Browning BAR

Browning BAR
TypeSemi-automatic rifle
Place of originBelgium
Production history
DesignerMarcel Olinger and Bruce Warren Browning
ManufacturerBrowning Arms Company, assembled in Portugal
Specifications (Current production BAR[2])
Mass6–8 lb (2.7–3.6 kg)
Length41–45 in (1,041–1,143 mm)
Barrel length20–24 in (508–610 mm)

CartridgeShort and long-action cartridges [1]
ActionGas-operated piston, rotating bolt,
Rate of fireSemi-automatic
Feed systemDetachable box magazine
SightsOpen sights (depending on model) and optional scope base

The Browning BAR is a gas-operated, semi-automatic rifle produced by the Browning Arms Company in Belgium. The rifle loads from a detachable box magazine.[3] Browning introduced a redesigned BAR in 1966.[4]

  1. ^ Numerous cartridges have been offered over the years. See Browning web site for current chamberings.
  2. ^ Browning Catalog: BAR rifles Archived October 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Taffin, John (October 2006), "The Gentleman's Sporting Auto", Guns, archived from the original on 28 July 2006
  4. ^ Hoots, Lee J., "Deer Rifles Abound", Guns & Ammo, archived from the original on 16 February 2008

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