Decisions….decisions

[Red Leg]

Keep them both as a spare. Blaser’s do break and need sent in occasionally. Any local gunsmith can work on a Ruger. You are limited with your Blaser and on their timeline. I need to send my Blaser in now because the front screw doesn’t tighten properly.

I am surprised to hear that. Mine never have - ever. I have been running them for over a decade in some fairly challenging environments. Mausers have been a different issue from time to time.

First world problem…

I have a couple of Blaser R8’s, 375, 300, 30’06

Ruger RSM in 416 Rigby.

Should I act like a reasonable adult and use the R8 for next years trip (buff, nyala, plains game). Use it like intended, taking the 375 and 300 barrels.

Sell the Ruger and put the $$$ toward another hunt?

The things to ponder on a Saturday morning while smoking a cigar on the deck…..

I own a .404, 500/416, and recently sold a .470. But, all of my buffalo and a large proportion of the PG I have taken has been with a .375. The last two with an R8 so chambered. It is simply the most practical loading and platform for Africa. I am fortunate to own a wide array of rifles of pretty much every design capable of firing a modern loading. I use or have used them all. But if I am taking a rifle on an international adventure, it will be an R8 in some configuration. I am convinced it represents the finest factory production hunting tool ever created.