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thirdtimesthecharm · 06-13-2005, 09:53 PM

Does anyone know why there arent any(that i know of) semi-automatic reproductions of the BAR??? it seems like itd be a gold mine for browning. I searched all over and all i found was a full auto BAR for 22grand. geeeesh.

Polymerhead · 06-13-2005, 10:20 PM

Umm,

http://www.browning.com/products/cat...asp?value=002B

Dwweeb_5150 · 06-13-2005, 10:37 PM

This might be more what your looking for
http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/slr/slr.htm

thirdtimesthecharm · 06-13-2005, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwweeb_5150

This might be more what your looking for
http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/slr/slr.htm

yep thats the one, but jesus, $3000 for a semi auto?? screw that.

JimLongley · 06-14-2005, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thirdtimesthecharm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwweeb_5150

This might be more what your looking for
http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/slr/slr.htm

yep thats the one, but jesus, $3000 for a semi auto?? screw that.

What were you expecting for a faithful reproduction, isn't that what you were looking for?

mullanman · 06-14-2005, 08:30 AM

BAR's are not cheap. Maybe 40-50 years ago...

Brickboy240 · 06-14-2005, 08:35 AM

Yes, the BAR was not a cheap piece to produce. Lots of machining and hand fitting, like the Thompson.

Have you ever held one? Not exactly something you want to carry around for long.....very heavy and long.

I saw an Ohio Ord. BAR once and it looked very good, indeed.

-Brickboy240

NiK · 06-14-2005, 10:23 AM

Or you could play Day of Defeat for a low fee (maye $10 bucks for a halflife cd key) and shoot Nazis with a fully automatic BAR to your heart's content!

bd · 06-14-2005, 10:39 AM

It makes me think of the old TV series "Combat". One of the regulars carried a BAR all the time.

He was pure-tee-hell on the Nazis. They surrendered in droves when the big BAR went to barkin'.

Of course Vic Morrow could make sniper range shots with that Thompson he carried too.

You really didn't see a lot of BARs that I can recall on TV or in the movies. I think I have read that Clyde Barrow of "Bonnie and Clyde" was an expert with a BAR and often carried a shortened version.

bd

JimLongley · 06-14-2005, 11:07 AM

I had the honor of having one in my armory in the Navy, and shot it plenty, but it was a chore and a half to clean.

The guy in "Combat" who carried the BAR was "Caje," a Cajun soldier from LA I do believe.

Clyde Barrow butchered his BAR to make it shorter and by all accounts made it less than reliable.

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thirdtimesthecharm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: PHX, AZ Posts: 622	Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) Does anyone know why there arent any(that i know of) semi-automatic reproductions of the BAR??? it seems like itd be a gold mine for browning. I searched all over and all i found was a full auto BAR for 22grand. geeeesh. __________________ www.marcofilms.com ---- TAURUS 24/7 9B MARLIN 795 .22LR REMINGTON 870 EXPRESS 12GA GERMAN K98 MAUSER 1936 SWISS K31 1944 SWISS K31 1951 ENFIELD NO.4MK2 1952 PORTUGUESE 1904/39 MAUSER

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Polymerhead XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MO, USA Posts: 1,490	Umm, http://www.browning.com/products/cat...asp?value=002B __________________ No alarms and no surprises, please.

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mullanman XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,909	BAR's are not cheap. Maybe 40-50 years ago... __________________ USPSA L2683

06-14-2005, 08:35 AM	#7
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,853	Yes, the BAR was not a cheap piece to produce. Lots of machining and hand fitting, like the Thompson. Have you ever held one? Not exactly something you want to carry around for long.....very heavy and long. I saw an Ohio Ord. BAR once and it looked very good, indeed. -Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

06-14-2005, 11:07 AM	#10
JimLongley XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 822	I had the honor of having one in my armory in the Navy, and shot it plenty, but it was a chore and a half to clean. The guy in "Combat" who carried the BAR was "Caje," a Cajun soldier from LA I do believe. Clyde Barrow butchered his BAR to make it shorter and by all accounts made it less than reliable. __________________ Gun control is very small groups - OFFHAND.

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Dwweeb_5150 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Leaving ¿©@l!n0gun@Â§tan Posts: 821	This might be more what your looking for http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/slr/slr.htm

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NiK XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ft Benning, GA Posts: 1,344	Or you could play Day of Defeat for a low fee (maye $10 bucks for a halflife cd key) and shoot Nazis with a fully automatic BAR to your heart's content!

06-14-2005, 10:39 AM	#9
bd XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,864	It makes me think of the old TV series "Combat". One of the regulars carried a BAR all the time. He was pure-tee-hell on the Nazis. They surrendered in droves when the big BAR went to barkin'. Of course Vic Morrow could make sniper range shots with that Thompson he carried too. You really didn't see a lot of BARs that I can recall on TV or in the movies. I think I have read that Clyde Barrow of "Bonnie and Clyde" was an expert with a BAR and often carried a shortened version. bd

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