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The Blaser R93 is a popular German Hunting offered in a multitude of Blaser R93 and barrel lengths. Type Hunting rifle Germany Designed in 1993, it held many Place of origin constructive novelties: Production history Designed 1993 Manual cocking system Straight-pull bolt Manufacturer Blaser Direct trigger Produced 1993-present Original Blaser saddle mount Variants Blaser 93 Tactical Specifications Characteristics various; see [1] (http://www.blaser.de/fileadmin/editor/produkte/caliber- Its straight-pull is designed to pdf/Blaser_Calibers_Bolt_Action_EN.pdf) withstand pressures exceeding the Mauser 98-type bolt-action- Action Straight-pull bolt-action significantly. The manual cocking system, Feed system 3-4 rounds internal box locking the bolt when uncocked, offers Sights aperture type iron sights, the shooter to securely carry the weapon until cocking just before the shot. To avoid accidents with set triggers, Blaser offers the R93 only with a direct trigger.

Blaser also constructed a new , the Saddle mount, in which the mount is held by two specially formed holes in the receiver.

By changing magazine, barrel and bolt head, a multitude of calibers can be used in the same R93 chassis.

After a shooting accident near Koblenz in 1994, the R93 was criticised not to withstand high pressures and the bolt to unlock with excessive pressure.[1]

An investigation by the DEVA concluded that the handloaded ammunition used, however, greatly exceeded the maximum legal gas pressure.[citation needed]

The R93 was upgraded to the with a detachable box magazine / trigger combination. Parts for the R93 do not fit the R8 series, however. Hans-Gerd Jauch with the Blaser R93 in Africa In 2009, Blaser and Carl Zeiss AG began offering a scope that switches on a red dot when the R93/R8 are cocked ("Zeiss Illumination Control / iC"). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaser_R93 1/2 10/20/13 Blaser R93 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia References

1. ^ Blaser R93 accident (http://www.jagdrecht-info.de/presse_visier0304.htm), lawers cooperation (Rechtsanwaltsaktiengesellschaft) Nieding + Barth (german) Website

http://www.blaser.de/R93-Characteristics.119.0.html?&L=1 http://www.blaser.de/uploads/media/R93_modularsystem_en_07.pdf

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