S&W-Keeper
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I have it's brother the Challenger, with both barrel lenghts.Mine shoots as good as my S&W model 41.I also have a BAR in 30.06, and a A-5 auto shotgun.
Any Browning Fans Out There?
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True enough. If you think the man's guns are interesting, just read the story of his life. If the word incredible were not so mercilessly abused, it would be perfectly applied to him. Not only was he an incomparable mechanic and visionary, he was an astute businessman and a distinguished patriot. There is not much about the man that isn't humbling to consider.
By the way, while JMB did begin development of the P35, it was actually completed and placed into production well after his passing by an FN engineer, whose name escapes me, together with JMB's son Val.
That Nomad is a cool little gun. When I was a teenager, I remember my Grandpa took me along with him to Sears one Friday evening to pick up a Challenger he had ordered. I used to dream of buying a Nomad of my own, but never did scrape together the money. Seeing that picture brings back more than a few memories. I don't think I have ever seen a decent Nomad for sale since then, which seems odd. Maybe I have not been looking closely...
Let's see. If we are talking Browning, the list goes something like this.
BHP Made in Belgium/Assembled in Portugal, 9mm, from 1974. This gun goes to the range a LOT.
FN P35 Belgium made and assembled, 9mm from 1965. New In Rug.
Canadian Ingles H.P. Just sold it this past weekend.
Had an BHP Practical in 40 a few years ago. I hated the thing. Sold it within a few weeks of buying it.
BPS 12 gauge. A good, but not better copy of the Ithaca 37.
Browning X-Bolt in 270 Win. Love it. One of the most accurate field grade bolt guns I have ever fired. In the three years I have owned it since buying it NIB it has accounted for 14 white tail deer, one 'lope, 1/4 dozen yodel dogs, two wild (Bob) cats and an armadillo.
BPS 10 gauge. A Goose killin' machine. Makes pulling down those hi flying snow geese a little easier.
Browning/Winchester M12 28 gauge Ducks Unlimited dinner gun from 1995. 1 of 1000 produced. Grade V wood, nickeled receiver with gold inlays. NIB never assembled.
I had a 1968 Sweet Sixteen a few years ago. A friend wanted it more than I did. He and his wife where moving to Arizona a few years ago so I gave it to him as a going away gift. It's his favorite dove gun.
Class III
BHP Made in Belgium/Assembled in Portugal, 9mm, from 1974. This gun goes to the range a LOT.
FN P35 Belgium made and assembled, 9mm from 1965. New In Rug.
Canadian Ingles H.P. Just sold it this past weekend.
Had an BHP Practical in 40 a few years ago. I hated the thing. Sold it within a few weeks of buying it.
BPS 12 gauge. A good, but not better copy of the Ithaca 37.
Browning X-Bolt in 270 Win. Love it. One of the most accurate field grade bolt guns I have ever fired. In the three years I have owned it since buying it NIB it has accounted for 14 white tail deer, one 'lope, 1/4 dozen yodel dogs, two wild (Bob) cats and an armadillo.
BPS 10 gauge. A Goose killin' machine. Makes pulling down those hi flying snow geese a little easier.
Browning/Winchester M12 28 gauge Ducks Unlimited dinner gun from 1995. 1 of 1000 produced. Grade V wood, nickeled receiver with gold inlays. NIB never assembled.
I had a 1968 Sweet Sixteen a few years ago. A friend wanted it more than I did. He and his wife where moving to Arizona a few years ago so I gave it to him as a going away gift. It's his favorite dove gun.
Class III
Bent Barrel
Absent Comrade
I only have 2 Brownings, a 16ga. A-5 with a26in. cylinder bore barrel made the year before the Sweet- Sixteen was introduced. The other is a Jap. A-5 with a 26 in. VR barrel ane invector plus choke tubes. It is in 98-99 % shape. Never shoot them though, as I always grab one of my Rem. 1100`s. The Brownings are beautiful.
crsides
US Veteran, SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
My sweetheart.
don't tell my 20 ga Superpose.
Charlie
don't tell my 20 ga Superpose.
Charlie
Browning fan..........
Let's see, we have a Hi-Power, BL-22 grade II, Belgium ATD 22, Camper. I believe this is all of them.
Waiting on delivery of the new BL-22 Micro Midas lever. Not sure whether to get the new 1911-22 or 1911-22 compact.
I guess we're fans.
Let's see, we have a Hi-Power, BL-22 grade II, Belgium ATD 22, Camper. I believe this is all of them.
Waiting on delivery of the new BL-22 Micro Midas lever. Not sure whether to get the new 1911-22 or 1911-22 compact.
I guess we're fans.
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goldenlight
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I sold a really nice one of those, and I've always regretted it.
While significantly larger than a Walther PPK or PPK/S, they are MUCH nicer to shoot...and are high capacity.
I have a HP made in 1979, with the strange fully adjustable rear sight: you loosen a screw on one side, and tighten another on the other side, to adjust for windage. Elevation adjustment is 'normal'.
There is nothing wrong with the adjustable rear sight, but it looks a bit strange.
It seems like a VERY large number of people like the slim grip frame of the elegant, and first high capacity 9mm.
I just love the way that pistol fits me.
I also have a Colt Gold Cup, which I consider to be the most 'fun to shoot', of any handgun I've ever owned.
If you've ever shot/dissembled a Luger, which was designed around 1900, and compare it to the 1911, which predates it's 'name' by a few years, you can see how far ahead of his time the great John M. Browning truly was.
Millions of Lugers were made....but dozens of companies in the USA, and many around the world, are STILL making the 1911 with virtually no changes (sights being a 'non functional', but welcome, change) from the original 1911 design.
And, virtually exact copies of the original 1911 are still being made, to this day.
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Definitely. Have the best looking .380 ever made, the Browning BDA .380 and am looking for a used Buckmark and High Power one of these days.
I have a ragged Hi-Power that is the most reliable automatic pistol I have ever had any experience with. It's my under the truck seat gun. I have the old 1905 .25, a Baby from the 60s, and a B-92 in .44 Mag. I would like a 1910 .32 or .380, 'cause they really look slick.
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The only Browning that I have in my safe is a Safari BAR in .308. It has a 3x9 Leupold scope on it. I have no idea who designed it but it is one of the more accurate semi-autos that I have owned. It is hard to not like Brownings. They are usually very well built of blued machined steel and stocked in decent walnut.
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RobertJ.
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My favorite rifle is a Browning, the Winchester Model 94. I did just buy a BL-22, though. I bought it day before yesterday, and haven't shot it yet. It's raining sideways here right now, so it won't be today either. I saw it in our LGS Saturday morning, and almost impulse bought it. It's in mint condition, and he was asking $375. So I looked at them all on the net 'til Monday morning, and then hoped it would still be there. I can't wait to shoot it!
Alpo
Member
Y'all are aware, aren't you, that the Browning BDA 380 is a Beretta 84?
fiasconva
US Veteran
I have my grandfather's A5 16ga that was manufactured in 1935 and inherited a FN Belgium browning model 22 that has the Nazi markings on it. I got the A5 simply because no one else wanted it. Both of them are very well-built guns.
This is a Mdl.10/71 I got just before Christmas.It is a modified version of the Mdl.1922,.380 cal. in which a grip saftey,target sights and grips, and a mag. finger tip ext. were added to comply with the 1968 gun control laws.It also originally came with a pouch with a Browning tag which I don't have.If anyone knows where I can find one,please let me know.Thanks.Mudcat.
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In Browning form it has an enclosed slide and better finish. Sheeze, I knew I'd get nitpicked for the BDA.....
Badkarma 1
US Veteran
I have both a Remington Model 11 in 12 Ga. And a Browning Sweet Sixteen that belonged to my Grandpa. And an old Hi-Power! Yeah I like Brownings! Dale
