Pistolpositive
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When it comes to long guns, I prefer lever's and bolts. I have an AR (Sig M400) the wife gave me for Christmas several years ago and really enjoy shooting it, but it's not my favorite. One of my Henrys (just 22s), or my Marlin 1894 (38/357) will be the first I grab when it am thinking of long gun plinking. I have a 30-30 Winchester 1894 from the late 50s but ammo is hard to find and pricey. I even have (another yule gift from my wife) a Remington Model 81 in 35 but it doesn't see much action.
I learned of magazine fed levers a few years ago and started kind of looking for one. I stumbled on one by chance and I do mean by chance.
I had finally got my CMP 1911 and I sent it to a non-preferred FFL by accident. Good shop, but if it had gone to my shooting sports center, there would be no FFL charge.
In any event was there picking up the Remington Rand 1911 and noticed what looked like a BLR on the shelf. Better yet, it was in 30-06 (same caliber as my primary hunting rifle - my dad's model 70). Being a breakdown was an interesting idea. Considered it and left with my CMP 1911.
Later that day in an unrelated transaction, a friend called and said he wanted to buy my Browning Hi-Power Practical. Never really liked it. Shot my CZ SP01 Tactical a lot better (as my 40s go). Trigger on the hi-power, even after being worked, barely had a reset.
Anyway took about half the proceeds from that sell and went back and bought the BLR - he wanted $450.
So don't know much about the BLRs and even less about the take-down variety. Haven't shot it yet and being a 30-06, it probably won't be shot much. I have read they are not very good target rifles, but I am not a "precision" shooter. Just enjoy throwing lead down range and seeing if I can make a hole close to where I want. For precision, I am playing with a CZ 457 Match Target Rifle.
So there's my story of turning one browning into another browning.
I learned of magazine fed levers a few years ago and started kind of looking for one. I stumbled on one by chance and I do mean by chance.
I had finally got my CMP 1911 and I sent it to a non-preferred FFL by accident. Good shop, but if it had gone to my shooting sports center, there would be no FFL charge.
In any event was there picking up the Remington Rand 1911 and noticed what looked like a BLR on the shelf. Better yet, it was in 30-06 (same caliber as my primary hunting rifle - my dad's model 70). Being a breakdown was an interesting idea. Considered it and left with my CMP 1911.
Later that day in an unrelated transaction, a friend called and said he wanted to buy my Browning Hi-Power Practical. Never really liked it. Shot my CZ SP01 Tactical a lot better (as my 40s go). Trigger on the hi-power, even after being worked, barely had a reset.
Anyway took about half the proceeds from that sell and went back and bought the BLR - he wanted $450.
So don't know much about the BLRs and even less about the take-down variety. Haven't shot it yet and being a 30-06, it probably won't be shot much. I have read they are not very good target rifles, but I am not a "precision" shooter. Just enjoy throwing lead down range and seeing if I can make a hole close to where I want. For precision, I am playing with a CZ 457 Match Target Rifle.
So there's my story of turning one browning into another browning.