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I was offered one of these by a local friend. Fired two rounds total. No box and made in Japan. It says 223 and 5.56 on the barrel.
Is $800 a good price?
I bet this would be a fun gun to shoot.
RAS
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Not a bad price at all in my opinion. I havent seen a BLR in that caliber in a very long time
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If it has a steel receiver that is a great price.
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I think it's a pretty good price myself. Pretty cool little rifle.
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If it's steel and you like to shoot .223 , snag it before it gets away.
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If it's a steel frame, I'd like you to put me in contact with your friend. No need to bother with it yourself.
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Jeff I hunted coyotes with one for a few years. It was less than 3/4", accurate! I finally evolved away from it because cocking the hammer when coyotes were very close spooked them. Loved the lever action, hated the hammer for coyote hunting. Guess which lever action became my favorite because it doesn't have a a hammer to spook game? LOL
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On Gunbroker that would likely be listed around $1,500 if steel framed and single piece hammer.
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I would have bought it and would be showing pictures of it....any BLR for $800 in very good condition is more than a fair price.....
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Jeff I hunted coyotes with one for a few years. It was less than 3/4", accurate! I finally evolved away from it because cocking the hammer when coyotes were very close spooked them. Loved the lever action, hated the hammer for coyote hunting. Guess which lever action became my favorite because it doesn't have a a hammer to spook game? LOL If you pull back on the trigger and then the hammer until it is full cocked and then release the trigger it will cock absolutely silently. Same as a Winchester.
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Jeff I hunted coyotes with one for a few years. It was less than 3/4", accurate! I finally evolved away from it because cocking the hammer when coyotes were very close spooked them. Loved the lever action, hated the hammer for coyote hunting. Guess which lever action became my favorite because it doesn't have a a hammer to spook game? LOL If you pull back on the trigger and then the hammer until it is full cocked and then release the trigger it will cock absolutely silently. Same as a Winchester. Good to know, but Savage solved the problem for me.
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Jeff I hunted coyotes with one for a few years. It was less than 3/4", accurate! I finally evolved away from it because cocking the hammer when coyotes were very close spooked them. Loved the lever action, hated the hammer for coyote hunting. Guess which lever action became my favorite because it doesn't have a a hammer to spook game? LOL If you pull back on the trigger and then the hammer until it is full cocked and then release the trigger it will cock absolutely silently. Same as a Winchester. Not same as Winchester. If the BLR is at half cock to start with, it will still click when it reaches full cock when pulling back on the trigger unlike Winchester. Different designs.
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On Gunbroker that would likely be listed around $1,500 if steel framed and single piece hammer. Likely a recent alloy frame if it is actually stamped "5.56".
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$800 anything Browning lever is a good deal these days. Just look at the price a Rossi or Henry.
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