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About $500 more I think

I have a R8 professional in .30-06, and I really like it. I bought the kit that came with the pelican case and Zeiss scope. I recently added a barrel in 9.3x62 that I've taken to the range once. I tried and sold several hunting rifles before settling on this one. Everything is well fitted and the action is fast and smooth. One of the main reasons that I began looking at the R8 was to have something easy to check on the airplane without incurring additional baggage fees. As much time as I spend on airplanes, it has already saved me a lot of fees.

That is a good 9.3 barrel you got.

Blaser men? Hmmmmmm. I think I have one in the closet, but I can only wear it on business casual Fridays. Typically suits for me.

In other words....Hell no!

I don't like the Blaser.

To me its the highest priced really homely rifle.

I would not mind a K 95 with a Euro stock in 7x57 if someone gifted it to me.

I 'spose the strongest endorsement for the Blasers is that i have never heard of anyone who has gone Blaser and then changed to an alternative brand. There is no other rifle brand with that kind of loyalty.

The only real problem i have ever found in the design is that they are a little difficult to top-load in a hurry, or potentially clear a jam from. This is because the scope is positioned further forward (mounting directly to the barrel - which is inherently a good idea, especially in a switch barrel and as you can see from the image above, facilitates mounting on larger objectives lower to the bore). Hence the ocular bell sits directly above the magazine. If i wanted a rifle just for dangerous game hunting, the R93/R8 probably wouldn't be my first choice for this reason. However, as some folks have pointed out to me, a good option is to just go for a red-dot/reflex scope for dangerous game which resolves the magazine access issue.

Otherwise, it is hard to find a hunting application in which the Blaser is not just plain and simple better than anything else out there. Just sell everything else and get a Blaser - you won't look back.

What I really find surprising, is how many guys I know, that have told me they thought the Blaser was ugly, or too expensive, ended up buying one anyway, after handling, and shooting one. And as noted above, they still have them.

Each of us admires different things. To those that like the Blaser its fine with me.

It's not likely that I will ever own one. The design and look of the rifle give me the shudders. I don't feel safe with one!

Is the bolt closed? Did it close?

Count me in the camp that would love to have one......

I've owned a R93 for a fair amount of time (7 years), handful of barrels. They all shoot great, I use the 28 ga shotgun barrel often.

I Shoot and hunt with an R-93 off road timber. 7mm Remington Mag. Plenty accurate, very good trigger, no rust issues, All I had to do was zero it in, then check zero from time to time has not wandered off since I zeroed it in when I bought it in 2006. I still have two extra doe tags, will fill them this week. All in all its my favorite rifle, I sold a Dakota 76 to buy it. I can put it in my suit case and no one is the wiser that I am even traveling with a rife.

There was a Blaser for sale today at Cabelas. It had fancy engraving with an inlay.

The price was $7600. Make them an offer.

The rifle looks clumsy to me.

I must admit i find it very amusing that someone who goes by the name of Savage 99 can have so many issues with the aesthetics of a rifle. And i would argue you can be no more sure your Savage 99 is really closed than you can be with the Blaser. Ultimately, if the bolt isn't fully closed, it won't fire. Most guys who have owned one for a while have had this experience when shooting very rapidly.

Have had the R93 for years with three barrels and really liked it--very accurate and with a superb trigger. But, traded the works for this K95 in 30/06; it's proven to be just as accurate with just as fine a trigger.

The R8 really does intrigued me though too.

Yes, the bolt closed........or, it won't fire.

Someday I'll own a magnificent Blaser with a beautiful wood stock....until then I drool and wish.

I think CDNN has a couple of Blaser's on clearance.

I almost took the plunge on a Blaser until I saw three different episodes on TV, one of them sponsored by them, where the hunter had issues with jams on hurried shots. That and the removable combination trigger'magazine group, well just too radical for me. I'll stick with 70s Browning Safari Grades and doubles

Jorge, as an aviator, with a lot of math fundamental to aviation, you should (and do) know that a stat of one, especially where there is no isolated element to pin the fault on--the magazine or the bolt or action as a whole-- but a least two including the skill or lack thereof of the operator, is meaningless. It is meaningless in regard to drawing a conclusion on the Blaser straight pull action. After all, I've seen guys jam all sorts of traditional bolt guns.

I've fired 5 30/06 rounds from the R93 in 3 seconds and that was not particularly fast, but, the measure was to stay on 20" target at 50 yds. The R93 was bored . And I've repeated it with other barrels and cartridges. Try that with a traditional bolt gun.

Much more imortantly, a blessed Christmas to you and yours.