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About LinkBacksJohn Browning was born on this date in 1855. If you don't normally carry a 1911, today is a good day to pull it out of the safe.
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John Browning was born on this date in 1855. If you don't normally carry a 1911, today is a good day to pull it out of the safe.
"[T]he people are not to be disarmed of their weapons.
They are left in full possession of them."
Zacharia Johnson (speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention,25 June 1778)"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." ~Alexander Hamilton
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Sounds like a plan.
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I carry a 1911 just about every day. Today might be a good time to bring out one of the Hi-Powers!
Happy Birthday, JMB!!
Cheers,
Rod
"We're paratroopers. We're supposed to be surrounded!" Dick Winters
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John Browning designed the 1911 so you are paying tribute daily.Originally Posted by rodc13
rolyat63
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A gun in the hand is a million times more valuable than a cop on the phone!
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He left a great legacy behind.
We will be much better off when we learn to deal with things as they really are, instead of how we wish them to be!
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You got that right. Most people don't know the number of weapons that is his design.
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Happy bday JMB, i have my 1911 on my hip as we speak. my bday is in four days, so happy early bday to me too
heres a fun fact too
"Perhaps the most infamous singular Browning-designed firearm was a FN Model 1910 handgun, serial number 19074.[3] In 1914, Gavrilo Princip used the .380 ACP pistol to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie. This event arguably sparked World War I. The pistol was rediscovered in 2004"
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"It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to…[he] is entitled to stand his ground, and meet any (life-threatening) attack made upon him with a deadly weapon…." Gibson v. KY, 34SW936(Ky.1931)
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from wikipedia- said he had was accredited with 128 gun patents
Several of his designs are still in production today. Some of his most notable designs include:
Firearms
Mid-1945 produced M1911A1 U.S. Army Colt.M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun
Colt Model 1897
FN Browning M1899/M1900
Colt Model 1900
Colt Model 1902
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer (.38 ACP)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (.32 ACP)
Colt Model 1905, the first .45 ACP
Remington Model 8 (1906), a long recoil semi-automatic rifle
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket (.25 ACP)
Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless (.380 ACP)
FN Model 1910
U.S. Model 1911 pistol
Winchester Model 1885 falling block single shot rifle
Winchester Model 1886 lever-action repeating rifle
Winchester Model 1887 lever-action repeating shotgun
Winchester Model 1890 slide-action repeating rifle (.22)
Winchester Model 1892 lever-action repeating rifle
Winchester Model 1894 lever-action repeating rifle
Winchester Model 1895 lever-action repeating rifle
Winchester Model 1897 pump-action repeating shotgun
Browning Auto-5 long recoil semi-automatic shotgun
U.S. Model 1917 water-cooled machine gun
Model 1919 air-cooled machine gun
Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) of 1917
Browning M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun of 1921
Remington Model 24 semi-auto rifle (.22) Also produced by Browning Firearms and several others
The Browning Hi-Power, the last pistol that John Browning developed
The Browning Superposed over/under shotgun was designed by John Browning in 1922 and entered production in 1931
Cartridges
In addition, the cartridges he developed are still some of the most popular in the world. They include:
.25 ACP
.32 ACP
.38 ACP
9mm Browning Long
.380 ACP
.45 ACP
.50 BMG
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KY Concealed Carry Instructor
Taser X2/X26 Instructor
"It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to…[he] is entitled to stand his ground, and meet any (life-threatening) attack made upon him with a deadly weapon…." Gibson v. KY, 34SW936(Ky.1931)
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Tyler, nice list.
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thanks, i believe ill go crack a fresh Budweiser and have a toast to this man, genius is an understatement for himTyler, nice list.
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KY Concealed Carry Instructor
Taser X2/X26 Instructor
"It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to…[he] is entitled to stand his ground, and meet any (life-threatening) attack made upon him with a deadly weapon…." Gibson v. KY, 34SW936(Ky.1931)
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That sounds good.
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