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BLR in 308 thoughts?
A little late as i already PPT the darn thing. But.. Thoughts or concerns about a nice Belgium BLR? 308 cal more of a shooter than a safe queen. More of a impulse buy really. The thought of a 308 lever is pretty cool. Not for the zombies, as the AR10 is better suited for multi targets.
Butter smooth action for sure. Decent trigger much better than i expected. Question is? If you own one, what weight did it like? I have, 147, 150, 168, 170, 180 weights. I have a bunch of ball ammo, will this work? Thinking of casting for this as well. Anyone else cast for 308? She is still in jail. Dkonrai
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Great gun. I sold mine off a number of years ago. Mine preferred the 168gr bthp and the Remington 125gr managed recoil ammo. YMMV.
Good shooting, 870classic Last edited by 870classic; 10-28-2018 at 6:18 AM.. |
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Wish I had bought one years ago. Great hunting rifle.
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Here is mine! I love it! got the take down model with 16" threaded barrel in .308.
Its technically called the black label. I have only shot 150gr ball through it and it seems to like it just fine at 100 yards.
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I bought a Japanese made BLR in 308 back in the late 80s---steel frame, non-takedown, standard rifle with open sights---mounted a Leupold 1.5-5X scope in the then-new Warne lever-QD rings---too nicely finished for a hunting rifle with really nice wood and polished blued---love this rifle---I'm right-handed, but must shoot left-handed because my left eye is so much better than my right---no issues with that as the rifle is fully ambi. My friend had a Belgium made BLR in 308 that was a bit different than the later Model 81 Japanese rifle---but it got stolen---not many gun safes back then!
The rifle seemed reasonable accurate with several commercial factory ammos shooting into 1 1/2" to 2" groups with everything from 150 to 165 grain bullets---if I remember right, it seemed to prefer Federal brand ammo, but most any factory ammo was accurate enough for hunting and I never went thru a great effort to find the very most accurate ammo. A friend used to know a rancher/farmer up Paso Robles way and in those days would invite him and friends up to shoot wild pigs on his huge property---the owner would throw a party for several days to try and kill-off many of the boars as possible and would drive into his fields on a mini-tractor to pick-up the animals that were shot and have the meat processed by a local guy---then would send us packing with a large package of meat and sausage---super nice guy who sadly passed-away many years ago and his son was afraid to allow hunting on his land due to liability---I was managing a gun store in those days and was able to buy a large amount of Winchester 308 150 grain soft-point ammo so that's what we mostly used---those were the days! Good luck with your new BLR! |
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Yes I did. I like it! Action is smooth and it kicks! But definitely a great gun!
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OP, I'm in a similar mind, would love to have a BLR in .308 or .223 to keep common calibers. I would actually prefer to have one in .243, .270, or even .25-06, but I read that it's not practical to re-barrel the BLR's, so the hotter cartridges went bye bye on my list.
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30-06. You'll want to develop a load for it, and 30-06 is very flexible for that and very available everywhere.
Forgot to say, get the takedown. Much better for travel Last edited by Relativist; 11-02-2018 at 2:17 PM.. |
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Didnt know they had a 3006? I am now looking for a 270 or 243 BLR lol.
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Almost unobtanium. Pretty costly to say the least. Never know if another BLR comes up for sale with spare mags .
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Good intel. Ive got 147, 150, 168 factory ammo. Have a bunch of .30 projectiles that need a home soon. 358 would be cool! But where the heck does one find the ammo?
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Reload. Easy peasy. Tapered expander in a lubed 308 Win. case. One pass and you have 358 Win. I do it all the time.
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I'm guessing blc2 will work too? Where does one find 358 projos? Sent from my LG-TP450 using Tapatalk
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.358 rifle bullets are made by all of the major manufacturers. Lots of loading data out there. 358 Win. is a HAMMER.
I have yet to test non lead loads for hunting since in 2019, we have to use non lead for all hunting. Leaning toward the Barnes 180 TTSX. |
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Cartridge : .358 Win. Bullet : .358, 250, Hornady SPRN 3525 Useable Case Capaci: 48.498 grain H2O = 3.149 cm³ Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.780 inch = 70.61 mm Barrel Length : 20.0 inch = 508.0 mm Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders. Matching Maximum Pressure: 58740 psi, or 404 MPa or a maximum loading ratio or filling of 102 % These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window. C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations. USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON ! 39 loads produced a Loading Ratio below user-defined minimum of 80%. These powders have been skipped. Powder type Filling/Loading Ratio Charge Charge Vel. Prop.Burnt P max P muzz B_Time % Grains Gramm fps % psi psi ms --------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Winchester 748 101.0 48.6 3.15 2387 99.1 58740 7487 1.066 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Hodgdon CFE223 102.0 50.8 3.29 2375 97.3 57002 7761 1.077 ! Near Maximum ! Hodgdon BL-C2 102.0 49.8 3.22 2350 97.9 55485 7629 1.098 ! Near Maximum ! Hodgdon H335 95.7 46.7 3.03 2349 99.8 58740 7110 1.079 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! SNPE Vectan SP 10 95.2 45.5 2.95 2344 99.8 58740 7063 1.084 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Hodgdon H322 101.4 44.0 2.85 2342 100.0 58740 6863 1.077 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Vihtavuori N530 101.1 45.4 2.94 2339 98.5 58740 7222 1.082 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Accurate 2460 98.9 47.6 3.08 2330 99.1 58740 7057 1.098 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Ramshot Wild Boar 102.0 48.7 3.16 2330 96.7 56097 7457 1.096 ! Near Maximum ! Accurate 2520 102.0 48.1 3.12 2324 99.2 54508 7240 1.118 ! Near Maximum ! Alliant Reloder-12 100.9 46.0 2.98 2315 100.0 58740 6698 1.084 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Accurate 2230 98.1 47.5 3.08 2314 97.9 58740 7005 1.093 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Alliant AR-Comp 102.0 44.1 2.86 2313 100.0 53720 6486 1.110 ! Near Maximum !
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I stockpiled some wc844, amd blc2. Figured it would work for most .30. Seems 358 as well. Sent from my LG-TP450 using Tapatalk
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Regarding magazines for BLR---only mags for the early Belgium made rifles are hard to come by---I don't understand why Browning won't make a run of mags to fit the Belgium made rifles---they would sell every one they made...!
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I had one in .308 and they are undeniably cool guns. But my experience was that it wasn’t as accurate as any average bolt action rifle. But for a woods rifle, perfectly fine 1.5-2 MOA
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