Browning BLR
Encyclopedia
The Browning BLR is a lever action rifle manufactured by Browning Arms Company
. It comes in many different variations and is chambered in caliber
s from .22-250 Remington
to .325 WSM
to .450 Marlin
.
to the right). Another notable feature is that the trigger moves with the lever when it is operated, which prevents the shooter's trigger finger being pinched between the lever and the stock when the lever is closed.
receiver making it lighter, along with changes to the action. The rifles are made in short-action and long-action models to accommodate a variety of calibers. The BLR is available with a straight-grip or a curved pistol-grip. A take-down model for easy transportation and shipping is available.
Browning Arms Company
Browning Arms Company is a maker of firearms, bows and fishing gear. Founded in Utah in 1927, it offers a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, pistols, and rimfire firearms and sport bows, as well as fishing rods and reels....
. It comes in many different variations and is chambered in caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
s from .22-250 Remington
.22-250 Remington
The .22-250 Remington is a very high-velocity , short action, .22 caliber rifle cartridge primarily used for varmint hunting and small game hunting, though it finds occasional use on deer. This cartridge is also sometimes known as the 22 Varminter or the 22 Wotkyns Original Swift...
to .325 WSM
.325 WSM
.325 Winchester Short Magnum is an 8 mm caliber rebated rim bottlenecked centerfire short magnum cartridge that was introduced in 2005 by Winchester...
to .450 Marlin
.450 Marlin
The .450 Marlin is a firearms cartridge designed as a modernized equivalent to the venerable .45-70 lever-action cartridge. It was designed by a joint team of Marlin and Hornady engineers headed by Hornady's Mitch Mittelstaedt, and was released in 2000, with cartridges manufactured by Hornady and...
.
Differences
One of the advantages of the BLR design is that it uses a detachable box magazine. Because of this, the BLR can be chambered for rounds with pointed tip bullets, such as the .308 that would be inappropriate for the tubular magazines more commonly used in lever action rifles. Another difference is the geared lever and bolt design that can accommodate high pressure modern magnum rounds (see picture of 7mm7 mm Remington Magnum
The 7mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge was introduced as a commercially available round in 1962, along with the new Remington Model 700 bolt action rifle. It is a member of the belted magnum family that is directly derived from the venerable .375 H&H Magnum...
to the right). Another notable feature is that the trigger moves with the lever when it is operated, which prevents the shooter's trigger finger being pinched between the lever and the stock when the lever is closed.
Variants
Production began in the 1960's. The model '81 revision changed from a steel to an aluminium alloyAluminium alloy
Aluminium alloys are alloys in which aluminium is the predominant metal. The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon and zinc. There are two principal classifications, namely casting alloys and wrought alloys, both of which are further subdivided into the categories...
receiver making it lighter, along with changes to the action. The rifles are made in short-action and long-action models to accommodate a variety of calibers. The BLR is available with a straight-grip or a curved pistol-grip. A take-down model for easy transportation and shipping is available.
Calibers Available
From Browning catalog:- .22-250 Rem.22-250 RemingtonThe .22-250 Remington is a very high-velocity , short action, .22 caliber rifle cartridge primarily used for varmint hunting and small game hunting, though it finds occasional use on deer. This cartridge is also sometimes known as the 22 Varminter or the 22 Wotkyns Original Swift...
- .223 Rem.223 RemingtonThe .223 Remington is a sporting cartridge with almost the same external dimensions as the 5.56×45mm NATO military cartridge. The name is commonly pronounced either two-two-three or two-twenty-three. It is loaded with a diameter, jacketed bullet, with weights ranging from , though the most common...
/5.56mm - .243 Win.243 WinchesterThe .243 Winchester is a popular sporting rifle cartridge. Initially designed as a varmint round, it is now more frequently used on medium to large game such as whitetail deer, mule deer, pronghorn, wild hogs, and even black bear and caribou...
- 7mm-08 Rem7 mm-08 RemingtonThe 7mm-08 Remington is a rifle cartridge that is almost a direct copy of a wildcat cartridge developed around 1958 known as the 7mm/308. As these names would suggest, it is the .308 Winchester case necked down to accept 7 mm bullets with a small increase in case length...
- .308 Win.308 WinchesterThe .308 Winchester is a rifle cartridge and is the commercial cartridge upon which the military 7.62x51mm NATO centerfire cartridge is based. The .308 Winchester was introduced in 1952, two years prior to the NATO adoption of the 7.62x51mm NATO T65...
- .358 Win.358 WinchesterThe .358 Winchester is a .35 caliber rifle cartridge based on a necked up .308 Winchester created by Winchester in 1955. The cartridge is also known in Europe as the 8.8x51mm. -History:...
- 270 Win.270 WinchesterThe .270 Winchester was developed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1923 and unveiled in 1925 as a chambering for their bolt-action Model 54. The cartridge is based upon the .30-06 Springfield...
- 30-06 Springfield
- 7MM Rem Mag7 mm Remington MagnumThe 7mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge was introduced as a commercially available round in 1962, along with the new Remington Model 700 bolt action rifle. It is a member of the belted magnum family that is directly derived from the venerable .375 H&H Magnum...
- .300 Win Mag.300 Winchester MagnumThe .300 Winchester Magnum is a popular, belted, bottlenecked magnum rifle cartridge that was introduced by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1963 as a member of the family of Winchester Magnum cartridges. The .300 Winchester Magnum is a magnum cartridge designed to fit in a standard length...
- .300 WSM
- .270 WSM.270 Winchester Short MagnumThe 270 Winchester Short Magnum or 270 WSM is a short, unbelted, magnum Cartridge created by necking down the .300 Winchester Short Magnum and fitting it with a .277 caliber bullet...
- 7MM WSM
- .450 Marlin.450 MarlinThe .450 Marlin is a firearms cartridge designed as a modernized equivalent to the venerable .45-70 lever-action cartridge. It was designed by a joint team of Marlin and Hornady engineers headed by Hornady's Mitch Mittelstaedt, and was released in 2000, with cartridges manufactured by Hornady and...
- .325 WSM