Doubleriflejack, it seems the people you are cussing are not the ones misinformed, unless reading Blaser’s advertisements is considered education.

The Blaser S2 is not only about the ugliest “CONTRAPTION” with two barrels I’ve ever seen, but is saddled with some real problems of design. The hood above the chambers for the locking of the breechblock does make the lock-up tight, but is in the way of a fast and effortless re-load in a hurry, and poses a real hindrance to removing a stuck case or clearing a head separation.

However the biggest problem with this double rifle is the auto de-cocking system, and no facility for the rifle to cock it’s self after a re-loading after firing the rifle. This system de-cocks the rifle when it is opened for any reason, and must be manually re-cocked before the rifle can be fired after being opened. This is a dangerous feature when facing dangerous game in close quarters, when the first shot or the first two shots do not stop a determined charge. Anyone who thinks this is a good feature is the one that is misinformed.

Many think the de-cocking system of the Blaser S2 is the same as the Krieghoff system, and it is definitely not the same. The K-double, once cocked and fired and/or opened for a re-load, or any other reason “RE-COCKS IT’S SELF” and is ready to fire as soon as it is closed with nothing more than the pull of a trigger. This is not the case with the Blaser s-2. That rifle has no facility for being automatically re-cocked on opening, and must be manually re-cocked no matter why it is opened or no matter the condition the system was in when opened. This is not a feature that was anyone’s best idea on a rifle chambered for a cartridge designed to be used on dangerous game. Some think the lack of no ejectors is a draw-back, and to some it maybe, but I have double with and without ejectors and I can live with one or the other equally.

The rest of the draw-backs of the S-2 could be tolerated if the system was re-designed to work the same as the Krieghoff. When auto safeties are frowned on, when fitted to dangerous game double rifles, what was Blaser thinking when the designed a system that actually “DE-COCKED” the rifle on opening for any reason, rather than RE-COCKING it making it ready to fire as soon as it is closed.

The stock is poorly designed for a double rifle, and seems to have been done so to be able to use the same butt stock blank used on the straight pull bolt rifle, with the pistol grip too tight for a two trigger double rifle.

On the positive side, the scope attachment is a real plus, and was well designed for a quick detach, and re-attach of a scope for special purpose sighting system.

The designer of the S2 is certainly not INFORMED of standing a charge of something like a lightening fast lion, who kills for a living and knows exactly how to do it quickly!

None of this matters if you are going to use the S-2 for hunting driven wild boar, or roe deer, but many of the chamberings in the S-2 seems to be recommending the rifle for dangerous game. Let’s just hope the Blaser S-2 owner doesn’t get “INFORMED” by a lion or Cape buffalo hitting him while he decides why the rifle is not shooting after a re-load!
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