Beretta BRX1 vs Blaser R8

[BeeMaa]

I respectfully disagree. Have you shot the Impulse? With a FBT carbon fiber stock and a PROOF research barrel it shoots a one inch MOA all day long and weights a pound less than the BRX1. It also has the Spartan quick attach for the removal bipod that I use.

I zeroed my buddy's BRX1 in 300 win mag and it will easily shoot a one inch MOA off the bench at 100 yards. I am sure the Blaser is a more refined rifle but the BRX1 is nothing to sneeze at.

I appreciate how you approached this, but I'm not sneezing at the Savage Impulse.

I'm saying comparing it to an R8 is not fair. They are in completely different price brackets and it shows in nearly every way.

I hope you and your friend enjoy the Savage Impulse rifles. Cheers.

 

[Muskox]

I appreciate how you approached this, but I'm not sneezing at the Savage Impulse.

I'm saying comparing it to an R8 is not fair. They are in completely different price brackets and it shows in nearly every way.

I hope you and your friend enjoy the Savage Impulse rifles. Cheers.

An R8 is a 9 pound Swiss Army knife. Just like a Swiss Army knife it isn't particularly good at anything.

The 3 things it does well are:
1. have the best safety in the world, because it isn't one
2. have a really decent trigger
3. have the ability to change calibers with minimal tooling in a couple of minutes and retain zero.

I would offer, as a Blaser owner that 1 and 2 are really important. 3 is not really important at all. I'd rather have another rifle for what Blaser charges for barrels.

Out of my 9 hunts this year I used a Blaser on 3 of them. Once I hunted with my 243 Winchester XPR because I needed a smaller rifle. Twice I used guides guns a Browning X Bolt and a Mauser M12 (really nice rifle).

 

[Muskox]

I appreciate how you approached this, but I'm not sneezing at the Savage Impulse.

I'm saying comparing it to an R8 is not fair. They are in completely different price brackets and it shows in nearly every way.

I hope you and your friend enjoy the Savage Impulse rifles. Cheers.

How many Savage impulses have you owned?

 

[BeeMaa]

@Muskox - I'm trying my best to be cordial. Truth is, you can have and enjoy the Savage, or the Blaser or the (enter whatever rifle you choose) and I'll never loose sleep over it. It's YOUR rifle and you should enjoy it. Please do so.

 

[gcbailey]

The BBRX1 is a synthetic stock copy of the Chapuis ROLS straight pull rifle. Beretta bought Chapuis and took the rifle and adapted it fro the American market by making it plastic. The ROLS is really a beautiful rifle, around the same price point of the Blaser R8. I am a huge Beretta fan, and don't fault Beretta for selling the BRX1 as a plastic rifle- I blame Americans.

As W.W. Greener said "In no country are better sportsmen to be found than in the United States of America, nor does any country possess keener buyers or better men of business, yet in no country is so much of the worthless rubbish of the Continental gun-factories offered for sale...the author can hardly believe that the astute American will sacrifice everything to cheapness."

 

[Challer]

The BRX1 Ranch is an intriguing rifle to me - it uses PMAGs. The BRX1 is generally a good rifle (I've only held one, never fired one) in my opinion. If I was an America only hunter with no interest in brownies, I would strongly consider it. If they release it in 8.6 I will get one.

I have two R8s and too many barrels. It is a far better rifle for me simply because of the scope mounting and length and safety. That said, the pricing now is so wackadoodle, I would not buy one today if I were looking.

My favorite Blasers are the two BBF 97s and four barrel sets I have for them.

Other than price, in the US Blaser rifles are something you'll never see in the stores with rare exception. Support is great, but only via mail.

 

[Muskox]

@Muskox - I'm trying my best to be cordial. Truth is, you can have and enjoy the Savage, or the Blaser or the (enter whatever rifle you choose) and I'll never loose sleep over it. It's YOUR rifle and you should enjoy it. Please do so.

"I am trying my best to be cordial" What the FUN does that mean?

I don't care what you think, you can love it or hate it. If a base model R8 pro and a base model Impulse Hoghunter were the same price the R8 would be 15-20% better of a rifle.

As they are not, having owned about 10 r8's and 7 R93,s and a couple of k95s.

If you drink the Blaser cool aid then great, if you don't then great. I just think it is a stupid thing to get emotional about.

 

[Wyfox]

Steyer is introducing one this year, looks really nice!

 

[Muskox]

Steyer is introducing one this year, looks really nice!

I don't see it on the German website.

 

[Wyfox]

I don't see it on the German website.

The Field Ethos crew is over there testing it now, they've posted some teaser vids/pics.