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I'm interested in this Browning lever gun and hoping someone might have direct experience with it. If so please let me know your thoughts on the rifle.
Thanks!
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Got one in 308. Like it quite a bit. Very smooth and quick to cycle. I can easily keep it on my shoulder and cycle it. Get extra magazines. Got it stuffed behind the seat with a red dot on it. NY legal. Anything within 100 yards can get poked quickly.
Have a good scope for it but have not shot it with the scope yet.
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Thanks for the info. I've seen quite a bit of Browning bashing online lately. I've had Browning rifles and shotguns in the past and they have all been good-ditto for Winchester but it's been a few years.
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I love my BLRs (none of mine are the takedown models).
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Good to see BLRs getting high marks.
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I've had three, no takedowns. All were accurate. 223. 7mm-08, 450 marlin. Don't want another tho.
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I could do without the rail sections on the forend....
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I have the same rifle in 300 WSM, very handy to have the takedown if you are travelling somewhere to hunt. What I didn't like about it brand new was the trigger, but a trip to Paul Jones in PA solved that problem, he works wonders on BLR triggers...
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I have a take down in 7mm-08 but with out the rail sections. I have a leupod 2X8X36mm on it. Shoots under an inch at 100 yards. I love and will buy more take downs when possible.
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Do you fellas without the take down version find them difficult to clean the barrel?
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Do you fellas without the take down version find them difficult to clean the barrel? For me the added step involved is very minimal. I frequently use a boresnake anyhow but if I feel the need to use a rod the large centerfires have plenty of room to affix a cleaning tip pretty easily. Even on those occasions where I've wanted to go crazy and do a thorough copper removal I didn't find it unmanageable. I can see where small cal or short cartridge leverguns might present some added challenges.
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I could do without the rail sections on the forend.... I don't know......might be handy to put a light on for those Texas hog hunters.
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I own 2 BLR 308 and a 300 win.mag neither are take downs but both shoot excellent. cleaning is not that difficult. I kinda want to buy a take down BLR just have not decided when ?
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Got one in 308. Like it quite a bit. Very smooth and quick to cycle. I can easily keep it on my shoulder and cycle it. Get extra magazines. Got it stuffed behind the seat with a red dot on it. NY legal. Anything within 100 yards can get poked quickly.
Have a good scope for it but have not shot it with the scope yet. A 308 that's only good to 100 yards?
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Got one in 308. Like it quite a bit. Very smooth and quick to cycle. I can easily keep it on my shoulder and cycle it. Get extra magazines. Got it stuffed behind the seat with a red dot on it. NY legal. Anything within 100 yards can get poked quickly.
Have a good scope for it but have not shot it with the scope yet. A 308 that's only good to 100 yards? Assuming the red dot scope to be the limiting factor.
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Got one in 308. Like it quite a bit. Very smooth and quick to cycle. I can easily keep it on my shoulder and cycle it. Get extra magazines. Got it stuffed behind the seat with a red dot on it. NY legal. Anything within 100 yards can get poked quickly.
Have a good scope for it but have not shot it with the scope yet. A 308 that's only good to 100 yards? > my son used his 308 BLR last year in Montana shot a decent 4x4 mule deer at 250 yards ,yes 308 shoots farther believe me.
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