New hunting rig

Gade81 · #1 09-05-2017, 08:39 PM

New to the cabinet, browning blr black label takedown, with the picatinny gizmos stripped off. Topped with leupold vxr 1-4. Will see main duty as my hunting rig this year, unless she doesn't shoot. Just mounted the scope today and haven't gotten around to targets yet. Will have to wait and see...IMG_5042.jpg

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Moo Snukkle · #2 09-05-2017, 08:53 PM

I love it. What cal?

Gade81 · #3 09-05-2017, 09:00 PM

That would be 308.

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Gade81 · #4 09-05-2017, 09:02 PM

Before someone jumps on me, that would be .30 cal. Cartridge designation being 308 win haha

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Moo Snukkle · #5 09-05-2017, 09:06 PM

Nice. I've got my eye on a friends minty mint Blr 257 bob. I'm sure the price would be at a premium, but how many of those have you seen kicking around?

Gade81 · #6 09-05-2017, 09:26 PM

Bought this new. Quite a few used kicking around if u take your time and look

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Bushleague · #7 09-06-2017, 05:23 PM

Nice! Now that's a deer rifle I could love. I especially like that you didn't over glass it... I've seen lots of guys with scopes that start at your max power on similar rifles... just plain goofy IMO.

Bushleague · #8 09-06-2017, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gade81

Bought this new. Quite a few used kicking around if u take your time and look

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In .257 Roberts? I haven't seen many of those myself.

Gade81 · #9 09-06-2017, 06:59 PM

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In .257 Roberts? I haven't seen many of those myself.

No not in 257. Not sure if I've ever ran across one of those

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Gade81 · #10 09-06-2017, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushleague

Nice! Now that's a deer rifle I could love. I especially like that you didn't over glass it... I've seen lots of guys with scopes that start at your max power on similar rifles... just plain goofy IMO.

I agree. 4 power easily gets me to 350-400 on big game. More I don't need

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Bushleague · #11 09-06-2017, 07:54 PM

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I agree. 4 power easily gets me to 350-400 on big game. More I don't need

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Couldn't agree more, and I find that with less magnification I feel a lot more solid on a free hand shot. High power scopes are great off of a bench, but when things feel a bit squirrely and I've got a bunch of magnification amplifying this effect I sometimes end up fighting myself to tame the wobbles. Not that I cant kill a deer offhand with a scope cranked up to 10x, but with a scope that goes down to 1-2.5x I don't get this effect and shoot with less fooling around and more confidence.

Since this type of shot makes up about 95% of the shots I take in the field, I feel having a scope that caters to this type of shooting makes a lot more sense on a hunting rifle than a scope that is good at punching little groups at long ranges off of a bench.

Anyways, nice gun.

Slicktricker · #12 09-11-2017, 06:54 PM

I just bought a browning blr in 7mm08 brand new 800$ from a retirement sale so stoked always wanted a 7mm08 lol

Moo Snukkle · #13 09-11-2017, 09:46 PM

That's a great find for that price.

58thecat · #14 09-12-2017, 12:15 AM

The rifle will shoot, shooter might be the reason it misses

Kidding, nice rig, hope she works out for you.