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Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the "Rifle of the Century"
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<blockquote data-quote="davyd" data-source="post: 111172" data-attributes="member: 3770"><p><strong>Re: Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the \"Rifle of the Century\"</strong></p><p></p><p>An update for all who contributed - thanks</p><p></p><p>FYI</p><p></p><p>I have had the Blaser for some time - probably 300-400 rounds tghrough it now mostly through the .223 match barrel.</p><p></p><p>Use it mostly for varminting rabbits and foxes. Like it but can see it is not everyone's cup of tea </p><p>Stengths</p><p>- Ability to assemble and shoot without seeming any inaccuracy - cerainly can set up and shoot bunnies at 200m</p><p>- light compared to the remminton VS</p><p>- seemingly accurate with factory loads</p><p>- Short for a varmint rifle - which was very good when spotlighting in cold weather hopping in and out of a farmers truck - so much easier and safer to manage in confined spaces - and quicker to deploy - for shooting across the hood etc</p><p>- like the synthetic professional stock hollow but firm. Had a QD swivel put in so I can attach a Harris S class bipod - which I ues for nearly all shots</p><p></p><p>Weaknesses</p><p>- Aint milspec if you want a bash around dirt tolerant rifle for months in the field this ain't it. But for me who goes away for a weekend then comes back and cleans it it is fine. Note in that weekend I am up and down into the dirt firing, crawling in from dusty fields - not just walking around </p><p>- the new trigger mechanism is very heavy - tested at 3.5 pounds - the agent here is finding an old trigger to put in so he can get it down to 2 pounds or less. This has limited my shots and confidence to date so my longest shots are really only on rabbits to 300m or so. That will probably stretch with a lighter trigger</p><p>- does have the no fires - probably around the 4% quoted</p><p></p><p>Overal it suits me and is delivering on the features I bought it for, but still need more confidence that the new lighter trigger will bring. It is a good hunter but it aint a military rifle.</p><p></p><p>Note over here a few professional kangaroo shooters are using them. Apparently they love the ability to shoot out a barrel swap over to a new high quality one in minutes and keep shooting - they also find the accuracy of the standard profile barrel more than enough. These guys shoot 30 or many more kangaroos a night so very pragmatic, high volume users of rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davyd, post: 111172, member: 3770"] [b]Re: Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the \"Rifle of the Century\"[/b] An update for all who contributed - thanks FYI I have had the Blaser for some time - probably 300-400 rounds tghrough it now mostly through the .223 match barrel. Use it mostly for varminting rabbits and foxes. Like it but can see it is not everyone's cup of tea Stengths - Ability to assemble and shoot without seeming any inaccuracy - cerainly can set up and shoot bunnies at 200m - light compared to the remminton VS - seemingly accurate with factory loads - Short for a varmint rifle - which was very good when spotlighting in cold weather hopping in and out of a farmers truck - so much easier and safer to manage in confined spaces - and quicker to deploy - for shooting across the hood etc - like the synthetic professional stock hollow but firm. Had a QD swivel put in so I can attach a Harris S class bipod - which I ues for nearly all shots Weaknesses - Aint milspec if you want a bash around dirt tolerant rifle for months in the field this ain't it. But for me who goes away for a weekend then comes back and cleans it it is fine. Note in that weekend I am up and down into the dirt firing, crawling in from dusty fields - not just walking around - the new trigger mechanism is very heavy - tested at 3.5 pounds - the agent here is finding an old trigger to put in so he can get it down to 2 pounds or less. This has limited my shots and confidence to date so my longest shots are really only on rabbits to 300m or so. That will probably stretch with a lighter trigger - does have the no fires - probably around the 4% quoted Overal it suits me and is delivering on the features I bought it for, but still need more confidence that the new lighter trigger will bring. It is a good hunter but it aint a military rifle. Note over here a few professional kangaroo shooters are using them. Apparently they love the ability to shoot out a barrel swap over to a new high quality one in minutes and keep shooting - they also find the accuracy of the standard profile barrel more than enough. These guys shoot 30 or many more kangaroos a night so very pragmatic, high volume users of rifles. [/QUOTE]
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