Thread: Browning BLR - does anyone in NZ do good trigger jobs on them?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

the BLR trigger has often been described as "sucking and blowing at same time".....cant really dissagree but it never stopped it shooting around the moa mark without a hell of alot of effort......and yes the retiming thing can cause premature bauldness when you pull hair out trying to get it right...one tooth out and it all seems right but wont fire tight rounds.....one the other way and it wont shut at all.....

Many years ago with a rush of blood to the head i decided my BLR needed a good clean and so removed the pins that go through the receiver and removed the lever and bolt mechanisim .
My memory is a bit vague from 20 odd years ago when i did this but i do remember tying to put everthing back together and in particular trying to seat a small spring back into its position , so there i was with some tweezers in one hand and long nosed pliers in the other hand trying to get that dam spring back into its spot when PING and said spring was never seen again!!!! .
So rather sheepishly i had to take it into the local sport shop who sent it off to a gunsmith, and when i got the rifle back it would not fire as the timing with the cogs etc was not right and the bolt would not close and cock properly, so off to gunsmith again.
Eventually got the rifle back together properly and have never touched it since LOL . Cheers