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What’s everyone’s thoughts of the browning BLR in 358?
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I like mine. Accurate and handles well.
Semper Fi
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Love mine as well. Only complaint is it likes to rear up under recoil so have a goodly eye relief optic.
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I had an early one. The magazines were poor so I sold it. Likely they fixed the issue. Other than the magazines I liked mine.
I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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I like mine. It's a pre 81 straight stock model.
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I'd love to have one and contacted Browning about availability. Their response was there are no new production BLR rifles in 358 due to lack of sales orders and demand. Used is going to be your only avenue or perhaps a rebore of an 308 BLR.
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I've had mine 15+ years. Great, accurate rifle.
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Really like mine a lot, would love to find another with a pistol grip.
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good cartridge and an excellent lever the BLR , i prefer the newer S.S. levers myself .
LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman
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Love mine! Steel receiver and straight grip. I use Hornady 180gr Single Shot pistol bullets and IMR4895 powder. Stays under 1-1/2" for 3 shots at 100 yards all day. It also likes the Hornady 200rgr spire point and H335 powder for 2,550fps. I never chronographed the 180's.
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I have the blue pistol grip version and love it. Accurate and ergonomic.
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Have 1979 steel frame straight stock. Love that little rifle. Topped it with a VX-II 2-7 with custom post and duplex reticle that I got on the fire.
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I’m not sure if I ever handled one of the pistol grip ones I am kind of partial to the looks of the straight stock
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Mine is a BLR 81 steel frame . It is one of the four rifles that I absolutely would not part with. I would not care to have one of the alloy framed ones they sell now but the steel framed ones are a great rifle.
Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch . Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.
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I’d like to have one if I can find it.
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I have two other 358 wins a savage 99 and a savage bolt gun the BLR has been on my radar just need to get the nerve up to spend the money awesome caliber
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I have the pre-81 version and it was my favorite black bear gun. It definitely had a bite when using 250 gr Hornady bullets but it does the job. I bought a Savage 99 in 358 Win but it doesn't grab me like the Browning.
Both have been supplanted by a plastic/stainless Savage bolt gun I rebarreled to 358. I prefer using this gun when the weather is bad which is when bears are most active. It is also front heavy making it nicer to shoot with the heavy bullets.
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I had an older straight grip in .358. It shot very well with 225 Nosler Partitions at about 2450 fps. Worked great for black bear and elk in the timber.
Regards, Manny
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I just bought one. Pistol grip LW. It came with a Burris 3-9×40. I swapped it for a Redfield 2-7×33 that I had on my 350 Rem mag. I now have the dies and brass so looking at loads. I still have 250 Soeer 180 JFP that I plan on loading. I bought 358 Win cases rather than forming 308 Winchester as doing so thins pit the nock walls. Lots of guys do it thought. So far as balance, I find it quite nice. Trigger is not the best but that seems to be a common complaint. . I really wanted one in stainless but as stated above,, Briwning dropped the cartridge. I suspect that recoil will be a tad snotty. I can see it replacing my Rem 673.
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I’ve shot a pile of stuff through mine. Had the trigger worked on a bit and it’s pretty decent.
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