Browning Medalist question

The Medalist stays open on the last shot.
The magazine must be in place for the action to stay open on the last shot.
 
I have seen aftermarket Medalist magazines offered for sale where the description says they won't hold the slide open like the factory ones do. Maybe your mag has been replaced at some point?
 
If your magazine does NOT say Browning on the bottom plate then its aftermarket and thus probably your problem.
 
Definitely should or will stay open as several have pointed out here. Also, the clip has to be factory equipment and very clean. Do not get straw or grass fragments in the clip, usually from carrying it in a dirty pocket or other kit. And, be sure your pistol is a Medalist - the Nomad version does not stay open following the final round. Make sure it is not a 3 dressed up as a nine. It is very easy to do.
 
Two of my favorites, my Challenger and my wife's Medalist. They stay open after last round.
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Hold the gun in your right hand, gripping the slide all the way back (fingers over top of slide) - take your empty mag and push it into the gun - observe what the slide stop does - it should move freely, up and down, as you seat the mag and release it. If it doesn't - it's your mag that has a problem - assuming your slide stop moves freely and is not gummed up.
 
Coldshot, I'm prettty shure these are two Medalist I'm looking at. The top one simply does not have the forestock or weights. Look at the serial number on the front of the handgrip, it should be the serial number, followed by a "T" followed by two numbers indicating the date of manufacture. A (69) would mean the gun was produced in 1969, "T" would mean it's a Medalist.

Denis
 
HibouAttentif said:
Coldshot, I'm prettty shure these are two Medalist I'm looking at. The top one simply does not have the forestock or weights. Look at the serial number on the front of the handgrip, it should be the serial number, followed by a "T" followed by two numbers indicating the date of manufacture. A (69) would mean the gun was produced in 1969, "T" would mean it's a Medalist.

Denis
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I was about to say the same thing. Do not let the stocks and lack there of fool you.

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Denis, thanks for the info, it's always great to learn things about these great handguns. When I bought the Browning without the fore stock, I was told it was a Challenger with a Bull barrel. The one with the fore stock has a T in the last two digits, so it is a Medalist. The other pistol has a U in the last two digits, so I think the seller was right.
I do know that it is one of my favorite pistols, and I wouldn't part with it.
 
The international medalist NEVER had the fore wood, but did have the large target grip like the Med., If you know how the hold open works, you should be able to see what is going on , or not.
I don't have one here now to look at, but there should be a little lever that the mag follower pushes up on when the mag is empty
if it is a bull barrel, will not be a challenger
 
The international medalist NEVER had the fore wood, but did have the large target grip like the Med., If you know how the hold open works, you should be able to see what is going on , or not.
I don't have one here now to look at, but there should be a little lever that the mag follower pushes up on when the mag is empty, pushes up the slide stop.
if it is a bull barrel, will not be a challenger, don't think, did challengers ever have bull barrels?,
oops, I messed this up, I am better with guns than computers.
marshall
 
sailor723 said:
Are they marked "Browning" anywhere? Might they be European market "FN" guns?
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They both say Browning Arms Company, and Made In Belgium 22 LR on either side of the breech. The Challenger says Browning's Patent under the front of the barrel and has what appears to be armory markings on the trigger guard, the Medalist has neither of these.
 
coldshot said:
They both say Browning Arms Company, and Made In Belgium 22 LR on either side of the breech. The Challenger says Browning's Patent under the front of the barrel and has what appears to be armory markings on the trigger guard, the Medalist has neither of these.
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Odd.....and you are checking the serial numbers here? ....http://www.browning.com/support/date-your-firearm.html ..... Medalists are line 15 on page 1 and the Challenger info is line 47 on page 2

I have read the Browning info isn't always complete and FN info regarding serial numbers is even harder to track down.
 
I read posts on other rimfire forms about the Browning site referring to the Medalist and the general consensus seemed to be that the info posted was wrong. What I could understand from the various posts was that I have a 1962 Medalist and a 1967 Challenger with a Medalist barrel.
 
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