Thread: Browning BLR Takedown

There's a second hand one in 308 for sale at H&F Dunedin, don't remember the price. Was chatting to a gunsmith this week and he mentioned he was working on a BLR recently but the barrel was pressed in. Not sure if that is the case for all of them? The one at H&F is a new looking stainless one from memory.
They are pretty slick, and more like a straight pull bolt action that is operated by a lever, than a tradition lever action. Rotating bolt head, front locking lugs, etc, better for inherent accuracy compared to the usual rear locking, tilting bolt style in most lever actions. Getting the teeth on the rack and pinion aligned again properly if you ever have to disassemble and reassemble one can be tricky,(and that's if your competent, a clumsy bastard like me may struggle for hours) but hopefully that won't be required often. There aren't many lever action options in 308 in modern production, I can only think of the BLR and Henry Long Ranger off the top of my head and the BLR beats the pants off the Henry in every way except maybe price, and they don't offer a takedown one afaik.
If you want a photo maybe try ringing H&F Dunedin and ask Christi to email you some photos, it might help if you say Tom sent you..... it also might not =)