Been looking at reviews of takedown rifles the Blr takedown looks pretty good especially the pistol grip version , who,s got one ? .
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Been looking at reviews of takedown rifles the Blr takedown looks pretty good especially the pistol grip version , who,s got one ? .
I have owned two, the first got destroyed so I bought a second one.
point of impact moved around a little when taken down and reassembled, but still usable. after the first round they settled into much smaller grouping. A scout mount helped a l little with first round sizes but has its own drawbacks. I used some heavy subsonic loads to do the first shot before getting to game when practical, but not really needed on deer.
they are heavy, even the alloy ones- this bothers some people more than others
What cal did you get ? Seemly non magnum rifles weigh 6 3/4 pounds , I like the thought of a takedown rifle that,s more than a single shot , I’ll put it down to lockdown fever but thought it could be handy in 243 obviously if I use it on deer it will need to be head shots to kill them .
they were 308 and 7mm08
they are much better than a single shot!
Next shipment is due Oct.. They have moved the production so there has been none avail for quite some time . If you want one you will probably have to get a order in as the first shipment will be pre sold . Rrp is projected to be 2300 or so and the importers only got stainless laminated on the production list so far
Mine was in 30/06. I was trying to decide which shooter to take on a trip after someone told me to carry the light one. I weighed the BLR in 30/06, a Ruger #1 and a Ruger M77 B/A and a CZ 308. All were within an oz of each other but the guy swore the BLR was heavier...(Lighter by 1oz does not count so it was the same as the other 3 ...)Quote:
Originally Posted by res
It seems that the takedown model as a straight grip only now. They used to make it with a pistol grip around 2007 but not anymore now?
Pistol grip is whats on the price list I have
to be fair I would call all of those heavyish as well, personally prefer to shoot heavy guns but carry light ones lolQuote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
I've had a couple, still got one in .358, the biggest downfall is the trigger, rough and heavy, normally they shoot well enough, and from what I've seen, after takedown and assasamble, with inch or two of point of aim, scout mount aviable that will stay with barrel.
I sold my .243 to a member on here, and he wasn't happy with trigger, but found a gunsmith who cleaned it up,
I would like the contact details of that smith.
To be really fair the guy that told me it was heavy carries a 2.3kg single shot (2.3kg incl scope, ammo AND suppressor) so I think he would find almost all other guns "heavy". In fact the Ruger M77 was my first rifle and I sold it to him some 25 years ago and recently got it back and it was the rifle he carried everywhere. So I found it slightly funny that he gave me stick for carrying a heavy stick that weighed 1 oz less that his last stick.......Quote:
Originally Posted by res
I have done nothing to make it lighter. and apart from a lighter scope and mounts, a lighter suppressor and maybe attack the lovely piece of timber on it, there is not really much I can do and it would not return much weight. But it carrys well, and recently I got the chance to use it at 300 metres on a range and was incredibly surprised.
I wanted to see what "real world" drop I would have using it as I would in the field. So while it is set up as zeroed at 100m as I carry it, I fitted a bipod and tried it at a paint bucket lid at 300. I got three shots, an inch apart and a couple inches left of centre. I did not believe it and after some ribbing from my mates at the hut who also did not believe me (the wholes in the lid "pucker" in the plastic and look smaller so they believed I had missed) I went out again and repeated it. and both times the rifle had been disassembled and reassembled. (I admit I was starting to question it myself as I did not think I was capable of that group either) But it repeated the group. SO I now have better confidence in that rifle. Also handy toknow that the pressure from the bipod moves my zero from 100mm to 300m.....
Alloy short action models are listed as 6.5lbs, is this really considered heavy? pity no one makes carbon stock sets for these,
MPI stocks are making some for blr.
http://mpicustomstocks.com
its only heavy when compared to stripped back single shots or carbon and ti jobbies. but when you are used to them it really does feel heavy. I mostly used mine from a push bike and that really makes every gram scream at you. the carbon/plastic/ti 6.5 grendal ar that i was sorting out to use for the same job was going to be almost two pounds lighter and take down smaller to give some perspective on why I considered it heavyQuote:
Originally Posted by Got-ya
Ok cheers that makes sense. I have a stainless pistol grip non-takedown in 308 and do not find it heavy.
BLR LT WT Takedown 243. Want to change scope to a 2-10 or 3.5-10x50. But might sell if son still wants something old school.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ab732ec03d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9db3113b2d.jpg
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They are quite heavy , weighed mine the other day when reading this thread think it went 3.96kg , scope is older model leupold 2.5-8x36.
Neat little guns though apart from the heavy trigger, i find they carry well though think its the slim receiver just sits nicely in your hand.
Seen one of those stainless laminated models in H@F Dunedin awhile back ,very nice i thought. cheers
I thought I’d share my experience with a BLR 81 Takedown .308
I’m nearly 60, but still quite good with scoped rifles, but all the rifles I have are not ideal bush stalkers, so I thought I’d change that.
I bought a takedown 308 and it’s a beautiful rifle. My ego said “Hey keep it iron sighted for the bush”. It is workable, but if I saw something at 50 - 100m, I couldn’t be sure I could reliably hit into an animals vitals, so I opted for a Burrows 1-3.5 scope. I sighted it in at 50m lying prone in a field, but even though I reload, I could never get any groups less than 1 inch. Very frustrating, learning to find consistent ammo, a good hold, cope with the heavy trigger etc. it was fine for standing shots but bothered me I couldn’t get repeatable good groups.
So in a pique of madness I decided to punch out the barrel band and unscrew the barrel off the foregrip. I noticed immediately how shoddy the finish was, super rough and a few long splinters on the surface. So I got the Dremel out and carefully cleaned up the wood whilst paying close attention to not touching they grey bedding compound. Then I took the dremel to the inside-top of the Barrel Band to evenly cut away metal so that it no longer touched the barrel. I sprayed the dremellled area with black paint to seal the bare metal and reassembled it. It looked good and I could pass a slither of paper under it without impedance.
I then shot a mixture of reloads and noticed that accuracy had gotten worse.
I had changed the harmonics of the barrel and it was time to start reloading again.
The Hornady RN 150g which was previously OK, was really bad.
I went through periods of self-doubt. “Is the rifle screwed?” “Am I stupid to expect good groups from a 3x scope?” “Is the problem the heavy trigger?” “Is this the BEST I can expect?” Etc.
So I decided to try a different round, Sierra GameKing Soft Point Boat Tail 150g. I also decided to try not to hold the rifle prone with both hands, instead use my resting hand only on a rear bag and pulling the stock into my shoulder with my trigger-hand. Trigger thumb on the top of the butt stock and non trigger fingers loose by the lever. So that my trigger hand was near vertical.
After a few rounds the rifle and my technique settled down/came together and I started to get 3x shots in the SAME HOLE!!
Now I’m not the best shooter by no means, but, if you had similar accuracy issues with your BLR. Take the barrel out and see if it’s down to poor stock finish.
Hope this helps
Regards Peter
