hidesert cowboy
FNG
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2025
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- 10
I have a blaser r8 in 6.5-284 and it may be the most accurate rifle I have ever owned. I say maybe because I only did load development once and resighted it for a different can another time. Its only been shot on paper twice. It shot 3/8" 3 shot groups at 200 yards! with the load I worked up and I called that good enough! It shot 1/2" at 200 yards removing the scope and putting it back on during one of the groups I checked to confirm that I had a load I wanted. Then shot sub 7/16" at 200 yards when I sighted it in for a different can 18 months ago. I don't really wanna put extra rounds through it, because I don't want anything to change about the gun. I don't shoot high powered bolt guns that much anymore because I am basically a limited entry special tag hunter only these days. If the tag isn't likely to produce a buck or elk bigger than what I have shot already. I aint going to bother.
as for the drop tests. I feel this is the scope shifting in the rings. I see this happen exactly like form saw with other guns. open the back door of the pickup and the gun comes flying out on the ground. Or lean it up against my desk and the gun falls over on to a hardwood floor. Since form loves to put loctite and fingernail polish on things. it would be interesting if something was applied to the scope rings so there was locker between the scope tube and rings.
if i had to replace everything again. I would get a R8 have a 6.5 prc barrel for deer and bigger boomer for elk. 30 magnum something. Thats it I would be done for big game. I would only have the custom bolt guns for varmint hunting. the blaser r8 is insanely priced for everything. $400 for a scope mount, $1500 for a barrel. Its really too bad they can't figure out a way to get more people into these guns. I bought mine for $2200 with a scope mount 6 or 7 years ago. No way would I pay full price these days! if they could get the price down for the barrel extensions, getting different barrels would be much closer to the price of a rebarrel. thats why I would like to see more people shooting these.
as for the drop tests. I feel this is the scope shifting in the rings. I see this happen exactly like form saw with other guns. open the back door of the pickup and the gun comes flying out on the ground. Or lean it up against my desk and the gun falls over on to a hardwood floor. Since form loves to put loctite and fingernail polish on things. it would be interesting if something was applied to the scope rings so there was locker between the scope tube and rings.
if i had to replace everything again. I would get a R8 have a 6.5 prc barrel for deer and bigger boomer for elk. 30 magnum something. Thats it I would be done for big game. I would only have the custom bolt guns for varmint hunting. the blaser r8 is insanely priced for everything. $400 for a scope mount, $1500 for a barrel. Its really too bad they can't figure out a way to get more people into these guns. I bought mine for $2200 with a scope mount 6 or 7 years ago. No way would I pay full price these days! if they could get the price down for the barrel extensions, getting different barrels would be much closer to the price of a rebarrel. thats why I would like to see more people shooting these.
