New Blaser Clay Gun

[General Skanky]

Interesting.

 

[TerryTibbs]

Looks nice, shot an F3 at Orston and wasnt overly enamoured. Seems a lot of money for a plain action and non adjustable stock.

 

[Bavarian]

I smiled at the "corrosion resistance" part of the interview. Blaser R8 is one of the quickest rusting guns out there. Maybe different
with the shotguns.
For my taste Blaser is a bit overpriced for a 100% CNC machined gun. But they invested a lot into marketing.

 

[mpmilo]

Must admit I cannot gel with the F3 at all in all its guises, just does not feel comfortable to me. So be interesting to have a look at this model.

Cant see the point of a drop out trigger with coil springs ?

 

[Mark Edwards]

To pop up the price to Perazzi and DT11 levels? That is all I can figure. I can clean the gun's action by taking the stock off and saving the coin for the upgrade.

 

[Bavarian]

Must admit I cannot gel with the F3 at all in all its guises, just does not feel comfortable to me. So be interesting to have a look at this model.

Cant see the point of a drop out trigger with coil springs ?

Zoli offers that, too. But to be honest: How often did one change it´s trigger group on a DT or MX.

 

[vmax1010]

Only time I took out the trigger unit on my dt10 was when game shooting, keeping the trigger with me for security while the gun was in the car and I was at the after shoot dinner

 

[General Skanky]

I smiled at the "corrosion resistance" part of the interview. Blaser R8 is one of the quickest rusting guns out there. Maybe different
with the shotguns.
For my taste Blaser is a bit overpriced for a 100% CNC machined gun. But they invested a lot into marketing.

Looking at the YouTube videos of factory visits, to my eye, the Blaser factory looks amazing.

Modern. Clean. High quality precision. Etc. Not to say others are bad, just that the Blaser set up looks top notch.

A gun made there is made really well and to a very high standard.

Thats where the cost is.

So I'd suggest CNC machined guns made to such high quality levels are worth their price.

 

[Freddypip]

I have two F3s.

They are both neutral, impersonal, almost emotionless bits of kit. Once I realized the best way to shoot them, was to forget them, I found them excellent guns - significantly better than the 694 I had before and the SL2 I recently shot - both of which had personality which requires a little understanding.

I am not for one moment saying that the above is good or would apply to all.

The FBX maybe different but I expect not. I expect it will be another 'marmite' gun. The F3 also had a few teething issues so i will wait to see how the FBX gets on and in any event I can't see it making any difference at my level of shooting.

 

[JoostB]

I made the move to Perazzi last year. It definitely has personality. It took me a few months to finetune. But now I shoot better with it than with anything before.

 

[Freddypip]

I wonder if guns are like wine.

It's Ok saying "this wine is great" and "that's a classic" etc but we all have our tastes and finding one which ticks our personal likes is (much) more important. Often those personal choices can be much cheaper and, I would say, much more rewarding.

The nice thing about a P gun and what I also like about Blaser is that if bits break they can be replaced including the stock dims etc. I cannot really tell the different between my two F3s.

 

[Lloyd Pattison]

The new 2025 Blaser FBX


Why removable trigger plate? Answered in the video, feedback from users apparently.

 

[Jonny English]

Looks a good gun, well thought out. I like the idea of the weights in the forend rather than on the barrels. Price point is strong, but not a lot different to a dt11 or perazzi.

My only grip with a lot of these guns is the butt pad. They can sell you a gun with all the adjustability possible, other than the one thing that everyone could want to change, length of pull. In my mind only 2 manufacturers have it right and that's beretta and browning with the micropore and the inflex 2. If you spend that sort of money on a gun with an adjustable stock and all the trimmings you want to be able to adjust the length of pull without having to get a pad ground to fit.

 

[Freddypip]

Agree Jonny however factor in a kick-ezz - £100 - and the adjustment is possible. I would prefer a kick-ezz than the Beretta or Browning alternatives though the latter are much easier to swap over for summer/winter use etc.

Having watched the Lloyd video it seems to be an F3 with extra weight. If the gun gets to 9lbs, that's heavy. The reasoning behind the detachable trigger suggests that they have a market in mind which is not the 500-1,000 a month crowd - those who can get used to a 9lbs gun.

 

[General Skanky]

Agree Jonny however factor in a kick-ezz - £100 - and the adjustment is possible. I would prefer a kick-ezz than the Beretta or Browning alternatives though the latter are much easier to swap over for summer/winter use etc.

Having watched the Lloyd video it seems to be an F3 with extra weight. If the gun gets to 9lbs, that's heavy. The reasoning behind the detachable trigger suggests that they have a market in mind which is not the 500-1,000 a month crowd - those who can get used to a 9lbs gun.

Was that not with all the weights in the gun? As is I’d expect it to be sub 9lbs.

 

[Lloyd Pattison]

Was that not with all the weights in the gun? As is I’d expect it to be sub 9lbs.

The front end had all the weights in, the back end however had none, so plenty space to make it even heavier if that's your bag.

 

[General Skanky]

The front end had all the weights in, the back end however had none, so plenty space to make it even heavier if that's your bag.

Not me. Just answering the man above.

 

[Freddypip]

Good point GS - it would be interesting to know the 'unladen' weight and maximum weight.

Lloyd - was it balanced (with the front weights in) so are we looking at 9lbs being the expected weight with it otherwise being a bit tail heavy ??

 

[Lloyd Pattison]

It was 9lb 4 and balanced dead on the pin. Every gun will balance based on the density of the wood in the stock, so it will be an individual task to balance them at the factory.

 

[Freddypip]

Lloyd - If you feel a twinge in your mid rift that will be a hernia.