{"id":74651,"date":"2017-06-08T09:13:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T13:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=74651"},"modified":"2017-06-08T09:13:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T00:39:42","slug":"sub-moa-takedown-30-06-lever-action-browning-blr-full-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sub-moa-takedown-30-06-lever-action-browning-blr-full-review\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sub-MOA Takedown .30-06 Lever Action? The Browning BLR \u2013 Full Review."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Browning BLR Takedown will fit nicely in a backpack, for those remote, rugged hunts. Combine that with sub-MOA capability, and you have a real backcountry winner.<\/p><\/div>\n

The lever-action rifle is so indelibly ingrained in American history that the mere sight of one brings the mind to the American West and the post-Civil War era. The lever action rifle mirrored the development of the metallic cartridge; the first Winchester \u2018Yellow Boy\u201d rifles were chambered for the .44 rimfire, a crude, copper-cased affair, but as the cartridges became stronger, so did the lever action rifles. Nearly up until the end of the 19th<\/sup> century, the level action rifle could handle the most powerful cartridges available at the time.<\/p>\n

However, as the 20th<\/sup> century ushered its wonderful selection of cartridges \u2013 each a significant ballistic improvement over the previous offerings \u2013 the pressure levels exceeded that of the lever actions of the day. The lever gun then took on a different role, one that represented both firepower \u2013 most deer hunters relied upon the lever\u2019s qualities as a repeating rifle up until the 1960s \u2013 and a good source of power for most hunting scenarios in North America. Certainly, the Winchester Model 1894 is still thriving \u2013 this rifle, chambered in .30\/30 remains an American icon \u2013 but the first half of the 20th<\/sup> century saw the demise of the Model 1886, replaced (briefly) by the Model 71, that most stylish of lever guns, chambered for the .348 Winchester. Yet, the lever gun remained married to relatively low-pressure, rimmed rifle cartridges and, with the exception of the Winchester Model 88 and Savage Model 99, was pretty much destined to stay that way. Tubular magazines required flat or round nosed bullets to prevent magazine detonation, so the lever gun is essentially equated with a short- to medium-range cartridge.<\/p>\n

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The BLR combines modern ammunition performance with the classic charm of a lever action design in a modern and capable package. Image courtesy of the manufacturer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The takedown BLR can be broken down for compact storage in moments and quickly reassembled.<\/p><\/div>\n

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