Just shoulder the BLR Lightweight '81, Long Action rifle and you can feel the difference. The original '81-style straight stock has returned. It makes even a long-action quicker handling and gives this advanced lever action a distinctive, traditional look that a lever-action rifle should have. The aluminum receiver and rotating bolt combine to make the BLR lightweight, yet magnum tough.
-Caliber: 300 Winchester Magnum
-Barrel Length: 24"
-Total Capacity: 4-includes one round in the chamber.
-Avg. Weight: 7 lbs. 12 oz.
-Overall Length: 44 7/8"
-Sight Radius: 20"
-Drop at Comb: 1"
-Drop at Heel: 1 5/8"
-Length of Pull: 14 1/4"
-Rate of Twist: 1 in 10"
Features:
Hammer: Fold-down style with two positions at half cock.
Action: Lever action with rotating head, multiple lug breech bolts with recessed bolt face. Comes with a side ejection.
The rack and pinion system of the BLR is the most modern lever action design available. It is exceptionally smooth and provides magnum strength.
Receiver: Machined aircraft-grade aluminum. It is drilled and tapped to accept scope mounts.
Sights: Low profile, square notch, screw adjustable rear sight. Gold bead on raised ramp front sight.
Barrel: Individually machined from hammer forged, heat-treated chromemoly steel, also has a crowned muzzle.
Trigger: Wide groove design trigger with short, smooth pull of approximately 4 1/2 lbs. The trigger travels with the lever.
Stock and Forearm: Comes with a high-gloss and checkered select walnut, straight '81-style stock and classic round forearm.
Magazine: Features a detachable flush-mounted magazine.
Safety Lock: All Browning firearms are shipped with a free trigger lock, padlock, or a chamber lock, depending on the model-to assist you in the safe storage of your firearm.
Recoil Pad: The deluxe recoil pad is standard.
Scope Base: Use #123-53 for the BLR Lightweight '81.
24" Barrel, 300 Winchester Magnum
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 300 Winchester Magnum, introduced in 1963, was the last of Winchester's family of (nominally) 30-06-length belted magnums based on the shortened 300 H&H case. It followed the 458, 264, and 338 Winchester Magnums, but has an unusually short neck to maximize powder capacity. Initial reception was mixed; critics faulted the short neck, and it was caught up in Winchester's unpopular post-1964 manufacturing shift. It took time, but the 300 Winchester Magnum has not just survived but prospered. Today it is the world's most popular cartridge that wears a "magnum" suffix. It is manufactured by all ammunition manufacturers, chambered by all riflemakers who have a suitable platform, and often employed by military snipers in the Special Operations community. Though not the fastest "fast 30-caliber" it is fast, accurate, incredibly available, and well-suited to virtually all non-dangerous game hunting throughout the world.
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Craig Boddington
