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Old 06-26-2015, 04:12 AM
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Piece of trivia for you: there was a gap between the time that Sweden withdrew the Lahti from service for safety reasons (1986) and the adoption of the Glock (1988). The M1907 (both FN and Husqvarna-manufactured Browning/FN 1903s), was brought out of reserve as a stop-gap. The 9X20mm Browning cartridge was more powerful than the .380ACP (110 gr. at about 1050 fps), but eventually lost out to the more capable 9mm Parabellum. The 1903/07 was a chunky, long-barreled blowback, and while it worked quite well, was the least successful of FN's Browning pistols. Source: Vanderlinden - "FN Browning Pistols".
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