RE: Browning BLR in .308?
If you are looking for "somthing lighter and quicker" for deer and bear at close range in thick cover, the short levergun in .308 will be great.
I have a Sav. 99 in .300 sav. for the same kind of duties.
The model 7 is maybe short and light but it is still a bolt gun. I know in a perfect world the first shot should be accurate and all you need. But in the real world, in the bush, when a buck jumps up in front of me I want to get on him fast and shoot as many well aimed accurate shots as I can in as short a period as I can.
Robin down under