I'll take a Pepsi challenge with a Sako. I'll even take my scope and barrel off once and put it back on and shoot the same group. Sakos are fine rifles... I have 2...but I have had 5 blaser frames (R93) and 2 (R8s). And between the R93 and R8 11 barrels...and all of them we at least as accurate as my most accurate Sako...

My 6.5-284 in my R8 is a half min gun...so is my 222 barrel...

Ed

Just curious, since the barrels swap, why have so many frames?

Do you reload for your R8s?

I'm drawn to the blaser line. I would have to get a base model but that's fine by me. When I started reading up about them I came across few stories that got me spooked about the straight pull action. Most of the issues happened years ago on earlier versions of the action, but still makes you think about what could happen with a over pressure round.

Well...good question....I wanted them...I have owned blaser since 1999 and rarely had more than 2 frames at one time...but they are like gun Legos...easy to swap and trade calibers. I have 2 now a brown synthetic and my wood gun...

Ed

I have never been a Blaser fan at all based on aesthetics alone. But, a lot love them. 'Merica!

The stories are unfounded, I have shot 1,000 of rounds through my R93 223, 7x64, 7mm mag,9.3x62

R8 in 204,222,and 6.5-284...they all have functioned flawless...yes I hand load a lot and the blaser handles it well...some have very long throats is the only thing I have found.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-fo...un_id=100791934

Solid deal on a blaser....

Go find George Caswell @ Champlin Arms out at the Enid Airport. He usually has a nice group of Euro guns for the World Wide Travelling Hunter, where the SAKO Safari Grades I was selling him "back in the Day" was his least expensive base Africa gun, and the English & Continental guns were his bread and butter. I made a drooling fool of myself one time in the "showroom", fondling a H&H splinter forearm double 375H&H with a horn trigger guard and shadow buttplate from the early 1920's that was tagged at $37,500 in 1985, while he was on the phone with a client over seas for an hour or so. More than 90% of his clients are/were from overseas in those days. For what you are looking for as I understand you, it'll be worth your time to make the trip to Enid...but you might find you will want to spend some 5 figure money for what you can find there...Just Sayin.
Ron

Last time I was at DSC couple years ago, he was there with his booth, and I know he should be at Reno too

FWIW in your $5k price range I'd look at mebbe Coopers, or mebbe Montana Rifle Co's lines of semi customs in a couple styles & price points that allow you to add & delete features and are based on the M70 upgraded clone 1999 receiver...or mebbe Noslers that go for $2K to almost $5k depending on model last time I looked.

The old 375 Holland double gun I told the story about in my previous post was a bargain in 1985 $'s..as a new one just like it took 2 years from order & deposit date to be delivered, and had a base cost of $75,000 US at the time.
Ron

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