![]() ![]() The good news is many of the new rifle parts are compatible and to Browning’s credit they have kept may of the older parts available to gunsmiths. About a week ago the rifle’s owner finally found one. A bit over a year ago I tried to find a bolt sleeve for a customer, I never could find one and gave up. The older BARs are also getting hard to find parts for. They finally blocked his calls.Ĭompared to the Remington, I think the Brownings are better fit and finished for sure, but I wouldn’t say it’s overall a better rifle. The BAR is more complicated but also available in magnum calibers the Remington never has been. Somehow, this Lebanon logger got a hold of Browning’s 1-800 number and called them every morning before heading off to work to express his displeasure. I know for sure that many of the first couple of years of the Mark II Safari’s production in 300 Winchester Magnum had the same feeding problems. The customer contacted them and was basically told it was his fault the rifle wasn’t operating correctly and left it at that. Browning charged him something like $280 dollars to fix a virtually new rifle and it still didn’t feed properly. It never worked right and they returned it to the factory. Right before I bought out the gunsmith I apprenticed under, he sold a brand new BAR Mark II Safari to a customer, chambered in 300 Win. Unfortunately, the BAR is not one of them. ![]() The reason I bring this up again is that there are many Browning firearms that are well made and reliable enough that the chances are you will never have to deal with Browning directly. Ask virtually anyone who has dealt with Browning on warranty issues and they will have some unhappy experiences to relate to you. I think this hurts Browning customers because the company seems to think that since it didn’t actually manufacture “it,” they are not really responsible for “it” a few years down the road.Īlthough the customer service of most firearms manufacturers has taken a major dow turn in the last decade, the domestic gun makers, as a whole, seem to have more of a sense of responsibility for their products, for a few years at least.īrowning also seems to have the attitude that since they let you have the privilege of owning a Browning you should be more than happy to pay any price they deem fair for parts and service. It’s all made by other “vendors” and sold under the Browning banner. They don’t actually manufacture anything themselves (that I know of). It is second only to the Remington “4” series of rifles, which I went into depth on in my last article.Īs I’ve stated before, I’m not a big fan of Browning. The ruling says the government must justify gun control laws by showing they are “consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.The Browning BAR has to be the second most popular semiautomatic sporting rifle of all time. Supreme Court ruling, which set new standards for reviewing the nation’s gun laws. Some gun-control legislation in other states has been struck down since last year’s landmark U.S. It would also impose a 10-day waiting period for all gun purchases - something that’s already mandatory in Washington when buying a semi-automatic rifle. “We have to be able to give our kids reasons to feel hopeful.”Īnother gun-control bill that passed in Washington this session would allow people whose family members die from gun violence to sue if a manufacturer or seller “is irresponsible in how they handle, store or sell those weapons.” Under the state’s consumer-protection act, the attorney general could file a lawsuit against manufacturers or sellers for negligently allowing their guns to be sold to minors, or to people buying guns legally in order to sell them to someone who can’t lawfully have them.Ī second bill would require gun buyers to show they’ve taken safety training. They are asking for us to take action,” Lovelett said. Liz Lovelett of Anacortes said that kids’ concerns about school shootings need to be addressed. During debate on the Washington state bill, Democrats spoke of frequent mass shootings that have killed people in churches, nightclubs, grocery stores and schools. ![]()
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