow in the Hill Country out of a sounder of about 15+ pigs. About a 100 yard shot out of a 17 ft elevated open tripod. I am not a huge fan of heights and it was little nerve racking as the pigs showed up just as I literally climbing onto the platform. So, I am trying to get all the way onto the platform, load my equipment onto the platform, not fall off, load my gun, and get a rest to shoot. Had to do a little tracking thru some thick stuff (about 40 yards) but had a good blood trail.     Pig #3 on the last night, at last light and was another loan boar about 140 lbs from a ground box blind, about a 90 yard shot right thru the heart, DRT. Of course, we didn’t bring the 4 wheeler this time, so I had a nice 600 yard drag back to the road. I have to admit the extra exercise actually felt good, but my legs were soar the next day.  Like hunting with my takedown 30-06 BLR more each time and it loves 168 grn TSXs over 57.5 grains of H4350. Load 2 on this target. It was a very efficient hunt. 4 rounds expended 3 dead pigs. LoL  Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | ||
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Do you have any issues with hang time on blr? I have a custom 375 ruger built on a blr and had some issues shooting off the sticks because it took a second for the hammer to drop. I should have practiced more on sticks before. Nice pigs. I need to buy another blr - 308. Mike | |||
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Never had any issues with "hang time" on a BLR. I have used 3. A 358 Win and two 30-06s. Sold the 358 Win like a fool. My son and I currently shoot 30-06s. Both are accurate. Had the triggers tuned on both. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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The BLR sure does get it done  DRSS | |||
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I have an older BLR (non take down) in 308 and really like it, it likes IMR 4350 and 165 gr bullets. That is some nice pork there, can we expect a little of the bacon? LOL. Steve........ NRA Patron Life Member GOA Life Member North American Hunting Club Life Member USAF Veteran | |||
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I really liked the one and only BLR I have owned, it was an early 308 straight grip and was very accurate, packed it many miles in a saddle scabbard with a 3X leupold on it..Shot both white tail and Mule deer with it on my ranch in Texas..Somebody traded me out of it, not unusual as I get bored with using a particular gun too much..  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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I love the BLR. My uncle has a straight stocked carbine in 257 Roberts. It really likes the 117gr hornady. Auburn University BS '09, DVM '17 | |||
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Miss my BLR it was a early Jap made rifle in .308. Sold it for next to nothing because I'm stupid! | |||
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I really like the BLR also. Have three early steel frame (Japan models) Rifles. One a 358 from the UP of MI that had a magazine converted to a 3 shot that fits flush with the receiver. Looks well used but cared for and I’m sure it shot a few bucks in the big timber up there. Another was a 308 given to me that was assembled improperly so the timing was off with the rack and pinion lever. Fixed that, pulled the barrel and rebarreled it in 250 Savage for my daughters deer rifle as she’s left eye dominant and I had her shoot left handed. The other is a complete barreled action I got from Biebs in 308 that I haven’t decided yet what to make it. Wanted a 338 Fed until I picked up the 358 and that one shot so well I didn’t see the point. A 6.5 of some flavor might get the nod for this last one one. 25-284 would be pretty useful and I have reamer and dies for that too. Shoot straight, shoot often. Matt | |||
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Mike D. you SOLD your 358??? I got some good data to load my 358 from you in the early 2000s. About 03? Have meant to say thanks. All of it was useful. I printed it out with some other 358 data and have it in a three ring binder. It is on heavy paper. A good way to save things. So thanks again. Packy | |||
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Packrattus - yes like a fool, I sold it. Glad the data was helpful. Probably back in 2002 when I was shooting it alot. My id got changed I actually joined in around 2000 I think. That 358 Win BLR took a kudu, waterbuck, zebra, and 3 cow elk all with not even breaking a sweat. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Years ago on this site someone posted about the largest Grizzly that was killed in AK.HUGE beast.Stood 14' tall + 8' at the withers. This man killed same w/ a BAR in 7mm mag.Great bunch of pics. I hope some one can pull them up.Seems the hunter did not have a bear tag so could not keep him but story says the full size mount is in the Anchorage airport.Any feed back?Great story as well;if its not true,it oughta be. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Have two take-down BLRs, a .308 Win and a .450 Marlin. Both are accurate rifles and make me happy when I take them out hunting. .395 Family Member DRSS, po' boy member Political correctness is nothing but liberal enforced censorship | |||
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Id loved to had a BLR in a 250-3000, great choice, if there ever was a gun that killed and shot beyond its ballistic report, it is the 250 Savage.. Although, I tend to believe there is no such caliber, but my experience with the 250 is the direct opposite of my knowledge!! oh well!  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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