BLR in 308 thoughts?

[Red9]

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

[870classic]

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

[rm1911]

Wish I had bought one years ago. Great hunting rifle.


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[Horrendo Revolver]

Don’t own one but wouldn’t mind having one in 7mm-08.

[caliguy93]

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.

[jyo]

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!

[Ora Serrata]

I have one in .308. Smooth action, beautifully made, really accurate. It's a great hunting rifle!

[Spyder]

Hey caliguy, you shoot that thing yet? I want to try it out, I'm still thinking about getting one.

[caliguy93]

Hey caliguy, you shoot that thing yet? I want to try it out, I'm still thinking about getting one.

Yes I did. I like it! Action is smooth and it kicks! But definitely a great gun!

[Nick Adams]

My hunt g buddy has an older Japanese steel one in 30 . 06. Beatiful wood and bluing plus it shoots like a dream.

[Illumi Naughty]

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.

[Relativist]

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

[Red9]

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

I have another 308, that loves 168s. Cant wait to shoot the darn thing. Ive got soe 147, 150 and 168 to try.

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.

Wow shes a beauty. Would love a takedown model!

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!

Hate it when the kids take over.... Things always change. Never for the best sad to say.

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

Didnt know they had a 3006? I am now looking for a 270 or 243 BLR lol.

[jon94520]

Nice buy OP, I have a LW Savage 99 in 308 and it is very handy.

[Bull Elk]

I shoot 150g in my .308 BLR. Get the 7mm-08 in BLR!