Anyone own a Browning BLR?

Buick · Jan 12, 2022

I owned a steel framed BLR 81 made in Japan in .358 caliber years ago. I liked it but factory ammo was scarce even then. I recently purchased another in .308 caliber and i'm looking forward to using it.
Any other BLR fans?

Jaco1234 · Jan 12, 2022

30-06 japan made.
Very well finished.
Very accurate.
Love the long slide.

The Norseman · Jan 12, 2022

lever release bolt

I am a Fan. Currently holding out for a BLR
Straight Stock, Gray Synthetic Stocks, Take
Down Model in .308Win, or 300wsm, or 7mm-08.

With their locking lug bolt they are very
accurate like a Bolt Action Rifle. I like how
smooth they cycle.

Recently inspected a brand new non-take
down model in 22-250. It was light, fast
handling, smooth, and the trigger was nice
and broke clean.

On my list.

CH4 · Jan 12, 2022

No, but I'd love to have one in 358. I am still pissed I let one slide through my fingers last year.

Model52guy · Jan 12, 2022

I have the 358 and the 243 in the 'pre' 81 BLR. Both made in japan. Only problem is finding any spare magazines. High prices, worse than the M52 smith.

nate-dogg · Jan 12, 2022

I have the blr 30-06. Shot several deer with it over the years. Preferred open sights when I first got it but its been wearing a 4-12x Leupold the past few years. Also have the bl-22 with a Leupold.

Baxter6551 · Jan 12, 2022

My buddy has a .308 he hunts with in upstate NY. His son has one also. They love them. I found spare mags for them years ago. Not cheap but good to have.

surfgun · Jan 12, 2022

I love my takedown .300 Win Magnum. I forget, I have 3-4 extra magazines.

Karnivore · Jan 12, 2022

Seems like the lever gun demand has gone way up since Yellowstone mania has kicked in.

Never thought I would see BLR going over 1,200.00 old Marlin 336 going for 800.00.

6GUNSONLY · Jan 12, 2022

I have a first year Belgium made . 308. It wears a 1.5-5x Leupold and has slain many an Alabama whitetail. Killed a big doe with it back in December. It's also my favorite hog rifle. 180 grain Speer roundnose puts the smackdown on hogs (and deer). Yeah spare magazines are made of unobtanium. I have one that I payed a dear price for but could near double my money for it now, and the rifle is worth 3-4x what I paid. Wish I'd bought a Belgium . 243 to go with it before they got crazy.

Charlie Foxtrott · Jan 12, 2022

I am pretty happy with the one that I got in .308 a year ago.

The Miroku people make an excellent gun.

CH4 · Jan 12, 2022

Charlie Foxtrott said:
The Miroku people make an excellent gun.

Often better fit and finish than the originals.

colt_saa · Jan 12, 2022

I have had a Japanese .308 BLR for more than a quarter century

If Only I had a second magazine for it

Now the last firearm I purchased last year was a color case hardened, grade I BL-22

I will get it photographed in the next few days and post an image

oink · Jan 13, 2022

I have a Belgian BLR in .308.

DR505 · Jan 13, 2022

I have one in .243 that I picked up as a deer rifle for my son. Great rifle.

bulldog06 · Jan 13, 2022

TRW .308 BLR

My deer rifle is a US made TRW rifle from the 80's. I wanted a magazine fed lever action .308.

I got it through an Army buddy who had a TRW connection.

No plans to sell it.

dmar · Jan 13, 2022

Not a BLR, but I have a BAR in .270, and it's a great rifle! Accurate, reliable, and beautiful fit and finish. A hunting buddy of of mine is a hard core hunter, he swears by his BLRs. I've shot them, and they're good guns.

I have a bunch of .22 lever guns, and my BL22 is my favorite to shoot... Love the short lever throw action.

max503 · Jan 13, 2022

dmar said:
I have a bunch of .22 lever guns, and my BL22 is my favorite to shoot... Love the short lever throw action.

Going to have to dig mine out. I like how it eats everything. Kind of like a revolver.

NYlakesider · Jan 13, 2022

Buick said:
I owned a steel framed BLR 81 made in Japan in .358 caliber years ago. I liked it but factory ammo was scarce even then. I recently purchased another in .308 caliber and i'm looking forward to using it.
Any other BLR fans?

I had a Belgium made .358 many years ago. Ammo was scarce even back then. Gun was quite accurate and got me a few venison dinners. I had a Red Field Widefield 2-7 scope on it.

I found it was easy to resize .308 brass into .358 so I had all the ammo I needed.

mtgianni · Jan 13, 2022

My 81 in 308 came with a sales receipt of Dec 1980. I have killed everything from jackrabbits to moose with it and it will be the last rifle to leave the stable. I started with a 2x7 Tasco World class scope when I bought the gun about 1990 then changed to a Leopold 2x7 later. Longest shot was 392 paces at an antelope after a long crawl through a harvested wheat field.
I like them.

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