Thread: Aftermarket R93 and R8 Barrels – Major Safety Concerns

I'd own a Blaser over a Rem any day. I own both. The Rem is a cunt of a thing to get to anywhere near what the Blaser is off the shelf.

Oh and the Blaser action will hold anything a 2 lug Rem700 ever will.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I'd own a Blaser over a Rem any day. I own both. The Rem is a cunt of a thing to get to anywhere near what the Blaser is off the shelf.

Oh and the Blaser action will hold anything a 2 lug Rem700 ever will.

Thanks for that, the funniest thing I have read in years

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Thanks for that, the funniest thing I have read in years

So your business is a load of snake oil then Greg? Cause if it really was funny, an off the shelf Rem would not have 400 billion optional aftermarket parts.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

So your business is a load of snake oil then Greg? Cause if it really was funny, an off the shelf Rem would not have 400 billion optional aftermarket parts.

At least the 400 billion aftermarket Remington parts are affordable, and available from almost any "chemist". I own neither brand by the way.

I did look at an F3 but decided it would make no difference to my shooting. 2 of my mates use em but I don't like either of them and would rather have a Browning or Beretta and keep the change. Not to mention I could buy aftermarket bit from more than a single supplier/importer.

Originally Posted by mikee

At least the 400 billion aftermarket Remington parts are affordable, and available from almost any "chemist". I own neither brand by the way.

I did look at an F3 but decided it would make no difference to my shooting. 2 of my mates use em but I don't like either of them and would rather have a Browning or Beretta and keep the change. Not to mention I could buy aftermarket bit from more than a single supplier/importer.

For more than 1 caliber option the R93 platform becomes pretty affordable actually. There are more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to supplier options too. I stopped buying from the local agent years ago.
The price argument is a bit weak with respect though. Its like saying Ladas are good cars cause they are cheap?
The only Blaser aftermarket parts I know of (other than accessories) are the Bix n Andy triggers. Kind of says something?
Kinda getting well off topic though.

I knew this was a shit thread from the get go.

FYI Id shoot no better with an F3 too, a Baikel would still be too good for me when it comes to smooth bores!

Originally Posted by kiwijames

The price argument is a bit weak with respect though. Its like saying Ladas are good cars cause they are cheap?

The original post read like a "Sales Pitch" more than a "Safety Notice"

I have been to and lived in USSR for 7 months. Lada's are bloody good cars they were the only one's that survived.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

For more than 1 caliber option the R93 platform becomes pretty affordable actually. There are more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to supplier options too. I stopped buying from the local agent years ago.
The price argument is a bit weak with respect though. Its like saying Ladas are good cars cause they are cheap?
The only Blaser aftermarket parts I know of (other than accessories) are the Bix n Andy triggers. Kind of says something?
Kinda getting well off topic though.

I knew this was a shit thread from the get go.

FYI Id shoot no better with an F3 too, a Baikel would still be too good for me when it comes to smooth bores!

I agree this thread kind of seems like a beat up from the start .
I will put all of my cards on the table .
I got my firearms license in the mid 1980's , in that time I have owned numerous brands and different calibers , you name it , I've probably owned it .
Now in 2013 I have sold off most of my meager collection of firearms and own a shotgun a F3 Sporter , a centerfire R93 7mm Rem Mag - .223 Rem , rimfire Walther and Anschutz .
Why have I whittled it down to just a handful of options ?
Because what I own now works with the minimum of fuss and bother , without having to send things to gunsmiths and without the unknown "what if's " of home improvement .
My firearms work , and they work the way the factory made them to work , they work the way that experts of the firearm industry designed them to work , not the way that marketing gurus think it works , not the way the factory wished and hoped they would work , one day in a make believe Never Never Land .
In my line of work I own many tools and different types of equipment .
My firearms requirements are no different .
They must do their job without excuses .
It's why I own Snap-On sockets and Sid-Chrome screw drivers .

Ken