I have three BLR 81's, steel receiver, straight stocked guns.
I bought the .308 new about 15 years ago, it has a 2x7 Burris and consistently shoots regular old RemWinFed ammo into 1-1.5"
I have experienced misfires using 180g bullets if I'm not careful to close the lever with a little oomph. Never a problem with 168's and lower but I think the extra length of the 180's can keep the bolt from closing if it's not done with "emphasis", the hammer doesn't fall.
I had a 30.06 rebored to .35 Whelen by LaBounty some years back, haven't shot it much at all, it seems to do about 2.5" but it does need to be tweaked and broken in.
I just picked up a .358, haven't gotten around to shooting it yet, will report when I do.
