Toby, Sounds like we are on a similar path. I became intrigued with the K95 earlier this year and decided on 308 as an all-around cartridge. A rimmed cartridge would be easier to remove but a quick gun search at the time didn’t bring any up I was willing to pay. Especially for for a rifle I didn’t know if I was going to like once out in the field.
The 308 removes easily enough, my thought was this is a single shot and it’s up to me the rifleman to ensure placement of the shot.
As soon as I opened the Blaser case at the gun counter, I drew a crowd as many have never seen a K95. Fit and finish are superb all around and the trigger is excellent.
I had some old reloads, more than 25 years old, my Father had put together for a Savage Model 99 using RL15 and 150gr Partitions. I also had an old old box of Remington 150gr round nose core loks that may have been older than the reloads. Off to the range after installing a Leica scope in the Blaser saddle mount and a few shots later the scope was dialed in and I sent two rounds down range, both touching 1.5inches high and clocking 2800 fps with the Garmin, perfect! The Remington 150 gr rounds were anemic at 2490fps and didn’t group well. The light K95 handled the recoil surprisingly well.
Was able to hunt the last few days of Alabama deer with the rifle but couldn’t find a buck old enough for my liking, and the chest freezer was already plum full.
I have no qualms putting a ding or scratch hauling it up into a climber and hunted with it in the rain.
Good luck on your decision, I’m thinking hard about gettting a second barrel in 6XC. From the information I can find, it’s the only 6mm Blaser chambering with a fast enough twist, 1-8, to launch the heavier high BC bullets.
The K95 is going to remain and will be in the field as much as possible!
