Only Browning presently in my gun safe is a T-Bolt, vintage 1966, with a 4x Redfield 3/4" scope with the Browning name on it. These were sold as a set back in the day. Not even close to pristine, but it is a great shooter. 
Any Browning Long Gun Fans Here?
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Gone but not forgotten, Browning (FN) 1910 .380, Baby Browning .25, BT99+ trap gun, Citori Special Sporting Clays, Citori 20 Ga Skeet.
An A-bolt Stainless Stalker in '06, a BLR in 358Win, and a Citori CX 12 Ga. here. All fine guns. I'd add more but I'm out of room!
outta_ammo
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My 1958 A-5 was a rescue. Not abused, but not cared for either.
Before:
After strip and refinish:
Before:
After strip and refinish:
During those years I had a deer dog pack I altered my 12 A5. I replaced the wood with plastic from Ramline. I got a 22 in. invector vent rib barrel. Installed an extended x-full turkey choke. Got another magazine cap. Cut the top out of it and welded on a 5 in. piece. of pipe(tubing) cut from a kitchen chair leg. Welded a washer on top to chose it off. Made it a 7 shooter (2 3/4"). Original mag spring worked fine. This was a bad axe gun with #1 buckshot in the swamps cutdowns and thickets. The "speed load" feature came in very handy. Sometimes I would use it to push the briars out of the way to go through a thick place. That A5 cause a lot deer to get a ride in the Chevy.
Now its back to wearing it walnut stock and forend. Still shoot it some on the skeet field and dove field. Last year I got invited on a dog hunt down in Hampton Co. SC and I killed a buck with it.
When I hold it or hunt with it I'm reminded of Browning's advertisement " THE BEST THERE IS".........And mine has been for the last 47 years.
Now its back to wearing it walnut stock and forend. Still shoot it some on the skeet field and dove field. Last year I got invited on a dog hunt down in Hampton Co. SC and I killed a buck with it.
When I hold it or hunt with it I'm reminded of Browning's advertisement " THE BEST THERE IS".........And mine has been for the last 47 years.
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OP
Wow Mike, do you have any pictures of your former FrankenBrowning A5? I can't visualize an A5 with a welded on chair leg for an extended magazine tube. I guess you shot a frog and it changed back into a Princess A5 again.
Larry
max503
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What's not to like you ask? I mentioned mediocre accuracy from my 22 lever action. Is anyone else's experience different? My Browning 22 is definitely less accurate than either of my Walmart Savage bolt action rifles.
B......Will take some and post later.
ColbyBruce
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I own a B-78 in .25/06
Just an A-5 Light Twelve Buck Special, and a .22 autoloader. Used to have a BL-22, gave it to my son, who ended up having it stolen from him.
And an FN LAR 50.00.
And an FN LAR 50.00.
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verde
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I collected Brownings before I got into Smiths. Started with a 12 gauge B 2000 auto for doves. I actually wore it out in 25 years. Went on to accumulate the Belgian Browning guns we all know and love for the last 30 years. I also collected the Browning USA fixed blade knives. The 60's and 70's Brownings were available in different grades so there are many versions to collect. I'm glad to see there are so many Browning fans here.
My only Browning long gun was an 1895 in .30-06. It was a fine shooter. I traded it towards paying for a divorce. I hated losing the Browning, but the divorce was worth it.
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My only Browning long gun was an 1895 in .30-06. It was a fine shooter. I traded it towards paying for a divorce. I hated losing the Browning, but the divorce was worth it.
You can always buy another Browning!
Larry
Funny he mentions that. I'm sort of on the hunt for a Browning 1895 in .30/06. Maybe some day. I haven't seen the new Winchesters in person but looking at them online the stocks look different and I think I'd prefer the Browning version.
Current stock is a 1960 A 5 12 gauge that was My Dads. And a BL 22 grade II with a 24" octagon bbl. Had several in the past but this is all thats left.
Erich
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This one isn't a Browning . . . rather, an FN, not intended for the US market.
This one isn't a Browning . . . rather, an FN, not intended for the US market.
Eric. Got one just like that(blond wood) that I paid $85.00 new in 1967. My Dad let me share crop 2 acres of watermelons with him. After buying my school clothes I had enough to buy the Browning. I still have it. In my youth I would wrap it in a towel and tie to the "boy bar" on my bicycle. It rode that way 100's of miles in the early years.
Erich
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That is AWESOME! Thank you for writing that up. Wow - what a treasure!
Rosco Shooter
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I have a BAR Safari in 30-06 that served as my go to deer rifle for many years. I had some work done on the trigger, and with mid-range hand loads using IMR 4064 and 180 grain Speer Hot Core Bullets, I got sub one inch groups off a sandbag at 100 yards all day long. I took several large bucks in the Upper Peninsula of Michgan and two nice bucks on the wife's family's ranch in Kansas. The only drawback to that rifle is it's weight. Its great for use on a stand, but too heavy to carry around all day.
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