Browning BAR

bunny said:
I have always wanted to get one in .338 then re barrel it to .458WM just for fun.
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Safari hunter/gunwriter Jack Lott did one up back in the 70's. The bugger shot well, but Jack noted that recoil was still hefty. I want one. :):runaway:

This one's fer sale Stateside, but she ain't cheap at $3500.oo US. :sok2
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DTM5 said:
Lighter, easier to disassemble, no hinged floorplate, great recoil reduction system, and definitely NOT ugly. Benelli argo E. BARs are great but this is next level for a semi auto hunting rifle.
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Thanks alot...... now I'm on the hunt for a Argo e pro or synthetic. That really is a beautiful semi.
 
I picked up a new one in 270 a couple weeks ago. It's gone back to Browning for review as it wouldn't feed lighter loads. This will be a true test of "The Best There Is".
Needless to say I hope it comes back running like a sewing machine... but with about 3000 HP.

*I should add the accuracy in my testing of ammo was solidly MOA so barrel is mint. I think there was a piston, spring and/or gas orifice issue. TBD. It's in Browning's hands now.
 
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Random comments. For anyone who couldn't/can't handle the magazine attachment system I suspect that you have digital dexterity problems.

A number of posters mentioned having functioning problems. Based on experience I had back in the '70s I suspect some of this may have been related to owners not cleaning the gas system as recommended by the manufacturer. I used my .270 to about double the number of rounds where cleaning was recommended and it started stove piping shells on ejection. Once I found out what needed doing it returned to flawless functioning and remained that way until I moved on to other guns. Mine was a Gr. II Belgium made model.

Since it was nearly 50 years ago I don't remember exactly the size of groups it shot but remember it was easily equal to anything else I owned at the time.

It was not the lightest gun but since I was moose hunting from boats at the time the weight was not a problem. My only real complaint was the way I had to chase empties so they could be reloaded. With FL resizing reloads functioned without problem and case life was satisfactory.

Jim
 
OntJim said:
Random comments. For anyone who couldn't/can't handle the magazine attachment system I suspect that you have digital dexterity problems.

Jim
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It's not that it isn't usable, it just doesn't make sense to combine a detachable mag and a hinged floorplate... it's inferior to both detachable mag rifles and hinged mag rifles.
 
It does in a way it gives less places for contamination ingress while still allowing a relatively fast clip swap out and easy unloading when necesary
 
You can use a Winchester SXR magazine in a BAR Longtrac or BAR Mark 3.

Fully detachable, nicer than the Benelli mag system to insert and remove.

That what I use now after having an R1 for years. Nothing wrong with the R1 tho, I just prefer the SXR mag system.
 
I have encountered a number of Benelli R1s with feeding issues, very few BARs. I can live with the hinge mag just for this alone!
 
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