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Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the "Rifle of the Century"
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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 61572" data-attributes="member: 25"><p><strong>Re: Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the \"Rifle of the Century\"</strong></p><p></p><p>Brown Dog,</p><p>That is a striking image. Is it just me or would you agree that there are a hell of a lot of parts involved in that action. Does not look like a good example of the "keep it simple" principal /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif</p><p>I have shot the 93's on several occasions and really did not like the fact that the flat-bottomed bolt sits on a flat surface that more or less pointed the bolt right at the side of my face. Lot of trust in that little interchangeable bolt collet-thingy that has to expand outward to withstand the pressure. Plus the bolt handle "cams" or moves a bit to lock and unlock stuff - did not enjoy that extra movement.</p><p>The rifles shot well, were very quick to cycle but not sure how well they would function if they got really dirty. Found them to be "gadgety" - neat design engineering to enable bolt-face, barrel, stock configuration changes but not as simple and tough as a M-70 or 700.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 61572, member: 25"] [b]Re: Blaser r93 - is it accurate. Did it deserve the \"Rifle of the Century\"[/b] Brown Dog, That is a striking image. Is it just me or would you agree that there are a hell of a lot of parts involved in that action. Does not look like a good example of the "keep it simple" principal [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I have shot the 93's on several occasions and really did not like the fact that the flat-bottomed bolt sits on a flat surface that more or less pointed the bolt right at the side of my face. Lot of trust in that little interchangeable bolt collet-thingy that has to expand outward to withstand the pressure. Plus the bolt handle "cams" or moves a bit to lock and unlock stuff - did not enjoy that extra movement. The rifles shot well, were very quick to cycle but not sure how well they would function if they got really dirty. Found them to be "gadgety" - neat design engineering to enable bolt-face, barrel, stock configuration changes but not as simple and tough as a M-70 or 700. [/QUOTE]
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