That's because the main concern with "loud shots" is that your dog might suffer from it. A typical modern hunter normally has some ear protection ready but speaking from my own experience its not always possible to put them on since often times you have like 5 seconds to react if not even less. So yeah, eventhough dogs don't really show it but a rifle fired next to them hurts their ears quite a lot. Obviously this is also very handy for the hunter himself because you actually don't need any ear protection (although I would still recommend it) when you have a silencer attached (or in this case, "built in") to your rifle. Plus nobody would believe a "reaction" from a human in these clips since you can easily fake it, so showing the dog instead you get a way more genuine reaction if you know what I mean.
I'm buying that the balance can be better, which is nice. But unless I'm missing something, I personally don't like the shorter barrel since you'll loose performance. The barrel pretty much ends where the integrated baffles starts (a slight simplification, but hopefully not wrong), so if the barrel with the integrated silencer is overall as long as a normal Blaser barrel, the "effective" barrel length is shorter. (One thing I like about the "normal" R8 is that its design reduces overall length without sacrificing barrel length.) Maybe this can be compensated for by using ammunition intended for short barrels. Fortunately, my favorite gun magazine will review it in the next issue, so that will probably answer all of my questions and some more. Anyway, thanks for the answers guys! Much appreciated.
It would be fantastic if Blaser could import some of the components into the US, and then have them manufacture domestically. So we can have this barrel. My understanding is we can’t import suppressors. I’m really missing out on this. Marky
@@asdfjkl981 No. US Law prohibits the importation of suppressors for commercial sales. So Blaser can’t bring them in. And domestically there are not enough Blaser owners in the US to make it financially viable for 3rd party vendors to enter the space. Finally, the US domestic suppressor market is very, very mature. I think you would be shocked at the quality and variety here. Regards, Marky
@@John1911 i am not talking about the suppressors. I am talking about the r8 parts that are interchangeable with EVERY other r8 part around the world without headspace issues or any accuracy problems. Take the bolt of a remington 700 and put it in to an other one it is a game of chances but most likely it will not end good.
@@asdfjkl981 Multiple US companies have been making Blaser R8 and R93 barrels for years. Better twist rates and options than factory as well. Regards, Marky
@@John1911 There are great manufacurers, no doubt. Look at long range systems made in USA. Awsome. but mass production is a different game, you understand that? Why would blaser not already have a factory in the usa if it was that easy. they got a shit ton of customers there. the EU market is saturated and not that big to begin with.
Why are blasers so expensive? I want one but I just don’t understand what about them drives the price up. Is there some crazy machining involved? I know sales volume is low so I guess there is that.
It's the name and prestige, like in Adidas, Levy's and so on... I 've checked out some rifles today (becoming a hunter myself this year), and that Blaser R8 Silence may be a heck of a rifle, but heck: 4800 €... You can get a really nice used car for that price! My other favorite, the Savage Model 10 in Cal. 308 is only 1200 €, the exact quarter of that price. And shoots the game as dead...
Не, ну если пёс меньше моршится значит зачёт..... Как устроен, на сколько звук выстрела снижает, какая кучность стала с тонким и коротким стволом, давайте по существу, а не эмоции лохматого показывать....
