Tell us what you top 3 John Browning guns are.

[homelessdude]

He was far ahead of his time.
BAR
1911
HP
And any of a dozen others that sprang from his mind.

[rromeo]

Call me blasphemous, but the Hi Power we know wasn't really a JMB design.

[eaglemike]

Just think - the A5 was the first semi-auto shotgun. What a huge deal that is.

It wasn't just the firearms, but also the cartridges. All the ACP stuff, plus .50 BMG.

[bergmen]

Call me blasphemous, but the Hi Power we know wasn't really a JMB design.

Found this:

" The Hi-Power was designed by a legendary John Browning in 1925. It was the last pistol designed by Browning. Originally it was aimed to meet requirement of the French military. This requirement could be met by the Browning's M1911 design, however previously he sold the rights of this successful pistol to the Colt company. So he designed an entirely new pistol, by working on the patterns of the M1911. The design was patented in the USA in 1927 after the Browning's death. The design was acquired by a Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium. The Browning's design was finalized by FN designer Dieudonne Saive. In 1934 the pistol was complete and ready for production. In 1935 it was adopted by Belgian Army and its mass production began during the same year. Soon after it was adopted by Belgian police and many other countries, such as United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. More than 1 million of these pistols have been made. This weapon is known as the Hi-Power, HP, HP 35, GP 35, FN HP and has some other designations."

Here:

https://www.military-today.com/firea...nch%20military.

Dan

[dave1947]

ma duece
BAR
1911

[FalconLair]

Call me blasphemous, but the Hi Power we know wasn't really a JMB design.

it was a John Browning design he just didn't finish it

Found this:

" The Hi-Power was designed by a legendary John Browning in 1925. It was the last pistol designed by Browning. Originally it was aimed to meet requirement of the French military. This requirement could be met by the Browning's M1911 design, however previously he sold the rights of this successful pistol to the Colt company. So he designed an entirely new pistol, by working on the patterns of the M1911. The design was patented in the USA in 1927 after the Browning's death. The design was acquired by a Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium. The Browning's design was finalized by FN designer Dieudonne Saive. In 1934 the pistol was complete and ready for production. In 1935 it was adopted by Belgian Army and its mass production began during the same year. Soon after it was adopted by Belgian police and many other countries, such as United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. More than 1 million of these pistols have been made. This weapon is known as the Hi-Power, HP, HP 35, GP 35, FN HP and has some other designations."

Here:

https://www.military-today.com/firea...nch%20military.

Dan

^THIS^

[golfish]

BTW, I found this picture of John Browning holding his SA-22 (with unsafe trigger discipline).
I posted this in another thread but figured it would be appropriate here also:



Dan

I really like that picture, not as much as the gun but its close...

[Term]

If your list doesn't include a Winchester rifle, it's wrong.

[edgerly779]

1911. 1919 30 cal and the all time winner ma deuce. Of course the BAR gets an honorable mention.

[plumbum]

Isn’t one of the longest verified sniper shot kills done with an M2?