


The BAR is made with aluminum alloy or steel receivers, depending on the model, and a fluted stock with full pistol grip. It utilizes a detachable box magazine and is available in almost a dozen different large calibers, including 338 Win Mag, 308 Win, 300 WSM, and 30-06 Spring. The Browning BAR is a gas-operated autoloader originally made for the military more than 100 years ago, but its exceptional strength and accuracy make it a favorite among hunters. The BLR Lightweight is made with an aircraft-grade alloy receiver that is drilled and tapped for scope mounts, as well as a classic round or pistol grip American walnut stock. It provides power and accuracy, alongside quick handling and easy carrying, and is made to handle magnum and WSM cartridges. Just as the name implies, the Browning BLR Lightweight is a lightweight lever-action rifle that weighs in at around 7 lbs or less, depending on the model and certain options. It is available in more than two dozen calibers, including 223 Rem, 30-06 Spring, 300 Win Mag, 338 Win Mag, and 6.5 Creedmoor. The X-Bolt is made with a synthetic or walnut stock and drilled and tapped for scope mounts. It offers an adjustable Feather Trigger system and a free-floated barrel with custom-class accuracy. The Browning X-Bolt is a bolt-action rifle with a groundbreaking design based on some of the company's greatest successes of the past. You are responsible to know and follow all laws (including shipping) in purchasing such items in your state.The Browning X-Bolt, the Browning BLR Lightweight, and the Browning BAR are among the most popular rifles. You may have to pay your FFL a fee, which is not covered by this sale. We do accept C&R’s on any applicable items. Please only bid if you are legal to own this item. Serialized items must be transferred through an FFL. We may require proof of legality before proceeding with a transaction that is exempt from a normal law. We are, for the most part, willing to ship to the 50 states as long as it’s legal. If you live in a more restrictive area, please check your local laws before bidding or buying. We can only ship items to areas in which they are legal. Note: Due to the weight of this item a shipping charge of $100.00 will apply. 5 20rd Magazines, 4 are unopened in the wrapper US Govt surplus.steel buttplate with flip-up shoulder rest.
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The top of the receiver bears the model and caliber markings, with the “CHARDON, OH” address over the patent and three-digit serial number. 30-06 (1) 20-gauge Remington Model 11 Semi-Auto sawed-off shotgun (1) 10-gauge Winchester Model 1901 lever-action, sawed-off shotgun (1). Since this is a Semi Automatic weapon it can be transferred on a 4473 to anyone that can buy a rifle. (3) full-auto Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR) in. Introduced in 1996, the Ohio Ordnance 1918A3 uses a combination of a new-made receiver and GI-surplus components to make a semi-automatic closed bolt copy of the signature Browning Automatic Rifle. The buttstock was also provided with a hinged fire support buttplate and a detachable butt support. Clip guides were added to the front of the trigger housing to improve magazine loading and survivability.Ī completely new fire-rate-control buffer mechanism was installed in the buttstock, which allowed the BAR to fire selectively at full-automatic cyclic rates of 350 or 550 rounds per minute. A new forend with a metal heat shield was provided. The Army first tested the BAR in February 1917, several months before the United States entered WWI in April 1917. The first BARs reached the American Expeditionary Force, the A.E.F., in France in August 1918.Īdopted in WWII, the M1918A2 BAR had some major changes from the earlier models: It had a bipod attached to its muzzle at its flash hider. Shortly after WWI began, in the fall of 1914, Browning began to develop his “automatic rifle” at the Browning Brothers’ experimental gun machine shop in Ogden, Utah. He conceived it as an automatic rifle to complement the bolt-action rifles used by infantrymen of the day. The Browning Automatic Rifle began as another of the remarkable ideas of the amazing arms inventor John Moses Browning several years before World War I began. From its introduction, this reliable and rugged weapon’s accurate and effective fire changed the basic infantry organization and tactics of the U.S. Army adopted the BAR in 1917 and retained it as a standard infantry weapon into the 1960s.
