Thread: Blaser K95 alternative calibers

Shit that stag looks like it came out of a concentration camp @T.T , great pic and a hell of a big walk, I see how you got the 15" barrel now with the muzzle forward suppressor, I like what you've done there, mine being 6.5 x 55 I don't really want to go any shorter than 19.5 and it still balances ok with the suppressor.

I had mine in the bush in 4 days of rain, I probably should have pulled the butt off the receiver to check for moisture and oil but to be honest I'm a bit nervous doing that, curious what you did with yours when you got home?

The rimless cases are a bit fiddly to get out as they come out very far when you break the gun, but you do get used to it, I would definitely go a rimmed jobby if I brought again but don't think that will happen with prices now

My rifle has been swimming several times. As far as I know ( could be wrong )the parts in the action are either stainless or alloy. I’ve never taken the stock off mine. I just remove the barrel and breach block and let it dry out in the gun safe. I have a piano heater in the safe which does a great job of driving all moisture out.

My rifle fell 140m down a cliff with me
It's been 100% apart and a very fine crack in the wrist has been repaired and is now invisible

I also wanted too see how the trigger and cooking worked.
Don't trust anything I don't understand

Originally Posted by southernman

Well, I've been selling down a few rifles, getting ready, to move back to NZ, Mid 2025.
Moving over to K95 and R8,
I've now got two K95 Blasers, a Lux and a std, 7x65R and 6.5 Creed,
Spare barrels, .22 Hornet, 5.6x50R and .243. I am glad i bought, before the big price gains,
Love the Little K95, great we stalking rifle,
The 22 Hornet, is by far the best barrel purchases, In all of these, big plus to the 5.6x50R, but wish it was faster twist. (1-12)
Pretty under whelmed with the .243 and 6.5, they shoot ok, but. prefer the rimmed cartridges.
I am looking for a used barrel, to try and get a blank made up,
My thoughts here are a fast twist .22 cal,
I have my eye on a K95, 9.3x74 barrel, mostly because its cheap,
Just applied for Import permits, with NZ police,

You could always find some .307 brass and get rim cut on .243 barrel/action and have it both ways.....maybe

You can make 307 and any 308 / 243 based case from 444 Marlin brass and get a great rimmed case

Case capacity of a 30-444 Wildcat would be half way between 308 and 30-06

But my 307 has plenty of case capacity and you can make a dual extractor that works with 307 and 308 brass reliably

Picked up the new .222 barrel today. Has 2024 stamped on it so should be a 1:12” barrel. I’m going to try 60gr Hornady SP through it. Could also do the Sierra 63gr or possibly the Speer 70gr.
Rang the Firearms safety authority and I don’t have to register the new barrel, they just made a note that I have a second barrel for it.

Originally Posted by stug

Picked up the new .222 barrel today. Has 2024 stamped on it so should be a 1:12” barrel. I’m going to try 60gr Hornady SP through it. Could also do the Sierra 63gr or possibly the Speer 70gr.
Rang the Firearms safety authority and I don’t have to register the new barrel, they just made a note that I have a second barrel for it.

Be interested to know if it fits the action and foreend without any minor tweeking please.

The new barrel didn’t fit at the start. It got sent back to importer and they sent it off to a gunsmith. Looks like they a very small amount of the sides of the lugs. Fits great now. Although foreend is a bit tighter on the new barrel compared to the original.
I would imagine you could lightly sand the lugs yourself if it didn’t fit properly.

A customer in Europe built a 338 Lapua Magnum on a K95.....



Hi again
Got it lined up perfectly now..
Impressive�� in a 6 lbs rifle….improved præcision and the recoil felt the same, if not less, than with the 7x57 barrel on the same gun, even with a vanward moderator on it.
Thanks for a great product.
Definitely not the last one i buy from you.
Thanks

Originally Posted by stug

The new barrel didn’t fit at the start. It got sent back to importer and they sent it off to a gunsmith. Looks like they a very small amount of the sides of the lugs. Fits great now. Although foreend is a bit tighter on the new barrel compared to the original.
I would imagine you could lightly sand the lugs yourself if it didn’t fit properly.

Kinda what I expected and probably what they do in the factory when fitting , sounds pretty minor , hope its a good shooter Stug

My K95 has become my work rifle for the last few years since I sold all my R93s

Work today was 2 hours walk from the road end
So I don't mind the extra weight on the way to work

But after work I had already worked out where the wild lambs were and that they were a decent size.
Nice hot heavy walk out

Good work stories



There was a slight accident with its head and he rolled in its contents.
But it didn't help

But I would like a short barrel also with a smaller scope that was 400m capable

Originally Posted by akaroa1

But I would like a short barrel also with a smaller scope that was 400m capable

What caliber, barrel length and scope do you have in mind?

Originally Posted by T.T

What caliber, barrel length and scope do you have in mind?

Well the two calibers I would do I already have in rifles I have built myself

222 Rimmed

307 Winchester

But I really should come up with something more imaginative and more in keeping with my love of the weird and wonderful

If it was 15 years ago when I got my K95 6.5x65R I would have probably gone for an 8x57 Rimmed

But now bullet and brass availability is a big consideration.