The Blaser R8 Straight-Pull Bolt Action Rifle

In this episode of RecoilTV's Gun Room, we check out the ultra-high class...in a straight-pull package. The Blaser R8 Straight-Pull Bolt Action Rifle is the newest iteration of the Blaser R8 platform, and we join Carnivore Editor in Chief, Iain Harrison, as he walks us through over $5,000 worth of gun. Follow Harrison through the redesigned skeleton of a classic bolt gun, in addition to all the accessories this tricked-out rifle sports. How will the eye-wateringly expensive piece of kit hold up when Harrison brings through the Scottish highlands? Take a look and find out!
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[@kellydrolet4740]

I've owned one for 8 years. 300 Win Mag that is deadly accurate with 180 gr Barnes TTSX. 6.5X55 Swede with 143 gr. Hornady ELDX is the same. So many smart features. Straight pull is fast/reliable, detachable scope that when re-attached is spot on, iron sights, ergonomic, breaks down/compact for travel, and with two barrels and bolt heads covers all the game you may want to take in Africa or any other continent. Pricy - yes but buy once/cry once!

[@DiscoveringOutdoors]

Have you ever lost a magazine?

[@kellydrolet5362]

@@DiscoveringOutdoors No - I am careful with the mag/trigger set. There are replacements available - pricey!

[@Hightex-lz5ky]

@@kellydrolet5362 how many 308 bullets fit in the magazine?

[@Blaserman]

I am from the US I own 93’s and an R8. I have several friends that own them Hunted with them from the 90’s Love these things

[@jamesmoon6042]

Once you use one. You see why everyone that has one love's them. They are that nice

[@hi7863]

@@n1mrod109 I dont think you owned one.Trigger cant be worn down because all trigger components are metal and located in the "bolt".Trigger/magazine only holds one lever which is also metal so your argument is invalid.Other things you said are also B.S. too.1.Bolt closes very instinctively(push forward,only moron would find that difficult),2.Magazine/trigger has one lock button inside which unables you to remove the magazine from outside ,3.Nobody makes you buy expensive rifles,buy yourself a Ruger American or Savage Axis and then put 20$ scope mount instead of 450$ Blaser saddle mount,everybody knows that Blaser is 1% rifle,4.Subpar ergonomics -- Simple,instinctive,easy to cock and uncock,5.They dont make Blasers with just thumbhole grips,they are avalible with standard stock,6.They dont make them just in polymer,there is variety of wood stocks(ranging from standard wood stock to high end turkish walnut stocks).

[@hi7863]

@Joshua Bressel He did said a couple of things which made me realize that he never used/owned R8(For example that thing he said about the trigger,anybody who knows how that rifle works knows it is impossible)Read my comment above.Thing is there is lot of people on the internet who trash rifle which they never used just because its expensive.

[@Urmel331]

Meh, they are just a normal fucking straight pull rifle, ugly as hell, rusts even before it reaches the retailer and way overpriced, In conclusion: The R8 sucks.

[@Urmel331]

@@n1mrod109 Der scheiß blaser klick, und das ganze plastik regt mich am meisten auf für so nen preis würd ich gold und kein polymer erwarten, drecksding.

[@barryolaith]

@Joshua Bressel Hello Joshua. No experience with the rifle, although I have held one! Just an observation. If you pay a lot for something, well in to the "I'm not sure I should spend this amount of money on this" territory, you're going to convince yourself you like it, at least for a while. Any niggles will be ascribed to oneself, for a while. A bit like a bad marriage to a trophy wife (not speaking from personal experience there either, and I haven't held one).

[@hannes2289]

I would always buy the Blaser Montage. This allows you to mount optics with rails and has no ugly rings on the scope >> much cleaner look, easier to clean, ...

[@Chewedbacca]

There's a little toggle on the magazine floor that locks it into the stock. It shows an "S" when locked. There's also many different mounts for the saddle mount, like Innomount, MAK, EAW etc, that are are way way cheaper. Also, the manual cocker doesn't have to be cocked before the first shot, you make it sound like it's an SA/DA type system, which it isn't, it cocks on close, so you can leave it on cock all the time. The trigger group is not housed in the magazine, it's merely a push bar that actuates the sear which is in the bolt. Also an important aspect is that you should always take your can off, especially after shooting, as Blaser barrels are corrosion sensitive. Blaser barrels are also very very tolerant to anything you feed them and they're pretty much guaranteed to hold an inch group at a hundred meters, which is about what you need for a heart shot. Another very important factor to know before buying one of these bad boys is that there is barely any jobs to be done on it by a regular Joe gunsmith without sending it off to Isny, where blaser sits, as the stock is just a piece of wood or polymer, the barrel is just the barrel and the bolt is where all the insanely finicky Kraut space magic is housed, so no trigger jobs etc. The mounting system, the principle behind it is one of the most exceptional ideas out there, because the optic, no matter what it is, sits not on the receiver (there is none) but on the barrel itself, and it attaches by four milled points, so zero retention is practically the law of the land. And like I already mentioned, other manufacturers offer cheaper mounts than Blaser itself that also perfectly guarantee that repeatable zero. The basic big advantage of all this is that you could in theory have a . 243 deer barrel and a .30-06 deer barrel with different optics on both, and just swap the barrels without any other measures than an Allen key and retain perfect zero repeatably.

[@Chewedbacca]

Also, Blaser equips every rifle with their own IC system that sits in the clocking piece, that only works on Blaser branded optics, and turns on the red dot when cocked. Which in turn is total BS, as Blaser optics are just rebranded Minox scopes in a different housing with about a 1000 buck upmark, and Minox doesn't even come close to Swarovski in terms of quality.

[@daltonj15]

@@Chewedbacca zeiss scopes come with ic control. Blaser scopes are way ahead of minox I have a German minox scope and the blaser is miles ahead of it and swaro

[@DuRöhre4711]

@@daltonj15 lol... Minox is part of L&O Holding, as is Blaser.. Think for yourself...

[@daltonj15]

@@DuRöhre4711 what has that got to do with what I just said . I explained blaser scopes are way better than minox scope s as I have experience with both. You respond by telling me about the ownership of both companies which has nothing to do with my statement . Please explain . Think for yourself .

[@Chewedbacca]

@@daltonj15 Blaser optics are just Minox optics with a price upmark. And why spend 3500 on a mediocre piece when Swarovski is right there?

[@bback74]

I've 2 Blaser R8 (6.5x55SE, 308w and 9.3x62 barrels) and 1 Blaser K95 (22 hornet, 6XC and 8x57IRS barrels). Nothing better out there imo - including the barrel swapping system which keep zero 100%. The 22 hornet is only available to the K95 (and combination guns). You also get rimfire kit for the R8 now (22 LR). Own one. They plan to release other rimfire kits as well. Expensive but we have a 6 hunting weapon limit where I live so why not get premium. You only live once.

[@jesseryan4053]

I feel bad for you guys that live in countries where the government watches your every move. 6 firearm limit? That’s depressing.

[@TheKetamineSquid]

@@jesseryan4053 although really, you can hunt any game in the world with 6 rifles.

[@jesseryan4053]

@@TheKetamineSquid that’s irrelevant. I don’t like government telling me what I can or can’t have

[@TheKetamineSquid]

@@jesseryan4053 my point being that a 6 gun limit leaves you with more than enough to hunt anything in the world. i'll admit that i have more than 6 (9), but really, even 9 guns is a bit unnecessary. but they're nice to have though.

[@jesseryan4053]

@@TheKetamineSquid yea I’m not disagreeing with you, I have more guns than I can count, long guns and pistols. And, I could use a 270 win. For literally prairie dogs to grizzly and everything in between, if I REALLY wanted to. Although there are much better calibers for both it could be done. Now, to the real point of my argument, when tyrants overstep their boundaries, my rifles aren’t for game animals.

[@jordandemarchi1926]

I love the professional productions you guys are putting out

[@tomk8312]

i've been window-shopping for a rifle for about a year and it seemed like there was always a compromise. not so with the r8. it's unfortunate people in this country aren't willing to invest in a high quality rifle like this because i'm going to have to visit the showroom in san antonio just to get my hands on one and figure out exactly how i want it configured.

[@Kman31ca]

Damn, the older I get, the more this makes sense.

[@Aviator168]

Very nice rifle.

[@MrSchnyderli]

I have a Blaser R8. One barrel in 338LM for LR work, a 300WinMag for hunting and a 308 Win for practising or small game hunting. All 3 barrels shoot .5 MOA with handloads all day. The flexibility is incredible. Many Calibers used on the same platform. Usually between 1500 and 2000 Shots the barrels start to loose accuracy when shooting these fast Magnums. But guess what? Just order a replacement barrel that arrives within a month and replace it in 30 seconds. For me, this is the best rifle ever built. Check out THLR.NO, he does PRS matches with it.

[@nemir2550]

What's the barrel contour of your fast calibers? I disagree with you about loss of accuracy after 1500-2000 shootings. I've got Blaser R8 in 270 WSM in semi weight 19 mm barrel, 58 cm long. Spent over 2000 and still shoots .5 MOA or less whole day.

[@MrSchnyderli]

They're all semi weight barrels. I've made different experiences. My statement with 1500-2000 is just a rule of thumb. Most standard loaded Magnums are going to burn out the barrel within that range. It's well possible that your WSM is still going strong, there are many variables coming in to play. As long as it shoots tight, keep it.

[@nemir2550]

@@MrSchnyderli Yes man. I'm in love with that gun.

[@CsWillofDD]

How much is a replacement barrel?

[@MrSchnyderli]

@@CsWillofDD Depends on the caliber and barrel contour. A .300WinMag semi weight is about 1'300 USD. But I live in Switzerland; everything is expensive here. Don't know about pricing in the US.

[@jevadajones1645]

Perfect perfect perfect and easy to set up!👍🏾

[@jonabe3079]

Hello, how Old is the scope and what does the “P” stand for? Best regards

[@hernandovillamarinbuenaven7476]

P = Pricey

[@JimmyGunXD556]

$$$$$$$ Supererb rifle though.

[@Tristy1987]

Wouldn’t go back to another rifle. Lucky to Own one with a GRS stock in a match 6.5x284 barrel & ultimate match 308 win.. must add there shotguns are equally as good currently owning an f3 grade 8

[@natea.8033]

6.5x284??? I don't think that's a caliber

[@Tristy1987]

@@natea.80336.5x284 Norma

[@Tristy1987]

@@natea.8033 well look it up you’ll be mistaken

[@johncurley337]

If you're right handed is it a good idea to buy lefthand for faster follow up shots?

[@scallyskin123]

Do you know who threaded the barrel?

[@MrEddienoe]

I’ve looked for a straight pull bolt in the USA for a couple yrs no luck any tips on getting one

[@Redpitbull44]

Damn, this music is distracting!!!

[@geeezer9]

music is way too loud

[@John1911]

We have two of them. The Police Tac2 and the R8. Marky

[@jamesbrewer2398]

John1911 Gun Blog ... hey man, fancy seeing you here. J

[@John1911]

james brewer 😎

[@jamesbrewer2398]

Jealousy is a cruel mistress ! Stop taunting me haha. I’ve now got my pain threshold better controlled and see the 338 consistently nailing a 4” plate @ 650y... 30 shots and I’m beat up though.

[@John1911]

james brewer they are neat guns. And I expect they will continue to grow in popularity stateside. Marky

[@jamesbrewer2398]

I like the fact they’re not popular, long may that continue.

[@yulusleonard985]

Do you have to remove the magazine? This gun have non removable trigger version so can you just leave the magazine and insert the cartrige from above just like other non removable magazine guns?

[@markbilling6420]

There is a version with non removable trigger which is made specially for US market and its about 1000$ cheaper. You can load both versions from top,standard R8 has lock button inside rifle which prevents you to remove the magazine from outside and then you load and unload rifle from above.

[@yulusleonard985]

@@markbilling6420 Thanks!

[@20cameron1]

That trigger safety design doesn’t cut it. A rifle needs to be able to function in case of charging big game. Even if the magazine is removed, the gun needs to be able to fire: lot quicker to at least get one round in the chamber than depend on sliding in another magazine/trigger assembly.

[@arnowinchester591]

You can top-load the R8 with the magazine still inserted.

[@lobster8009]

Most proper serious african big game hunters will opt for a traditional double barrel with open sights and for good reasons. However, the Blaser can fit that role too. The manual cocking is not as awkward as the guy made it seem, with a little practice its just as fast as flicking off a traditional safety and if you go hunt big game in the brushes you better practice a lot beforehand.

[@Darth-Nihilus1]

I seen an R95 Blazer for sale and I really would like to buy a Blazer but the price is $5000 😭

[@jeffreydahmer3995]

This is somehow cheeper than BRNO

[@AJSpinDrift]

Lovely rifles. Check out this dream R8 Silence build video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n57dk4uXrd-Uj5o I've always had Sako rifles, but that build video has really got me drooling over the Blaser R8. And clearly from this post I'm still looking at them online ;D

[@vincitomniaveritas9300]

*Germans are a very useful productive and honest nation*

[@TheKlink]

have you tried a Heym SR30?

[@leonardomaffei1361]

Sono tutti bellissimi i modelli , i gusti son gusti a me piace Silver Argali in 300 Blaser mag .legni grado.9 + Zeiss Victory v8 ciao e buona domenica

[@stewie5101]

$8300 in Australia and that’s without an optic 😂😂 no thanks mate. I doubt it shoots better than my Tikka

[@Marvin.Runyon]

"five and a half grands worth of rifle" I've never heard the s plural for grand (multiple of $1,000) in the US, at least when used to mean money, grand is singular and plural (like moose). Is "grands" plural a UK style of the slang, a Mr Harrison thing, or just a misspeak? Anyway, great video on an interesting rifle!

[@Stigstigster]

It's just British English. It doesn't need to even be multiples of a thousand to say it that way. You could just as well say of something costing £1000 "Nice rifle! That must be at least a grand's worth there?" Surely you guys wouldn't say "That must be at least a grand worth there?" would you? Or would you? It's not in the plural, it is in the possessive sense. It's like the money holds the worth of the object. We also use the word in the way you describe too. If you asked for a valuation on something, "What do you think this rifle is worth?", it would be fine to say "You've got five grand there." But you could also say "You've got five grand's worth there."

[@zorrow105]

Keep the thumb in the pistolgrip and only use the four fingers for reload. Much quicker and stays even better at the target.. no better hunting rifle, atleast in europe.

[@kniter01]

Blaser R8s are beautiful, but damn are they many reasons a downgrade from the R93

[@steveharvey6421]

I understand that Europe limits how many guns you can own. Modular guns make sense their.

[@lobster8009]

Depends on the Nation in Europe. In Germany, home of Blaser, a hunting licence allows of a theoretically infinite number of rifles. Its often on the news when old hunters died and police recovered 100+ rifles from their homes all legally owned. Its just a differend mindset in europe. We value quality over bang for buck. That being said, budget rifles have their place too over here.

[@steveharvey6421]

@@lobster8009 thanks for the info

[@Landsersajer]

I don’t like the magazine trigger combo

[@shootit6144]

You could hand feed any single bullet into a rifle 😂

[@Stigstigster]

He's not saying you can't do that with this rifle either. He's saying that the trigger group and magazine are one combined unit so if you lost your magazine in the field, you also lost your trigger mechanism so you can't single load and fire a cartridge any more. If you lost the magazine on almost any other rifle you could still fire it but not this one because your trigger is lost too.

[@dominic6634]

I can get a k31 for cheaper.

[@pavelmorozov6599]

i can buy 2 ar10s for cheaper

[@tomschumacher5434]

I like this guy! But yeah 5 grand for a gun I’m buying a gunwerks, sako, or weatherby.

[@DavidHernandez-dq1ih]

Looks like Ruger‘s next top rifle

[@gregawallace]

That is the last thing I would want in a Blaser rifle when I think of Blaser I think of a work of art a masterpiece of beauty and craftsmanship not a generic looking synthetic rifle if I wanted a tactical rifle I would build it off an Remington 700 or just buy a Ruger precision. I’m I’m spending the money for a Blaser it’s going to be an heirloom rifle not a tacticool rifle.

[@fishlife1013]

The blaser has no meat and potatoes it has micro greens and filets

[@DiscoveringOutdoors]

If you are worried about losing a magazine, then you have issues. what if you lose your ammunition? Very small chance of either if you are responsible. 👎

[@MegaEvoluzione]

Less music please!

[@shurt6312]

Had 5 of them Ich ... 204 - 243 - 308 - 300 WM - 338 Lap - the front end broke the bipod mount under the 338 after 4 firings - warranty - zip - replacement fore end cost $750.00 here I'm glad you are happy with them ... I.m not - each to their own

[@budalamala5418]

You really expect someone to believe you own 5 blaser rifles, when you can have one R8 and 5 barrels and also Blaser has 10 year warranty probably best on market.I think you never owned a Blaser rifle.

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

@Budala Mala: He never had a single Blaser Rifle. We know that from what he is writing. I‘ am becoming a Professional Hunter here in Germany. And most of the PH‘ s I had the opportunity to work with use the R8 for EVERY DAY hunting. Many of my classmates have the R8 Professional Success and they all shoot very great. It is a expensive rifle yes, but there is not a single Rifle Manufacturer that has all the features in one gun combined- period. I mainly use my Mauser M03 PH in 9,3x62 for every day hunting, but I want the new R8 Ultimate very bad.

[@budalamala5418]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz I agree with you,by far the best rifle in the world.Comments are full of haters who trash something just because they cant afford it.Best regards.

[@Yeoman7]

MUSIC🙉

[@alt5494]

The trigger/magazine design is to reduce overall length by about a 100mm verses a traditional magazine forward of the trigger guard. The screw quick change barrel system is not a features that belongs on anything other than a battle rifle. It simply degrades accuracy and precision as torque on the screws tend to wander under thermal load.

[@alt5494]

@Bobby Lanton If all screws are torqued to the same value. Many different torque values of course will be accurate, but that had nothing to do with precision. The problem with this system is one of the screws will always be closer to the front of the chamber. Heating to higher temperatures under pressure and thermal expansion will always have a different torque value. If the rifle is never rapidly fired and nor shot at long range targets the user will never notice. If this rifle actually had no zero shift it's precision version would be widely adopted it isn't. Unless the system is overbuilt with multiple screws sharing the load as in the desert tech SRS. It will not be capable of true precision. The blaser design only has two inline screws. To say nothing of it's lugless bolt design nothing about the blaser is designed for accuracy. It's your 5k but calling it sub MOA is fantasy.

[@budalamala5418]

​@@alt5494 Acutally i tested this rifle numerous times and i shot God knows how many rounds through it, never had single shift in point of impact and puts bullets in one enlarged hole consistently .You can find many tests on repetabillity and accuracy on internet.Blaser is light-years ahead from other manufactures with its technology(reason that is not widely adopted is because its not cheap and because its patented) and saying that the lugless bolt is not designed for accuracy is just funny.Every Blaser R8 is 1/4 MOA at least(if the shooter is capable enough).Heres a video of guy shooting 300 meters(330 yards) and getting 0.16 MOA groups. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIvbk4mbnpKZf7c

[@alt5494]

@@budalamala5418 A three shot group is not even close to a valid test for accuracy or precision, and if you where actually testing any rifle you would know how many rounds you fired and group size. Not God know how many rounds kinda touching the same hole that is plinking at a bit of distance! Did you even mark the target between groups? Is it a great rifle yes, but the they made design compromises for desired features it is far from perfect. It not light-years ahead of any other rifle at it's price point.

[@nemir2550]

@@budalamala5418 Bravo drug. Sve objasnjeno.

[@budalamala5418]

@@alt5494 Im shooting 5 shot groups when testing ammo and i used to shoot 20 rounds before letting rifle cool and never had problems. I think you should buy rifle then talk about "possible" design flaws.

[@salninethousand2496]

ugh that music needs to go stat

[@finck2208]

besides the price the integral mag/trigger assembly are a game killer

[@budalamala5418]

There is actually one button inside the magazine which when pressed locks the magazine so it cant be removed from outside and then you can load the magazine from the top (they made that feature for those who complained about possibility of losing a magazine,but personaly i think that you have to be an idiot to lose magazine size of someones hand)

[@finck2208]

Budala Mala it’s been my experience in the field that what can go wrong usually does. I’m glad they have an internal button to lock it but I’m still not a fan of that feature. Very nice rifle though

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

You can leave the magazine with the trigger in the rifle. There is not a chance that you are going to lose it. What this system gives you is a shorter rifle/longer barrel when compared with an normal bolt action Rifle.

[@yulusleonard985]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz Can you load them from above without removing trigger/magazine?

[@DinoNucci]

If I fly a Remington 700 over there, can I sell it for $4,000+ ??

[@lobster8009]

You can try, but nobody will buy it because it is not worth it.

[@pavelmorozov6599]

2:35 no thank you. who thought this was a good idea ? and also manually cocking the striker ? i get it safety should the number one priority but come on thats way too safe. as long as you dont put your bugger hook on the trigger things are going to be all right.

[@lobster8009]

Safetys can fail. And if you hunt in an area that is populated you dont want to send a bullet towards a village or hikers. Even if you hunt alone in a remote location you dont want a bullet in your guts when tripping and dropping the rifle on the ground. When the striker istn even cocked in the first place it is impossible to fire accidentaly. The manual cocking piece is large and grippy, it is not any more of a hassel to engage than a regular safety. Detaching the entire trigger assembly is optional, you can just leave it in there and you wont loose it. But there are cases it can make sense to just be able to remove the trigger assembly entirely, in that case you can do it. Also, one rarely recognised advantage of having the Trigger and the Magazin combined is the overall gun can be shorter while having the full barrel lenght. Now you might say thats rediculous but to some of us thats the -6cm that mean the world.

[@JACKBLACKTOSE]

@@lobster8009 as an American firearms enthusiast, I think there’s a divergence in firearms safety standards between Europeans and Americans. Ultimately I’m of the opinion that many of these features would appear to make the firearm “safer” but wouldn’t make an incompetent handler any less dangerous than if they had a firearm without those features. I cannot think of a single modern production rifle that isn’t drop safe. Moreover, while in the field, I never travel with a round in the chamber as a self-imposed safety measure. There comes a point when it’s not the firearm but the user who is a safety risk. The divergence in firearms law really informs the perception of the reasonableness of these features. As he said, I would never pay for this rifle. Particularly when I can purchase a Sako, Tikka, Browning or Weatherby for much cheaper with near identical, if not superior, performance. It may lack some of the niceties, but I again I believe my opinions more revolve around the rifle being a tool to harvest game. I don’t need a Porsche to get my groceries.

[@raducirstoiu2253]

@@JACKBLACKTOSE If I lived in the USA, I would also not purchase one. But in Europe, this is a very versatile gun that can also be used in driven hunts and stalking. In Europe, in most places, semiautomatic weapons used for hunting are limited to 3 rounds (1 in the chamber and 2 in the magazine) -- there is no limitation for repeating rifles, so a straight pull that shoot almost as fast as a semiauto and is not limited to 3 rounds ins very useful in a driven hunt. Plus, this rifle is 6.5 pounds, it is very short because the trigger is below the magazine. It is very expensive but has a lot of appeal in Europe.

[@zachallard9071]

i cant believe this guy is supporting this rifle. the funny part is blaser isnt any more accurate as remmington or browning

[@kowkunt8710]

Too expensive

[@chrisE815]

Meh, for the price by a Desert Tech

[@teddysalad8227]

Perfect for the European market. I hope you catch the irony.

[@Krigarhund]

Zippy The Clown i dont get it

[@borkwoof696]

Where‘s the irony?

[@yulusleonard985]

European hate aluminum also this is German gun.

[@borkwoof696]

Merc Kitsuné there are lots of hunters in Germany.

[@yulusleonard985]

@Merc Kitsuné Gun control law shape market and drive innovation.

[@KaneGregory]

I promise you that Blaser barely does anything that Ruger American can do how do I know I own both and I love my Ruger! America fuck yea!!!🤯🔫🇺🇸

[@musiclifelyrics4387]

It looks like a nice rifle, but personally I wouldn’t buy one. 1. Magazine trigger really? You lose it than it’s game over. 2. Prices are extremely high for parts. And that’s about it in reality. From what I like about the rifle is definitely the bolt. And the types of calibers you can by from.

[@goranedblad8156]

I am a musician and hunter. I hate when you use music as a disturbing background. Don't you believe in what you are saying? Many smart videos has disturbing noice behind wise words. Why?

[@zachallard9071]

apparently i am more of a badass than i thought i was by killing 2 moose and a caribou with a mossberg 4x4 338 win mag at. around 200 yards

[@vincentmanuel83]

I watched one of these explode in someones face a few years ago. Wasn't a pretty sight. Guy survived but got majorly messed up. Never found out why it happened, but it was enough to make me find a new found respect for traditional lugged bolt action rifles. The round in question was a 300 Norma, so not exactly a small case. Lots of powder. Bolt came straight backwards into the poor shooters face.

[@vincentmanuel83]

@Bobby Lanton I saw it with my own two eyes mate. In Victoria Australia, Eagle Park rifle range in Little River. Bolt came free of the rifle and smashed into the face of the shooter. There was a lot of blood and what I imagine to be some serious life long injuries to the poor guy behind the trigger. I heard rumors that ADF purchased the destroyed rifle post the incident to investigate further, but I don't know if this is fact or fiction. You may not believe me, but I have personally seen this happen.

[@John1911]

I am not familiar with any R8 blowups. I AM familiar with a 338LM R93 /Tac2 that blew up in Australia. That was a few years ago and was attributed to user error. Also the AUS Army uses the Tac2 which might be why they would be interested in it. I doubt they looked twice at an R8 which they don’t run. Even if it did happen. So I suspect you are referring to a Tac2 incident of 2014. What range and when exactly did this take place in AUS? Regards, Marky

[@John1911]

@Bobby Lanton If I recall, the Tac2/R93 incident in Australia involved a user hand loading 338LM. Stuff was going wrong and he was getting stuck cases. Which is a clue. Usually people stop shooting at that point. So...he decided to lube the cases to make them easier to eject! Which eventually resulted in he action letting go. Again…if I recall this incident correctly…the general thinking was how impressive it was the Tac2 action held for as long as it did. That's the only 338 incident I am familiar with and had nothing to do with the TAC2's design. But it's been a while so some of the details I would have to review. -Marky

[@vincentmanuel83]

@Bobby Lanton well, i saw it with my own eyes, and so did a lot of other people at the range. And for what its worth, I'm not paying out on in due to money. If i can afford a DTA and AI, i can afford an R8. I was lusting over a very high end R8 at one stage, and would still consider one albeit one in a small calibre.

[@markbilling6420]

@@vincentmanuel83 That was probably R93. It looks almost the same as R8 but very different inside.

[@blackforest2417]

The Blaser R8 is not worth the money. The stock feels like cheap plastic. The trigger is okay. But the bolt is horrible. When you shoot 10 rounds or more it gets hot and then it's very hard to close the bolt. And the safety is bullshit. When you need a good Hunting rifle then you should go to ruger, savage, bergara, tikka, steyr, cz, mauser, browning or so. You don't need a ugly 5000 dollar rifle. Absolutely bullshit what blaser build there....

[@PG-iz4ei]

I have custom made with scope for 18 k and that is a bargain. Nothing come even close this hun is from another planet.

[@steveharvey6421]

Have you shot one?

[@jesseryan4053]

Americans own plenty of expensive rifles too, not just Ruger Americans lol. We are an extremely well armed population.

[@TineFangaming]

R8 and R93

[@serverlan763]

People go up market in the US as well. It's just that they buy Christensen Arms, Kimber, Nosler, HS Precision or one of the many other boutique hunting rifles available rather then some posh german rifle designed for hunting from a stand and then return to your centrally heated SUV and back to the lodge for tea and crumpets.. Id take the Merkel Helix anyway. It's cheaper and has toolless take down...

[@Urmel331]

Mate, It doesn't seem as if you know that much about hunting in Germany or Europe in general for that matter... Please don't talk shit about us if you don't know what you are talking about.

[@serverlan763]

@@Urmel331 I know enough. You can't compare Hunting in Germany to Mountain hunting in the US, NZ or mid Asia, so stop taking shit yourself...

[@Urmel331]

@@serverlan763 You are aware of the fact that we do have mountains and other difficult Terrain in Germany aswell?

[@serverlan763]

@@Urmel331 Mate i'm talking about extreme , remote fly camping situations, living out of a back pack and sleeping under a fly sheet. Hunting away from any creature comforts for days at a time. Situations like that your rifle goes though hell. Days of rain, condensation, snow, dirt and dust. I highly doubt an over engineered rifle like the R8 with it's complicated high tolerance bolt mechanism would be reliable in those situations. For that type of hunting you want a basic but ultralight twin front rotating locking lug, cock on opening mauser style action rifle...

[@Urmel331]

@@serverlan763 I actually couldn't agree with you more, the R8 is an overpriced, unreliable ugly piece of shit. And of course we don't have the same opportunities as british columbia or places like that, which is why many hunters in germany book a two week or so hunting trip to canada, kamchatka, namibia etc. But what really bugs me about your comment is that you basically call all German hunters posh pussies, which is definitly not true, except for maybe some elderly dukes and barons or buisinessmen.

[@borkwoof696]

Would rather have a Heym

[@YaoiMastah]

Me three..

[@daniellea5789]

Sorry, but it's not worth $2000 much less 5 🤷‍♂️

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

Most German Hunters see things differently.

[@daniellea5789]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz Fair enough... it could have everything to do with markets and availability. In the US perhaps we are a bit spoiled with the availability of high quality and affordable guns. I can't even say what I would expect for this price, because I would never spend this much 🤷‍♂️

[@Urmel331]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz the german hunting community is pretty much 50/50 on that topic, you either hate it or love it.

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

@Armin H: You are right. There are many hunters in Germany who are bashing Blaser Rifles and the R8s in particular. I can‘ t say that it is really 50/50. I worked for many professional hunters here in Germany and on big driven hunts you see more and more R8s. And the sales numbers are very high.

[@Urmel331]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz Blaser has quite good marketing, personally, I would never buy one, I have had enough experience with the R8, to say that its a solid gun, but I wouldnt pay more than 1200€ for it.

[@nakedeagle3828]

Sako is lighter, more accurate and cheaper

[@borkwoof696]

Si is Tikka

[@budalamala5418]

@@borkwoof696 Do that with your tikka kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIvbk4mbnpKZf7c

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

Sako is making great rifles. I tried the Carbonlight and it fits me perfectly. The R8 is another animal. Sako guarantees 3 shot 1 MOA groups. Blaser does not give such guarantee, but 5 shot half MOA groups are what you often find with their rifles.

[@nakedeagle3828]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz I think you confused Sako with Tikka, as far as I know Sako has always given 5 shot moa guarantee but that's not hard, If you have more metal on your barrel you are going to have more resistance to heat, basic thermodyanmics. The r8 is 1lb heavier, twice as expensive and gives the same 5 shot guarantee as Sako(which is an irrelevant factor for a hunter).

[@budalamala5418]

​@@nakedeagle3828 I think you got something confused Sako is heaveier approximately 150Grams(1/3 lbs).

[@shurt6312]

Not everyone who owns them is impressed. Worked with 5 of them (for customers having difficulties getting what they paid for). Not impressed at any level. Forearms too flexible, barrel twists too slow, throats are long, and for $10,000 Aus I want better than 1.5 moa with factory ammo. We achieve sub quarter with h/loads, but that's possible with rifles costing $1,500.00. Very hard to recommend.

[@markomioc2043]

I dont think were thinking about the same rifle here,stock doesnt have any flex at all(its probably best syntetic stock on market today),barrel twist are not slow Tikka t3x uses the same barrel twist per caliber as Blaser look it up and as for the accuracy anyone who shot Blaser knows its one-hole rifle(not including shooters error,weather and etc).Paired with right ammunition im getting 0.2 MOA groups and I think there is a lot of hate for Blaser rifles from people who cant afford it.KZbinr THLR.NO uses it in LR shooting,heres an example of R8 precision: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n33Ie2uoh7qGjsU

[@John1911]

Marko Mioč I don’t know about stock flex either. And ours have been crazy accurate. However, Blaser is notorious for their slower twist rates. So he’s got a valid point there. -Marky

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

I believe he has never handled a Blaser R8.

[@Urmel331]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz have you?

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

@Armin H: Yes, many in many different versions and calibers. But most the Professional Success version and most in 30/06.

[@jacktumbleweed]

I can't understand why someone would want the magazine and trigger together like this. Whatever, ain't my money 🤷‍♂️

[@annacc9355]

It makes whole rifle shorter and its good safety feature,you take magazine with you and rifle is unusable,for those who complain about possibility of losing magazine there is one button inside mag which locks it in place(so it cant be taken off from outside),then rifle can be loaded from top.In my opinion thats smart engineering.

[@Predator42ID]

@@annacc9355 In my opinion that is a liability.

[@yulusleonard985]

Anyone with kids.

[@lobster8009]

The reason Blaser does this is to save on overall lenght. As you might have noticed the Blaser design does not have a traditional action housing that unites bolt, barrel and magazine. Its shorter than other rifles by the lenght of a full rifle lenght magazin and it still has a full lenght barrel so you dont loose velocity and to some people that really matters.

[@davidcurr6221]

Wouldn't matter if it was supplied with every calibre barrel from 22 hornet to 505 Gibbs. Still way over priced.

[@yulusleonard985]

The price is normal if you break down to components.

[@yulusleonard985]

@@redacted2618 Get the one made from alloy.

[@zidniafifamani2378]

American hunter do hunt, but this gun will only be liability when they hunt their primary targets Tyrant

[@gordonchippen3342]

I'm not impressed. Why buy a semi automatic without the automatic reloading.

[@Milligan10000]

cause semi auto's aren't legal in lots of places.

[@John1911]

1. In Europe, there can be limits on how many guns or even types of actions. 2. Traveling overseas on a big hunt, getting one rifle with many barrels is easier through customs and a smaller package. 3. A lot of calibers Blaser supports aren’t even made in semi-autos. 4. The action doesn’t’t suffer from long-action vs short-action restrictions. It’s all the same on Blaser, but throws like a short action. Regards, Marky

[@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz]

The Blaser R8 is the Rifle of choice for many Professional Hunters here in Germany. If you go hunting with a semiautomatic Rifle here you are limited to 2 rounds in the Mag and 1 in the chamber. With a bolt-action Riflle you are not limited. The R8’s are more precise than any semiaut. Rifle, even the ones from JP Enterprises.

[@hannes2289]

@@YTkenntkeinenDatenschutz And if you sell them after 10 years, you almost get the purchase price back ;) Which manufacturers are still like that today ...

[@yulusleonard985]

@maddinswelt 1. Steel gun 2. What disadvantage 3. It still not a steel gun