If you have not read the other post on the BLR Light Weight , Not the STELL RECIEVER. I would like to draw you attention to that there seems to be a problem with some of the new rifles. When the rifle action is opened up in other than a quick slam open and close , the bolt does not cock the lever all the way. Thus not cocking the lever for the last click , the hammer does come in contact with the gear on the bolt and can lock up the rifle from closing.

This could be over come by manually cocking the lever , then opening the action , but who wants to do this.
This could be a huge problem ,if for instance, you were going some close in bear work and you needed a quick second shot.

This was my thoughts on the 358W. Something close to the 348W, with less recoil than the 45/70.
The Browning BLR in 358W should serve the needs of a big game rifle within 250 yards with out the recoil

I Know for a fact that there are three rifles so far that have this problem and two of us on the forum have sent the rifles back to browning for repair.

What I would like to know is if there are more New BLR's with this problem, or is this just three bad apples?

If Browning can over come this problem , I think one of the short Mags ,sat 300 WSM , would make an excellent rifle for some of the longer ranges.After all the BLR is a lever operated bolt action.

Harry

If you have not read the other post on the BLR Light Weight , Not the STELL RECIEVER. I would like to draw you attention to that there seems to be a problem with some of the new rifles. When the rifle action is opened up in other than a quick slam open and close , the bolt does not cock the lever all the way. Thus not cocking the lever for the last click , the hammer does come in contact with the gear on the bolt and can lock up the rifle from closing.

This could be over come by manually cocking the lever , then opening the action , but who wants to do this.
This could be a huge problem ,if for instance, you were going some close in bear work and you needed a quick second shot.

This was my thoughts on the 358W. Something close to the 348W, with less recoil than the 45/70.
The Browning BLR in 358W should serve the needs of a big game rifle within 250 yards with out the recoil

I Know for a fact that there are three rifles so far that have this problem and two of us on the forum have sent the rifles back to browning for repair.

What I would like to know is if there are more New BLR's with this problem, or is this just three bad apples?

If Browning can over come this problem , I think one of the short Mags ,sat 300 WSM , would make an excellent rifle for some of the longer ranges.After all the BLR is a lever operated bolt action.

Harry


Harry I feel your pain. I'm counting the days until I get mine back from Browning. Its just the fact that I like that gun so much. Mine is a .308. It just seemed to fit me so well. This is the first problem I have had with a browning product, I expect it to be fixed quickly. I hope to get it back in time to shoot a target for the postal match. We will see, post back when you get yours in and I'll do the same.

Harry I feel your pain. I'm counting the days until I get mine back from Browning. Its just the fact that I like that gun so much. Mine is a .308. It just seemed to fit me so well. This is the first problem I have had with a browning product, I expect it to be fixed quickly. I hope to get it back in time to shoot a target for the postal match. We will see, post back when you get yours in and I'll do the same.


Harry mine came in today, I'll pick it up tommorow and give ya a shout as to how it functions. 3 weeks, not bad turn around I guess

The BLR LW I bought last week in 450 Marlin has the same problem. However, when you do slam the lever open and closed, the round feeding from the magazine jams half way into the breach. Since I bought the gun especially for close bear work, it's a serious problem.This would indeed be a nice gun if only it would work!

Laskur

If you have not read the other post on the BLR Light Weight , Not the STELL RECIEVER. I would like to draw you attention to that there seems to be a problem with some of the new rifles. When the rifle action is opened up in other than a quick slam open and close , the bolt does not cock the lever all the way. Thus not cocking the lever for the last click , the hammer does come in contact with the gear on the bolt and can lock up the rifle from closing.

This could be over come by manually cocking the lever , then opening the action , but who wants to do this.
This could be a huge problem ,if for instance, you were going some close in bear work and you needed a quick second shot.

This was my thoughts on the 358W. Something close to the 348W, with less recoil than the 45/70.
The Browning BLR in 358W should serve the needs of a big game rifle within 250 yards with out the recoil

I Know for a fact that there are three rifles so far that have this problem and two of us on the forum have sent the rifles back to browning for repair.

What I would like to know is if there are more New BLR's with this problem, or is this just three bad apples?

If Browning can over come this problem , I think one of the short Mags ,sat 300 WSM , would make an excellent rifle for some of the longer ranges.After all the BLR is a lever operated bolt action.

Harry