Browning BAR

Would you buy a reproduction semi auto version of the BAR?

  • Yes

    Votes: 90 85.7%

  • No

    Votes: 15 14.3%
  • Total voters
    105
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I was just looking through some old milsurp stuff and I got thinking. Do you guys think that people would buy a semi-auto reproduction of the Browning BAR (as it looked in WW2) if they made it?

I personally really like how that rifle looks and I would put my brother up for sale to buy one.

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If you want a BAR for looks, O.K. For shooting, the mass of the open bolt slamming shut fouls up semi-auto. that said, they were a wonderfully reliable weapon.
 
I wouldn't, because I have an Inglis Mk1m Bren with a go-fast switch.:D\

Just a bit more. Having watched videos of folks shooting BAR's I noticed the maracca effect. ie; head shaking like a marraca from the recoil:eek:

Now the Bren just shimmies gently back and forth because of the spring loaded buttplate. Plus you have another 10 rounds to play with.:D
 
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No, I wouldn't. Yes, some people would - probably not enough to manufacture in quantity on spec, more likely if they put down a deposit with order. (Do you really think you'd get that much for your brother?)
 
"...if they made it?..." Ohio Ordnance makes 'em. Not a CA either. New cast receivers. $3500US with a bakelite stock. $3800US with a walnut stock. No mention of foreign sales, but I doubt it. They sell real MG's too. They want $950US for a BNIB Vostok .22 target pistol. Geezuz! Traded a Ruger Mk I HB for the one I had, long ago.
You really want a 20 pound 5 shot rifle?
 
How many ways can I say 'f**k yes'?

Merllin, when you get yours and I get mine, let's meet up somewhere for a BAR date.
 
I would sell all of my blood for one. Err wait a minute..
I would buy one for sure though!!:rockOn:

When you hold one they feel strange because where you grip the gun is really thick. If you can't hold a whopper you might not like how it feels.:p
 
DASQ said:
How many ways can I say 'f**k yes'?

Merllin, when you get yours and I get mine, let's meet up somewhere for a BAR date.
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Hahaha... Im game for that.

The BAR is my dream gun. I know everyone wants something different, but that like 9 foot long piece of rifle is definitely one I want to own.
 
Pump some irons before getting a BAR. That chuck of 100% solid steel is heavy.
 
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