Blaser · Straight-pull
R8 Professional
Short, modular and fast to cycle, the R8 is the engineering-flex choice: barrels, bolt heads and optics arranged around one compact system.
From €6,0862025 European list, VAT included
At a glance
The field brief.
- Action
- Straight-pull
- Field
- General stalking
- Chambering
- Modular; standard to safari classes
- Calibre class
- Magnum
- Recoil
- Strong
- Carry weight
- Midweight
- Stock
- Synthetic
- Character
- Modern
Its reason to exist.
Short, modular and fast to cycle, the R8 is the engineering-flex choice: barrels, bolt heads and optics arranged around one compact system.
The story behind the action.
Designer Meinhard Zeh’s R93 established Blaser’s radial-locking straight-pull language; the R8 is its more mature successor.
See it in motion
Blaser R8 Professional 2.0 in .308: Full Review
Watch the action cycle, handling and field proportions before deciding whether it belongs on your shortlist.
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