:biggrin:Recently acquired early production Belgium made Browning BLR in 308. I was able to hunt down a period correct Browning (Redfield) 3x9 scope with the Redfield mounts and rings. Made a great package and shoots very well. No buyers remorse on this one!
Always wanted to meet the mysterious but bashful THEY.
I have owned both Belgium "black trigger" BLRs and Miroku of Japan "gold trigger" BLRs and the two Miroku BLR takedowns I own now are by a good measure the most accurate.
This is not a general statement comparing Belgium and Japan made BLRs but a statement about the BLRs I have experienced in the past and still own.
I will say that the bluing on the Belgium BLRs I owned had a rich deep lustre to it that I have not seen matched on any other gun.
There is just something about the finish on a Belgium Browning that sets them apart.
I'll buy a Belgium BLR to look at and a Japan Miroku BLR to shoot.
Some years ago my father gave my son his beloved .308 Browning BLR, also a made-in-Belgium rifle. Dad used that mostly for hunting hogs in the mountains of northern California.
My oldest son has been using it off and on for a number of years now. Great rifles. IF you've got a Belgium made BLR, be careful with those magazines. They're worth their weight in gold, and the Japanese made ones I've tried don't work in the Belgium made guns.
Have the old steel frame .308 WCF. BLR jap model. At 100 yards, the 1st 2 shots touch, the 3rd is _ hair away from touching the other 2. It shoots MUCH BETTER than I can. I've never missed a shot or lost game with it. I gave it to my Daughter to hunt with.:beerglass:
Still waiting for the steel receiver BLR is better than alloy receiver BLR myth to pop out of the woodwork.
What's taking it so long?
Like "all Remlins are bad" it's kinda part of the furniture around here.
14 posts and it hasn't been brought up yet.
I might as well jump the gun and mention it myself.
Well, I'll jump in to say start looking for a second magazine. The Belgian magazines are getting few and far between plus those offering to sell are very proud of them.
Which is better is a question remains a question for better minds than mine.
Honestly I'd rather have a stainless steel in a 308 takedown.
The 308 is as long as I'd be comfortable with.
Cycling the action in a loooong cartridge like the 300 win mag
I think would be too long for me.
It'd make for a nice 600 yard gun tho.
For those that don't know, the newer redesigned BLR's with aluminum alloy receivers have the bolt lock-up into a steel breech and plenty tough with nothing to worry about there. Many US and foreign military weapons have been designed like this for quite some time, from small caliber up to larger cannons. The last shotgun I bought new is similarly designed with an alloy receiver as well.
I bought my Jap BLR 308 in 93. Its the best shooting out of the box centerfire gun I ever owned. It will cloverleaf 3 shots if I'm on. I neck shoot deer with it so I don't have to chase them. If the Belgum guns are better they are great guns
I have 2 BROWNING BLR 81's. A 257 ROBERT'S & A 358 WINCHESTER! they are the japan made models. they have high luster blue, beautiful wood & are the most accurate out of the box lever guns money can buy! the rack & pinion gearing & short throw of the action is second to none. steel or alloy, it don't matter. i prefer the short action models over the newer long action models. I think the steel receivers are smoother than the alloy ones. fact is... you just can't beat the BLR'S! i still love my nostalgic marlins though!
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