Browning BAR?

Have had several over the years. A couple, that I wish I had back. Currently only have a Grade ll in .30/06 from 1968. She’s a keeper
 
I'd love to find a late 90's to early 00's 308 Bar Stalker. I don't care for the look or feel of the newer synthetic Bars.
 
Bobcat1978 said:
243 is supposed to just wound deer. I guess you didn’t get the memo.
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I may have gotten the memo, but musta' been a fed employee at the time and just didn't want to read it! Guess my rifle didn't read it either as none of the 3 deer I pulled the trigger on this past season took a step after... dang, I'm gonna have to start checking correspondences more closely..
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bigten said:
I may have gotten the memo, but musta' been a fed employee at the time and just didn't want to read it! Guess my rifle didn't read it either as none of the 3 deer I pulled the trigger on this past season took a step after... dang, I'm gonna have to start checking correspondences more closely..
🤔🤔😁😁😁
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What bullet?
 
Bobcat1978 said:
243 is supposed to just wound deer. I guess you didn’t get the memo.
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It actually bounces off, which is why you need a semi to find all the soft spots?

I wish I had my BAR back, one of the few I ever sold. Stupid. I thought I was moving “up”. I wasn’t.
 
Next question, has anyone tried to run one with a suppressor? It doesn’t appear to be common, but I see some on forums in Texas and some in the Northwest. I have spoken to 2 gunsmiths that won’t attempt it mainly due to the way the barrel and receiver go together.
 
flathead977 said:
Next question, has anyone tried to run one with a suppressor? It doesn’t appear to be common, but I see some on forums in Texas and some in the Northwest. I have spoken to 2 gunsmiths that won’t attempt it mainly due to the way the barrel and receiver go together.
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If you were to buy one with the BOSS there are adapters available to run a can. You would need a 9/16-24 to 5/8-24 adapter.
 
I have a grade II Safari in 300 win mag. I quit hunting with it since it was such a nice looking gun. It has the BOSS on it. It shoots 180gr BT where I aim consistently. I have never hand-loaded for it, since it shot factory ammo so well.

I had a BLR in 7 mag I wish I had never sold. I killed quite a few deer with it. That and selling my Micro Hunter in 7mm/08 to ConMan are two of my biggest gun regrets.
 
Deerjager said:
I have a grade II Safari in 300 win mag. I quit hunting with it since it was such a nice looking gun. It has the BOSS on it. It shoots 180gr BT where I aim consistently. I have never hand-loaded for it, since it shot factory ammo so well.

I had a BLR in 7 mag I wish I had never sold. I killed quite a few deer with it. That and selling my Micro Hunter in 7mm/08 to ConMan are two of my biggest gun regrets.
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I sold a BLR in 308 once and it was a bad decision! It was one of the gen2 versions with the steel receiver instead of the lighter weight aluminum alloy. What a slick rifle that was.
 
Bobcat1978 said:
I sold a BLR in 308 once and it was a bad decision! It was one of the gen2 versions with the steel receiver instead of the lighter weight aluminum alloy. What a slick rifle that was.
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The BLRs are well made and hard to beat. I liked the detachable magazine and the relatively short throw for a long action cartridge mine had.
 
Deerjager said:
The BLRs are well made and hard to beat. I liked the detachable magazine and the relatively short throw for a long action cartridge mine had.
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Yeah, I like the design. Nice general use hunting rifle. And easy on the eyes too. I picked up one of the BLR Lightning models recently to replace my long lost BLR 81!

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I traded a BLR 81 in 243 to someone here on the forum. I've never seen him on here since and I can't remember his name. I would like to have that one back, but no real use for it
 
FYI- There is an original Browning BAR in .30-06 at Patriots in Youngsville, NC for $700. Has some cosmetic issues, but not too bad.

I owned a 1971 vintage BAR Grade II in .243 for 35 years. Beautiful gun, but they can have problems. It became a single shot even after trips to two gunsmiths, and having the gas piston replaced. It was because of this, and my two Rem 742's, and a Rem 750, and a Winchester 100 that I decided to never again own a semi-auto deer rifle. My many pumps, lever actions, and bolt actions have had zero failures, can't say that about any of the rifles listed in the previous sentence.
 
stiab said:
FYI- There is an original Browning BAR in .30-06 at Patriots in Youngsville, NC for $700. Has some cosmetic issues, but not too bad.

I owned a 1971 vintage BAR Grade II in .243 for 35 years. Beautiful gun, but they can have problems. It became a single shot even after trips to two gunsmiths, and having the gas piston replaced. It was because of this, and my two Rem 742's, and a Rem 750, and a Winchester 100 that I decided to never again own a semi-auto deer rifle. My many pumps, lever actions, and bolt actions have had zero failures, can't say that about any of the rifles listed in the previous sentence.
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Not sure about the BAR, but it's easier to rebuild a carburetor than to properly clean a 742.
 
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