Blasser tac 2/ sig tac2 anyone with experience?

[Rlbol]

I am always interested in the less common rifle to hold my safe down.

i have the opportunity to pick up a sig tac2 that is new however I know nothing about the style or function of the blasser rifles. From the little research I have been able to find is they make very very high end hunting rifles.

From what Limited info I can find looks pretty interesting in how you can change barrels and calibers very easy. Unfortantly I havenot found much in the way of barrels and heads for sale.

if anyone has any experience or info on them I would be greatfull to hear about them!

 

[Anchor Zero Six]

They were fairly popular in Europe and adopted by many EU police units and a few militaries if Im not mistaken.

There was a good repository of info on the old hide (pre scout).

Ergos were good and it was a lightweight rifle. Bolt manipulation was linear and fast if not a bit strange at first.

Popularity tapered off I think in part to one or two catastrophic failures of the bolt locking collet which resulted in gnarly injuries. From what I recall there was a plastic part which was later changed to metal. Also I beleive the incidents only involved 338's. My thoughts are that regardless of if the root caused was addressed and corrected the PR damage was done.

Also at the time they were a premium priced item. If you had 5-6K to drop on a rifle do you risk the Blaser or call Stacey Blankenship and get an AW? Most of the folks here went the AW route. Largly the info that was on the hide was from European members.

All in all interesting rifles if the price was right I would consider one provided it included mags and accessories as those I imagine are difficuly to get in the US now.

 

[Hawk in WY]

I have more than one hunting rifle, the R-93, and both the LRS II and the Tac 2. I recommend them highly.

With the right ammunition they are very accurate rifles

I believe the Tac 2 comes with something like a 22 moa scope base. Worth checking. Edit: 12 and 40.

Caliber exchange is dead easy from .223 to .338.

Twist rates are a bit slow for heavy bullets.

I have heard replacement barrels from U.S. barrel makers are becoming available but have not investigated.

Good luck.

 

[Just Macca]

I have more than one hunting rifle, the R-93, and both the LRS II and the Tac 2. I recommend them highly.

With the right ammunition they are very accurate rifles

I believe the Tac 2 comes with something like a 22 moa scope base. Worth checking.

Caliber exchange is dead easy from .223 to .338.

Twist rates are a bit slow for heavy bullets.

I have heard replacement barrels from U.S. barrel makers are becoming available but have not investigated.

Good luck.

Have you compared them to the R8? I like the professional success particularly

 

[Hawk in WY]

The R-8 is a fine rifle. I also like the Professional Success stock.

The problem is R-93 and R-8 barrels aren't compatible and I have too many components for the R-93's to switch.

If I was starting over, I would start with the R-8 mainly because Blaser is no longer producing R-93 components with a few exceptions.

The trigger group and the magazine well are one piece on the R-8 which is a bit odd but it works fine.

The LRS II and the Tac 2 have the same problem, barrels not compatible. Here I sucked it up and added the Tac 2.

Tough, accurate rifles. Caliber changes are easy.

My only complaint is slow twist rates, but an after market barrel will fix that.

 

[FF05]

Can't comment on the Tac2, but i previously owned a LRS2 and a number of R93 hunting rifles. The LRS2 was a beautiful rifle to shoot and by far one of my most accurate.

 

[Rlbol]

Thanks for the info guys.
where is the best place to find barrels?
I cant find places to get barrels ?

 

[Hawk in WY]

Blaser sells a very long list of R-8 barrels.

R-93 and LRS II barrels turn up on Europtics from time to time. Several dealers advertise on Blaser Pro and Blaser Buds Forums.

Gun Broker always has several at insane prices.

Good luck.