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Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the "Rifle of the Century"
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<blockquote data-quote="ExSako" data-source="post: 679847" data-attributes="member: 52019"><p><strong>Re: Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the "Rifle of the Century"</strong></p><p></p><p>My first post on this forum; I'm amazed at the levels of passion/hostility regarding the R93</p><p></p><p>I have owned my R93 and 3 barrels for about a year and have shot several deer and a couple of hundred rabbits and goats with it. I've also spent many hours developing accurate, safe, hand loads for each calibre; so far I haven't had any reason to question the safety or reliability of the R93; it's accuracy is equal or superior to any of my other currently owned firearms </p><p></p><p>In my 30 plus years involved the various shooting sports, I have witnessed a few examples of so called 'firearm failures'. None of the examples proved to be anything other than human error or in one case 'absolute human stupidity' the causes ranged from barrel obstructions to an idiot that should never have been allowed anywhere near a reloading bench. I guess what I'm saying is that we humans are more likely to cause injury to ourselves than the tools that we have been provided by the arms industry. </p><p></p><p>I'm sure there will be people on this forum able to correct me on this; but I can't remember any recent examples of shooters/hunters being injured or killed by their own firearm where they didn't play a significant part in their own demise e.g carried a loaded rifle [with an owner modified trigger] inside the cab of a moving pick up, failing to keep a weapon pointed in a safe direction, filling a magnum cartridge with shotgun powder, clearing a barrel obstruction with..... [you guessed it] a 180 grain cleaning rod, etc etc. </p><p></p><p>If the R93 is as inherently unsafe as some have suggested and given that over 100,000 units have been sold around the world, I would have expected Blaser to have been successfully prosecuted for criminal nuisance or sued for amounts of money that would repay the national debt of some countries.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I like the function and accuracy of my R93 but wouldn't rate it as being the 'Rifle of the Century' I have other much less expensive rifles that I like more, for emotional reasons rather than function or design, but I also don't claim to be an expert judge.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me that it doesn't matter how well a firearm is designed or manufactured; someone will manage to find a way of injuring or killing themselves with it.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents worth, I hope I haven't offended anyone <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ExSako, post: 679847, member: 52019"] [b]Re: Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the "Rifle of the Century"[/b] My first post on this forum; I'm amazed at the levels of passion/hostility regarding the R93 I have owned my R93 and 3 barrels for about a year and have shot several deer and a couple of hundred rabbits and goats with it. I've also spent many hours developing accurate, safe, hand loads for each calibre; so far I haven't had any reason to question the safety or reliability of the R93; it's accuracy is equal or superior to any of my other currently owned firearms In my 30 plus years involved the various shooting sports, I have witnessed a few examples of so called 'firearm failures'. None of the examples proved to be anything other than human error or in one case 'absolute human stupidity' the causes ranged from barrel obstructions to an idiot that should never have been allowed anywhere near a reloading bench. I guess what I'm saying is that we humans are more likely to cause injury to ourselves than the tools that we have been provided by the arms industry. I'm sure there will be people on this forum able to correct me on this; but I can't remember any recent examples of shooters/hunters being injured or killed by their own firearm where they didn't play a significant part in their own demise e.g carried a loaded rifle [with an owner modified trigger] inside the cab of a moving pick up, failing to keep a weapon pointed in a safe direction, filling a magnum cartridge with shotgun powder, clearing a barrel obstruction with..... [you guessed it] a 180 grain cleaning rod, etc etc. If the R93 is as inherently unsafe as some have suggested and given that over 100,000 units have been sold around the world, I would have expected Blaser to have been successfully prosecuted for criminal nuisance or sued for amounts of money that would repay the national debt of some countries. Personally, I like the function and accuracy of my R93 but wouldn't rate it as being the 'Rifle of the Century' I have other much less expensive rifles that I like more, for emotional reasons rather than function or design, but I also don't claim to be an expert judge. It seems to me that it doesn't matter how well a firearm is designed or manufactured; someone will manage to find a way of injuring or killing themselves with it. Just my 2 cents worth, I hope I haven't offended anyone ;) [/QUOTE]
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