tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post5235460815976698713..comments2024-03-08T17:04:20.399-05:00Comments on Shooting with Hobie: The Browning Lever Action Rifle (BLR), By - Bruce HamlinHobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-56495079108434001532018-02-23T11:12:32.652-05:002018-02-23T11:12:32.652-05:00Bruce I have a BLR with a date code of 69 and a se...Bruce I have a BLR with a date code of 69 and a serial # lower than 1000. I would be glad to send you pictures or whatever you need but after reading your report it just makes me curious. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-88936356399714277052017-01-26T17:39:50.378-05:002017-01-26T17:39:50.378-05:00Murray,
Google "browning boss" as if i...Murray, <br /><br />Google "browning boss" as if it is factory that is probably what it is. If it is anything else it likely isn't factory. I'm a bit surprised that there are no sights, are there screw holes in the right places for sights?Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-22803551569019764392017-01-26T07:46:43.746-05:002017-01-26T07:46:43.746-05:00Hello , great article , I'm looking at purchas...Hello , great article , I'm looking at purchasing a 300wm BLR from a deceased estate , not sure of the year or barrel length but it has a muzzle brake which looks like it is factory made , it has no front or rear sight , have you ever come across such a model , the rifle is 100klm away , i decided to do some research before buying but can't find any BLR with a muzzle brake Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231123776350005895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-74047924190283262452016-11-06T12:01:36.441-05:002016-11-06T12:01:36.441-05:00Thank you for the article very informative. You ar...Thank you for the article very informative. You are correct on the serials, Browning is wrong. Not sure why they will not correct their info, they may not even know themselves how to figure out their records. Do you have any idea how many Belgium made BLR rifles were produced? I have a 100007K70 and am wondering is 10,000+ were produced in 1970. Thank you. ChrisCoin Mart Jewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949518075998379332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-71935730797444498702016-10-01T02:42:11.050-04:002016-10-01T02:42:11.050-04:00So I have a rifle that does not fit in either the ...So I have a rifle that does not fit in either the Browning website or your date profile. Its a conundrum for me. 01xxx k37 It is a steel reciever and made in Japan please email me at inspireveterans@gmail.com Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115334198092675959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-43510601715213225122016-04-18T09:59:08.019-04:002016-04-18T09:59:08.019-04:00Thanks for your great article. I recently inherite...Thanks for your great article. I recently inherited a .308 FN Browning with the serial number which ends with K73. The rifle with the "BLR Lever action” was in our family for many years. However the magazine was lost. It seems extremely difficult to find a magazine in South Africa. Any help or a referral will be greatly appreciated. <br />Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880133840958995494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-5829550713045399052016-04-13T19:31:23.709-04:002016-04-13T19:31:23.709-04:00I recently redid a BLR in chambered in .308 win. ...I recently redid a BLR in chambered in .308 win. The serial number ends in K57. It has a steel reliever, with extended magazine. Production did not start till the 60's so what year is it? <br />Made in JapanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219673567259206130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-65149394178470843872016-04-13T19:27:43.436-04:002016-04-13T19:27:43.436-04:00So I just redid a BLR, steel reliever with extende...So I just redid a BLR, steel reliever with extended magazine. I was made in Japan and the series number ends K57. Production didn't start till the 60's. What year is this gun? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219673567259206130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-16249425687495475282016-02-06T17:20:02.695-05:002016-02-06T17:20:02.695-05:00I recently picked up a Belgium Browning BLR .308 w...I recently picked up a Belgium Browning BLR .308 with serial number 40388 K73. This certainly supports your contention that the production data is inaccurate. I was hoping to find some information on the rifle and came across your blog. What a Gold Mine !!! Thanks for your research and willingness to share.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232056712469117303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-81732253142022125602016-01-08T19:13:48.555-05:002016-01-08T19:13:48.555-05:00Excellent write up and very informative. I bought...Excellent write up and very informative. I bought my BLR in 1987, a 243. Mine doesn't have the sling swivels on it, never did? As to the serial numbers, you are right, their website is wrong. Mine is serial no. 40xxx K73, stamped on the barrel "Made in Belgium". From your write up, that makes it a 1973 production model well above the 30, 000, and obviously Belgium made. Again, thanks for the research and write up.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RickRicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-88341721066360409782016-01-04T21:04:34.529-05:002016-01-04T21:04:34.529-05:00Great article! Really helped understand this 308 ...Great article! Really helped understand this 308 BLR my dad passed down to me. The only thing I'm confused about, is that the serial number may be stamped wrong on this gun? It's stamped 06601k57. Which if I read your article right it's year 1957 which would be impossible? So is it a typo screwed up at the plant? And supposed to be k75? Has anyone heard of this? The gun is definitely pre 1981 and made in Japan not Belgium. Ballgame1987https://www.blogger.com/profile/01410807851007944123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-81175907682147181242016-01-04T21:03:52.628-05:002016-01-04T21:03:52.628-05:00Great article! Really helped understand this 308 ...Great article! Really helped understand this 308 BLR my dad passed down to me. The only thing I'm confused about, is that the serial number may be stamped wrong on this gun? It's stamped 06601k57. Which if I read your article right it's year 1957 which would be impossible? So is it a typo screwed up at the plant? And supposed to be k75? Has anyone heard of this? The gun is definitely pre 1981 and made in Japan not Belgium. Ballgame1987https://www.blogger.com/profile/01410807851007944123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-24876711587726086292015-10-14T05:34:37.243-04:002015-10-14T05:34:37.243-04:00My compliments on your epic and extremely useful a...My compliments on your epic and extremely useful article Bruce. Thank you!<br /><br />I have inquired of Browning respecting the question noted below but they have seen fit not to respond, so I am hoping that you might be able to shed some light:<br /><br />Q: If one were to start with the newest BLR Lightweight 81 Takedown (in any caliber) but wanted to convert it to a Pistol Grip model, could this be done with the acquisition of relevant parts? Obviously the lever and forearm assembly would have to be exchanged but I am wondering if there are other parts hidden from view that would also require attention?<br /><br />Any advice you might offer will be gratefully received. Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666388380809060468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-89494298340187419922015-06-02T21:42:07.849-04:002015-06-02T21:42:07.849-04:00Just as you say in your great article, Brownings s...Just as you say in your great article, Brownings serial number data base is wrong. Even after reading all your great information on BLR's, I still can't date mine. The serial number is 01715K47. I know it wasn't made in 1947 so maybe they made and flipped the digits? I am at a loss..............Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194648063514020378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-65003185978499344172014-08-24T07:35:36.609-04:002014-08-24T07:35:36.609-04:00May I add my thanks for all the information. I rec...May I add my thanks for all the information. I recently had the opportunity to buy a 270 BLR Lightweight 81. I am now researching what the recall is about - hard for me to send back as I am in Australia.<br /><br />There have been a few people ask about stocks. I do not have access to BAR semiauto versions however it appears that the stocks are similar. Boyds gunstocks have a BAR stock & forend listed & fairly reasonably priced - would anyone with a BLR and a BAR be able to tell if they are similar enough to be able to be interchanged?<br />Regards from Down UnderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-8772572367351979572014-03-26T23:28:20.489-04:002014-03-26T23:28:20.489-04:00Thank you for taking the time to do this project. ...Thank you for taking the time to do this project. I found it very helpful. Just purchased my first BLR, a stainless takedown in 7mm WSM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571733667193135953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-41648194112646968952014-02-05T20:22:08.317-05:002014-02-05T20:22:08.317-05:00Bruce, thank you, learned quite a bit. I am confu...Bruce, thank you, learned quite a bit. I am confused on one issue. Both my BLR's are pre-81. I am looking for scope bases to fit one. When I look at the receiver top, both appear to be very slightly rounded. Is this considered the flat top receiver? If I followed your article, it seems both should be flat tops. I'd like to verify before I order the wrong bases and would appreciate any suggestions on where to find bases.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-32184947869454094642014-01-12T00:34:19.285-05:002014-01-12T00:34:19.285-05:00Dave Conrad
I have recently been given a K71 BLR...Dave Conrad<br /> I have recently been given a K71 BLR 308 Belgium made Rifle. According to your valuable information I have verified the fact it was made in Belgium, in 1971. My only problem with this weapon is I need a Magazine. Any ideas how to come up with one out there? I'd appreciate any help! Great research on Browning weapons by the way, very helpful! Thanks.Daves BLRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594556872272642575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-40918755093611853112014-01-04T18:18:09.538-05:002014-01-04T18:18:09.538-05:00Just wanted to add some usefull information as I h...Just wanted to add some usefull information as I have been searching for a specific BLR. As of December 2013 - Browning no longer manufactures takedown versions with the pistol grip. The only take down version in current production is with straight style grip and steel band around the forend and barrel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-89108091023383753052013-12-07T22:10:29.731-05:002013-12-07T22:10:29.731-05:00I recently sold a BLR, the extended magazine BLR t...I recently sold a BLR, the extended magazine BLR that many refer to as the pre-81 BLR...that was manufactured in 1981. A pre-81 made in 81. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210416097249329691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-77132617305618020912013-08-27T12:37:00.796-04:002013-08-27T12:37:00.796-04:00In July of 2013, I picked up an M.D.H.A. BLR 81 30...In July of 2013, I picked up an M.D.H.A. BLR 81 308 rifle. It is numbered 8 of 50. It has wonder gold engraving on both sides of the receiver. Haven't shot it yet, but I can't wait to take a good size buck this year here in North Carolina....<br />Joe W. Salisbury, NCJoe Wilknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-58486203506062960822013-07-19T21:59:12.571-04:002013-07-19T21:59:12.571-04:00I have a new BLR light weight take down. I want t...I have a new BLR light weight take down. I want to purchase an extra mag (308). CTD has these mags listed as 81's. Will this mag fit my post 2005 BLR? Thanks in advance, Jungle Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-41317684467126097342012-12-26T12:25:13.129-05:002012-12-26T12:25:13.129-05:00I just inherited a BLR belgium 308 from my dad. He...I just inherited a BLR belgium 308 from my dad. He passed about 10 years ago. It was a gun I have always admired on his rifle rack since I was a little kid. I finally got the nerve to ask my mom for it (she never lets go of anything). I really didn't know exactly what I was getting. I appreciated this rifle before because it was my dads and thanks to your article I appreciate it because of its history. Thank you very much for all the research you have done and thd the time you put in to this article.Goof Troophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560494639141006342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-14725997062584525762012-11-16T21:30:24.668-05:002012-11-16T21:30:24.668-05:00I just bought a 308 Belgium made BLR with a serial...I just bought a 308 Belgium made BLR with a serial number on the bottom of the receiver that is 347K69, I went to Browning's home page and was confused as you described earlier, is this the 347th 308 BLR made in 1969? You did state that you were not able to find any BLR's manufactured in 1969. Please contact me at loganelkins@hotmail.com, I have picturesLogan Elkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-67334399847801369072012-10-04T21:32:16.221-04:002012-10-04T21:32:16.221-04:00Website for verifying serial number/model/year:
h...Website for verifying serial number/model/year:<br /><br />http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=22<br /><br />KiwiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com