I have three of the BLR 81's, the steel Miroku models. My .308 is my go to gun ha a Burris 2x7 and will shoot under 1" with just about any factory ammo.
I got a minty .270 and had it rebored to .35 Whelen, that's a little more finicky because of the rebore but I haven't broken it in yet, and have only put two boxes of shells through it.
I just picked up my third, another steel 81, in .358, haven't even gotten a chance to shoot that yet.
I found that bedding the forend on the .308 made a real difference. Also had the triggers worked.
