WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.267 --> 00:00:03.558 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:03.558 --> 00:00:05.610 There's nothing more iconic in America 3 00:00:05.610 --> 00:00:06.810 than the lever action rifle. 4 00:00:06.810 --> 00:00:08.520 This is the gun that won the west. 5 00:00:08.520 --> 00:00:10.080 line:15% And these guns are still popular today. 6 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:11.880 line:15% Hi everyone, my name is Brad Fitzpatrick 7 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:14.130 line:15% and I'm here on behalf of Rifle Shooter Magazine. 8 00:00:14.130 --> 00:00:16.350 line:15% And this is Browning's BLR. 9 00:00:16.350 --> 00:00:17.880 line:15% Browning lever rifle. 10 00:00:17.880 --> 00:00:20.670 And these guns actually combine that look 11 00:00:20.670 --> 00:00:23.070 and feel of an old lever action rifle 12 00:00:23.070 --> 00:00:25.650 with the modern styling of a new gun 13 00:00:25.650 --> 00:00:27.420 and one important factor, 14 00:00:27.420 --> 00:00:29.730 they have a detachable box magazine 15 00:00:29.730 --> 00:00:31.980 that allows them to shoot pointed bullets. 16 00:00:31.980 --> 00:00:33.990 So you can shoot modern calibers, 17 00:00:33.990 --> 00:00:37.002 modern high BC bullets out of these rifles. 18 00:00:37.002 --> 00:00:38.820 And it's a great hunting rifle, 19 00:00:38.820 --> 00:00:39.990 but you still get that look 20 00:00:39.990 --> 00:00:42.594 and feel of the lever action rifle. 21 00:00:42.594 --> 00:00:44.790 And of course, what name is more tied 22 00:00:44.790 --> 00:00:47.700 to lever action rifles than Browning, right? 23 00:00:47.700 --> 00:00:49.590 So this particular model that we have here 24 00:00:49.590 --> 00:00:52.350 is the 81 lightweight take down model. 25 00:00:52.350 --> 00:00:53.940 And as the name indicates 26 00:00:53.940 --> 00:00:56.340 this gun can actually be taken down. 27 00:00:56.340 --> 00:00:57.173 And it's a quite, 28 00:00:57.173 --> 00:00:58.320 it's quite a simple process. 29 00:00:58.320 --> 00:00:59.730 You've gotta lever here, 30 00:00:59.730 --> 00:01:02.130 you flip it down and there you go. 31 00:01:02.130 --> 00:01:03.300 You can carry this gun. 32 00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:04.440 It's very compact. 33 00:01:04.440 --> 00:01:05.610 It fits in a backpack. 34 00:01:05.610 --> 00:01:08.130 It fits in a small case if you're flying on an airline 35 00:01:08.130 --> 00:01:09.900 and you don't want a big long gun case 36 00:01:09.900 --> 00:01:12.810 that you have to take through security. 37 00:01:12.810 --> 00:01:14.340 Some of the features about this gun. 38 00:01:14.340 --> 00:01:17.700 This gun was actually designed by Val Browning 39 00:01:17.700 --> 00:01:20.130 and in particular by Carl Lewis. 40 00:01:20.130 --> 00:01:22.020 Carl Lewis was an engineer with Browning. 41 00:01:22.020 --> 00:01:24.180 He developed a lot of great guns. 42 00:01:24.180 --> 00:01:27.900 And this is one of his most famous models. 43 00:01:27.900 --> 00:01:29.880 This gun's actually 50 years old today. 44 00:01:29.880 --> 00:01:32.520 Went in production in 1971. 45 00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:36.090 The first guns were produced by FN in Belgium 46 00:01:36.090 --> 00:01:38.910 but the following year in 1972 production move 47 00:01:38.910 --> 00:01:41.562 to the Miroku facility in Japan. 48 00:01:41.562 --> 00:01:44.760 So let's take a look at what makes this gun 49 00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:47.070 so wonderful for a hunting rifle. 50 00:01:47.070 --> 00:01:48.450 First of all, 51 00:01:48.450 --> 00:01:50.550 you do not see a manual safety. 52 00:01:50.550 --> 00:01:52.458 There is not an external manual safety 53 00:01:52.458 --> 00:01:55.920 but what this gun does have is the wide hammer, 54 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:59.730 flips down like this and effectively blocks the firing pin. 55 00:01:59.730 --> 00:02:01.710 So this gun is safety. 56 00:02:01.710 --> 00:02:03.270 Now, when you're ready to fire, 57 00:02:03.270 --> 00:02:05.970 simply flip it back like that, cock it 58 00:02:05.970 --> 00:02:08.040 and the gun is ready to shoot. 59 00:02:08.040 --> 00:02:09.630 Now, one other thing about this gun 60 00:02:09.630 --> 00:02:14.220 is it has a multi-lag system. 61 00:02:14.220 --> 00:02:16.320 When you close it, 62 00:02:16.320 --> 00:02:17.370 close the bolt 63 00:02:17.370 --> 00:02:20.040 the lag actually locks into the barrel. 64 00:02:20.040 --> 00:02:22.560 Another feature about this gun that's very nice 65 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:26.460 is when you actually open the action the trigger comes 66 00:02:26.460 --> 00:02:27.293 with the lever. 67 00:02:27.293 --> 00:02:28.530 Now there's a reason for that. 68 00:02:28.530 --> 00:02:31.980 And that is if the trigger stays here and you're not careful 69 00:02:31.980 --> 00:02:33.300 and you go too quickly, 70 00:02:33.300 --> 00:02:34.470 you operate that lever 71 00:02:34.470 --> 00:02:37.140 you can actually jam your finger against the trigger 72 00:02:37.140 --> 00:02:38.190 and that's very painful. 73 00:02:38.190 --> 00:02:41.647 So this design allows the trigger to move with the lever. 74 00:02:41.647 --> 00:02:44.520 That way there's no chance you're gonna pinch your finger 75 00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:45.870 and you're gonna enjoy that a lot 76 00:02:45.870 --> 00:02:47.550 if you've ever pinched your finger on a lever gun 77 00:02:47.550 --> 00:02:49.140 it can be extremely painful. 78 00:02:49.140 --> 00:02:52.080 This gun comes with a 20 inch barrel and iron sites. 79 00:02:52.080 --> 00:02:54.930 These are low profile iron sites, fiber optic front site 80 00:02:54.930 --> 00:02:57.000 but it also comes with the aluminum receiver 81 00:02:57.000 --> 00:03:00.420 that is drilled for mounting an optic on here. 82 00:03:00.420 --> 00:03:02.460 And I actually fired test fired this rifle 83 00:03:02.460 --> 00:03:03.660 with a scope sign. 84 00:03:03.660 --> 00:03:06.090 It was good accuracy for a lever gun. 85 00:03:06.090 --> 00:03:08.700 The stock of course is made of laminate wood 86 00:03:08.700 --> 00:03:09.870 and that's very durable. 87 00:03:09.870 --> 00:03:13.110 So it's gonna hold up well in a variety of conditions. 88 00:03:13.110 --> 00:03:15.900 And probably the most important thing like I said, 89 00:03:15.900 --> 00:03:18.120 is this detachable box magazine 90 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:21.780 because this allows you to use modern ammo in a lever gun. 91 00:03:21.780 --> 00:03:23.733 You get the full use of the lever gun. 92 00:03:24.660 --> 00:03:26.400 So if you like lever guns 93 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:28.050 and you want something that's modern, 94 00:03:28.050 --> 00:03:30.660 you don't want to give up the good modern ballistics 95 00:03:30.660 --> 00:03:32.145 of today's top cartridges. 96 00:03:32.145 --> 00:03:33.690 You can get a gun like this. 97 00:03:33.690 --> 00:03:35.970 This one's chambered in six, five Creedmoor, 98 00:03:35.970 --> 00:03:39.090 outstanding rifle, really good hunting rifle 99 00:03:39.090 --> 00:03:41.550 at anyone that likes to lever gun, or really enjoy it. 100 00:03:41.550 --> 00:03:43.350 If you wanna learn more about this BLR 101 00:03:43.350 --> 00:03:44.790 check out browning.com 102 00:03:44.790 --> 00:03:47.790 or you can read my full review and rifle shooter magazine 103 00:03:47.790 --> 00:03:51.362 or check us out online at rifleshootermag.com. 104 00:03:51.362 --> 00:03:53.945 (upbeat music)