Difference between revisions of "Blaser R93"

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Blaser R93 - .308 Winchester. The same rifle is offered in a "Sporting" configuration.

Blaser R93 Tactical - 7.62x51mm. The "Tactical" was a sniper rifle variant of the earlier UIT and CISM match variants of the R93, and the precursor to the current "LRS2" and "Tactical 2" models.

Blaser R93 LRS2 - .338 Lapua Magnum. The rifle is usually outfitted with either a Parker & Hale or Harris Bipod.

Closeup of the receiver (left side) of the Blaser R93 LRS2 - .338 Lapua Magnum. The factory identification and markings are clearly visible.

Blaser R93 LRS2 with Harris Bipod - .338 Lapua Magnum.

The Blaser R93 is a German straight-pull modular precision sniper rifle. Originally a hunting weapon with a traditional wooden stock (now discontinued) introduced in 1993, a police/sporting version was released in 1997, under the name Long Range Sporter (LRS) (some sources call it Blaser LRT instead, Long Range Tactical). It was adopted by multiple police and military forces, and Blaser later updated the military design to the Tactical model, and then the LRS2 and Tactical 2 model.

One of the more unusual variants of the R93 is a handgun version called the Blaser R93 Handgun Hunting System. It is an ultra short R93 with a 14-inch barrel and pistol grip.

Specifications

(1993 - ????)

Type: Sniper Rifle

Caliber: .223 Remington, 6mm Norma BR, 6.5×55mm, .308 Winchester and .300 Winchester Magnum. (Tactical, Tactical 2 and LRS2), .338 Lapua Magnum (Tactical 2)

Weight: 11.9 lbs (5.4 kg)

Length: 25.6 in (65 cm)

Barrel length: 45.3 in (115 cm)

Capacity: 5 or 10

Fire Modes: Bolt Action

The Blaser R93 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Cradle 2 the Grave	Drag-On	Miles	with suppressor	2003
Miami Vice		One of Yero's snipers		2006
Hitman	Timothy Olyphant	Agent 47	Fitted with Parker-Hale bipod	2007
Rush Hour 3	Hiroyuki Sanada	Kenji	Fitted with Harris bipod	2007
The Dark Knight		GCPD S.W.A.T. snipers		2008
12 Rounds				2009
Predators	Alice Braga	Isabelle		2010
Inception	Leonardo DiCaprio	Dom Cobb	winterized, suppressor	2010
Colombiana	Zoe Saldana	Cataleya Restrepo		2011
Savages	Alexander Wraith	Sam		2012
Savages	Anthony Cutolo	Billy		2012
The Lookout		RAID snipers		2012
The Last Stand		Henchman	LRS2 model	2013
Crosshairs	Luke Edwards	Grandie	With suppressor and Harris Bipod	2013
Crosshairs		Brill's henchman	With suppressor and Harris Bipod	2013
Fast & Furious 6	Dwayne Johnson	DSS Agent Luke Hobbs		2013
Kick-Ass 2			In the case with Big Daddy's armor	2013
Kingsman: The Secret Service		Henchmen	White Tactical 2 model	2015
Hitman: Agent 47		Interrogator		2015

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note/ Episode	Air Date
Firefly		sniper	"Serenity" (S1E01)	2002
Firefly	Adam Baldwin	Jayne Cobb	"Serenity" (S1E01)	2002
Firefly		Niska's sniper	"War Stories" (S1E10)	2002
NCIS - Season 1	Noah Segan	Kyle Hendricks	Fitted with Parker-Hale bipod; "One Shot, One Kill" (S1E13)	2003
NCIS - Season 3	Pauley Perrette	Abby Scuito	"Kill Ari, Part 1" (S3E01)	2005
CSI: NY / "Hide Sight" (S07E07)		NYPD ESU Sniper	R93 Tactical, with Harris bipod	2004 - Present
The Unit			"Gone Missing" (S3) .	2007
Heroes	Ali Larter	Jessica	As a fiction "Kinsella 320Z" rifle	2006-2010
The Kill Point	Michael K. Williams	Quincy	Fitted with Parker-Hale bipod	2007
Primeval	James Murray	Stephen Hart	(S2E01)	2007-Present
My Own Worst Enemy	Christian Slater	Edward Albright	.	2008
Chuck - Season 3	Vinnie Jones	Karl Stromberg	"Chuck Versus the Three Words" (S3E02)	2009
Chuck - Season 5	Carrie-Anne Moss	Gertrude Verbanski	"Chuck Versus The Hack Off" (S5E05)	2010
Kings	.	Gilboa sniper	Suppressor; "Prosperity"	2009
24 - Season 8		CTU Sniper	"7:00 A.M - 8:00 A.M" (S8E16)	2010
Homeland	Chris Chalk	Thomas Patrick "Tom" Walker	"Marine One" (S1E12)	2011
The Last Ship	Nathan Sutton	McGregor	"No Place Like Home" (S1E10)	2014
In Plain Sight	Jason E. Hill	Mercenary #1	"Something Borrowed, Something Blew Up" (S04E13)	2011
The Tunnel	Nicolas Wanczycki	Thibaut Briand		2016

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig	Saito	(Episode "Beware the Left Eye – POKER FACE")	2005
Blassreiter	Brad and Al	(Episode 2 "The Price of Glory")	2008
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom	Zwei		2009

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Release Date
Hitman:Codename 47	R93 Sniper Rifle		2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin	R93 Sniper		2002
Hitman: Contracts	R93 Sniper		2004
Alliance of Valiant Arms		With Harris bipod	2007
Counter-Strike Online			2008
War Inc. Battlezone		w/ various attachments	2011
Payday 2	R93		2013

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-The '''Blaser R93''' is a German straight-pull modular precision sniper rifle. Originally a hunting weapon with a traditional wooden stock (now discontinued), a police/sporting version was released in 1997, under the name Long Range Sporter (LRS) (some sources call it Blaser LRT instead, Long Range Tactical). It was adopted by multiple police and military forces, and Blaser later updated the military design to the Tactical model, and then the LRS2 and Tactical 2 model.
+The '''Blaser R93''' is a German straight-pull modular precision sniper rifle. Originally a hunting weapon with a traditional wooden stock (now discontinued) introduced in 1993, a police/sporting version was released in 1997, under the name Long Range Sporter (LRS) (some sources call it Blaser LRT instead, Long Range Tactical). It was adopted by multiple police and military forces, and Blaser later updated the military design to the Tactical model, and then the LRS2 and Tactical 2 model.
 One of the more unusual variants of the R93 is a handgun version called the Blaser R93 Handgun Hunting System. It is an ultra short R93 with a 14-inch barrel and pistol grip.