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Seeking information from the experts here. My 90 year old grandfather just passed and left me a 1968 BAR in 30-06. I've never owned one much less shot one.
Can anyone give me insight on the accuracy of these older Belgium guns? If so, what do they like to be fed?
Anything special to know about cleaning & shooting this?
Any information would be greatly appreciated as always.

Matt
 

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My dad has one that is probably about the same age. His shoots 150gr and 165gr really well. I haven't shot it in years. But I zeroed it with some 150 gr white box Winchester about 20 years ago and it put 3 shots in a quarter size sticker at 100 yards. The recoil for a 30-06 is alot less than a bolt gun. You are going to love shooting it! I'm sure some hand loads would be even better.
 
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My dad has one that is probably about the same age. His shoots 150gr and 165gr really well. I haven't shot it in years. But I zeroed it with some 150 gr white box Winchester about 20 years ago and it put 3 shots in a quarter size sticker at 100 yards. The recoil for a 30-06 is alot less than a bolt gun. You are going to love shooting it! I'm sure some hand loads would be even better.
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Thank you! Yes, I was curious if it being a gas operated rifle if it would kick less than a bolt gun. I know shotguns do but I've never owned such rifle. I would assume so, but it's just that… An assumption.
It's more on the heavy side also I've noticed. If so, should be a real treat to shoot.

Shot a Remington 7400? Or 742? Years ago and it jammed a lot. Believe it was 308 if that matters. Do BAR's have a jamming problem also? Or is it like shotguns, very depending?
 
Very soft shooting, depenable gun, if you keep her clean ,you should have no problems with jams. Will probably shoot about any 150 grain within deer killing accuracy as far as one should be shooting at them. Sorry to hear about your loss
 
I have 3 of them. One being a 30-06 roughly the same age that actually belongs to my dad. They are extremely accurate with the right ammo. Recoil is very light. To date, I've never had one jam. I will say, make sure when you rack the first round in that you pull the slide all the way back and let it go. It can possibly fail to lock up if you try to ease it forward due to the rotating lug. This will prevent it from firing. As far as ammo selection, all Of mine love the Remington Core-Lokt. In the case of the 30-06, the 150 grain has always been very accurate, and on-game performance has been excellent. Enjoy that fine firearm!!! It's my favorite!
 
Great rifle and it looks to be a grade II, which is a step above the standard grade quality. And yours is King when it comes to semi-automatic hunting rifles.
I suggest you watch a few videos on YouTube before trying to clean it, till then a small amount of gun oil on a rag ever so often just to make sure it doesn't start getting surface rust.
30'06 has been around for a very long time been in almost every war since WWI and there's been truck load of faster and flasher rifles that have long faded away.
At one time you could get a wide range of ammo, from 55 grain accelerator to a 220 grain thumper that can take any game in North America, that's just one reason it's such a good choice.
Enjoy it and shoot it, and the memories you have of your grandfather, nothing will bring those memories back like that rifle will if you let it.
 
All my autos have liked Remington coreloks. My Remington rifles and a bar in 3006. No jambs with any of them. I have a 7400 you could stomp in the mud and it would cycle all rounds through it. The bar is far superior in fit and finish. Cycled flawlessly.
Enjoy it.
 
Very good point that @Union Co. Boy brought up about racking it all the way back and letting it go. By dad learned about that the hard way a few times while hunting. He would try to pull it back and ease it to slowly to be quiet after getting into the stand. It clicked on him a few times and he would have to rack another round in real quick to make the shot. Cost him a good buck one morning.
 
Great gun. That is a Grade II and true Belgium rifle unlike those made from 1978 on that were made in Belgium and assembled in Portugal. I second about loading by pulling the bolt back all the way and releasing it. Not doing that cost me a good buck at Laurel Hill one morning.
 
double browtine said:
Very good point that @Union Co. Boy brought up about racking it all the way back and letting it go. By dad learned about that the hard way a few times while hunting. He would try to pull it back and ease it to slowly to be quiet after getting into the stand. It clicked on him a few times and he would have to rack another round in real quick to make the shot. Cost him a good buck one morning.
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I had one in 300 win mag that did that but mine wasn't because I eased the bolt forward. It was because it was about 5 degrees out and I guess it was kind of frozen up and the bolt didn't rack all the way.
 

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