Just bought S2 9.3x74R

[Rimshot]

I like accurate rifles. I like odd German stuff even more. I've had a D99 duo for a while now and just love the versatility (6.5x55, 22 hornet, 20ga) and that I can ring 10" steel at 600 yards sitting with some crossed sticks with this goofy thing. I love regulating the 22 hornet barrel and playing with different loads. I've taken game out to 250 yards with the hornet, and 400 with the 6.5, not bad for a drilling!

So, Blaser has me hooked. I found an S2 for sale and bought one. Tried some different bullets - Accubond, Partition, Hammer, it shoots them all well. Now to decide on a load. Can't get any more Partitions easily, so that's out. I like the Accubond and I have a bunch so I roughly regulate it for the 250 at 2550. Then I tried some Hammer 242 HHT bullets - wow those things really shoot! I can get more velocity but dial it back to 2550 so I can shoot both it and the Accubond to the same POI.

Now, I have heard from you guys about the legend of the S2 accuracy, and I am definitely not disappointed. I spent yesterday fiddling with the regulation some (about 25 rounds) and thought I got it pretty close. I cleaned the barrels and went out this morning while winds were calm.

The following targets are not cherry-picked groups. I shot only 8 shots this morning, 4 "volleys" from the right and left barrels in sequence. First at 100 meters (since my scope is a Zeiss in meters I zeroed for that). Then 185 meters (I dialed the scope up 5 clicks which i think is 0.5 mils)

Now, you would think I got confused and the two shots touching at 185M are from the same barrel, but I had my target cam going and marked each shot as it landed, and they are indeed from the right and left barrels.

Next I will take it out to my farm and shoot 1,000 meters, just for fun

 

[Green Chile]

Very nice. Photos of your S2? I recently got a S2 in .470 and was reloading for it yesterday. I haven't shot it yet but look forward to it. I would love to find an extra barrel set for it.

 

[Rimshot]

gotta leave for work now, so quick and dirty pic

 

[Green Chile]

What are your hunt plans for using your S2? Yours shoots very well but from all users I have talked to, that's very common also. A scoped double 9.3 is pretty versatile.

 

[Rimshot]

What are your hunt plans for using your S2? Yours shoots very well but from all users I have talked to, that's very common also. A scoped double 9.3 is pretty versatile.

I impulsively bought hunts at the DSC silent auction for '25 and '26 for my wife and I in Limpopo SA. We went to Namibia in '22 which is the only time I've been to Africa so far.

I'm also going to bring my D99 duo for hunting small stuff and plan to use the 22 hornet barrel for a klippy.

Wife has a Savage Lady Hunter that i put a 358 win barrel on. She got 6 critters in Namibia with it including a nice Kudu. I can't convince her to let me replace it with something nicer, she loves that thing.

Included in the '25 hunt is a blue wildebeest and zebra for each of us. Another medium bore gun just wouldn't shoot as good as I'd like, so i used that as an excuse to get another rifle. After my experience with the D99, I kept coming back to finding some flavor of Blaser. My experience regulating the duo helped as the setup is exactly the same.

 

[Green Chile]

I came to the S2 through my experiences with the Blaser F3 shotguns and the Blaser R8 and K95 rifles. Perhaps take a look at the R8 or K95 systems? My own experiences have been excellent with them in the field. I hunted almost exclusively with the R8 and K95 last year on multiple hunts.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Great groups and shooting.

 

[IvW]

Great double in a super caliber......

 

[HWL]

What are your hunt plans for using your S2? Yours shoots very well but from all users I have talked to, that's very common also. A scoped double 9.3 is pretty versatile.

....and there are no excuses for missing the animal!

HWL

 

[Rimshot]

I came to the S2 through my experiences with the Blaser F3 shotguns and the Blaser R8 and K95 rifles. Perhaps take a look at the R8 or K95 systems? My own experiences have been excellent with them in the field. I hunted almost exclusively with the R8 and K95 last year on multiple hunts.

Yeah i like the k95. I'm sure I'll get one at some point

 

[Mountaineer]

If anyone sees an S2 barrel, I’m still in the market for one. I have the rest of the gun. Thanks