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Blaser R8 Black Edition

Shooting Test: Blaser R8 in .30-06 Spring. No. Factory Covering circle Model: Blaser R8 Black Edition 1 150 grs Remington UMC MC 41 mm Price: € 5270,- 2 165 grs Federal Prem. Nosler BST 63 mm Ca libre: .30-06 Spring eld Capacity: 4 + 1 cartridges 3 168 grs Sellier & Bellot HPBT 38 mm Barrel length: 580 mm 4 180 grs RWS H-Mantel 24 mm Overall length: 1034 mm 5 184 grs RWS Silver Selection Evo 33 mm Trigger weight: 790 g Comment: Covering circle =  ve-shot groups,  red in a sitting Weight: 3465 g position bench rest from a bench rest support at a distance of 100 m, indicated in millimetres, measured from bullet hole centre to With the straight-pull rifl es from Blaser Out t: Straight-pull bolt- ri e with centre. Values in brackets after deduction of a stray shot. the slide of the hand cocker sits in the radial band lock, nut wood stock, Bavarian Abbreviations see annex. slanted end of the lock. Here you see it cheek piece with double rabbet, detachable trigger/ group, prepared for the in the “de-cocked” position. installation of mounts..

he straight-pull bolt-action ri e be cocked with relatively high amount of 1 2 Blaser R8 has been commercially force and with a quiet “click” sound. T available since 2010. Another difference to the R93: The ma- It is based on the manual cocking model gazine and the trigger group form a sin- R93 of the Allgäu armoury, which has gle unit. If needed, it can be detached been manufactured since 1993. Back from the ri e, which is to make the wea- thumbhole stock versions available in the then the R93 attracted attention due to pon safer against unauthorized use. As meantime. The agony of choice you have its innovative radial band lock. This the magazine is now  rmly attached to among others also with the barrels and a type of lock does not interlock with lo- the trigger group – or vice versa, the rather comprehensive range of calibres cking lugs, but with expansion claws price for a spare system climbs conside- that run around the chamber in a circu- rably. It gets even more expensive with VISIER Evaluation Points lar seam in the barrel. the new Atzl trigger that is changeable Precision (50 points max.) 50 points from hunting to match. Stock work (10 points max.) 8 points 3 With the extravagant Black Edition Range of use With the R8, Blaser reinforced the lock Trigger (10 points max.) 9 points version apart from the chamber head additionally with a support sleeve and For this special issue, Blaser sent their R8 Magazine/handling (5 points max.) 3 points (1) Blaser also covers the trigger blade enlarged the contact surfaces of the lo- in the Black Edition with an elegant nut Sights (5 points max.) 3 points with a 24-carat gold layer. On locking, cking elements. Two cam disks additio- wood stock in wood grade 6 that costs System/function (10 points max.) 8 points the lamellar claws behind the bolt head nally support the closed lock towards the more than 5000 euros. The lowest priced Workmanship (10 points max.) 10 points spread apart into a ring seam in the rear. The chamber can only be opened Blaser models with synthetic stock are barrel. The “Blaser contrast sights” owe Total score (100 points max.) 91 points when the ri e is cocked or the cocking already available for just over half of their name to the white inlays in the Test result excellent slide is slightly pressed forward. In the that. When the customer forks out some rear sight (2) and front sight (3). Sport Hunting Authorities Military case of the test ri e, this one could only more money, there are also diverse Rating Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ

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