The Blaser R93 is a straight-pull precision rifle made by the German firearms maker Blaser and designed by its engineer Meinhard Zeh in 1993. It replaced the earlier Blaser R84, a bolt action that locked with a 60 degree turn, and it was in turn succeeded by the Blaser R8, introduced in 2008. The R93 is a modular weapon system built around an aluminum alloy frame. Its quick-change barrel can be swapped with two screws and a hex key, and different bolt heads and magazine inserts let one rifle cover chamberings from .22 LR up to .375 H&H Magnum, .416 Remington Magnum and .458 Winchester Magnum, or 28 gauge shot and slug with a shotgun barrel. The scope mounts on the barrel rather than the receiver, so a scope and barrel assembly keeps its zero when removed and refitted. Blaser offers the R93 only with a direct trigger. More than 100,000 complete rifles had been made by 2002 and more than 200,000 by 2017, when production ended.
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manufactured by the German firearms manufacturer Blaser
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The Blaser R93 is a straight-pull action precision rifle offered in a multitude of calibers and barrel lengths
History, first paragraph
The predecessor of the R93 was the 60 degree turn bolt action Blaser R84, which was discontinued after the introduction of the R93 in 1993.
History, second paragraph
Production of the R93 ended by 2017, though Blaser continued to offer spare parts as stock allowed.
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manufactured by the German firearms manufacturer Blaser
Design features, Modularity
A R93 Rimfire conversion kit was also available in .22 Long Rifle and .17 HMR
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as well as 28 gauge shot/slug when equipped with a shotgun barrel
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