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Had coin in pocket, so I went gun shopping.
Went to the same place I bought my laminated Hawken. I see a Browning Mountain Rifle on the rack and I'm guessing $500 + easy.
$250! I check the bore, .50 cal, and no gremlins. I toddle over to the register and a salesman asks to see if he can get me a better price(!). I got her for $230 out the door!
Other than a couple minor handling dings, hardly worth the mention, she's near perfect. Fit and finish is superb and she handles better than any half stock I've had. LOVE the single set trigger too. The lock is a marvel. Smooth as silk.
The browning is nicely done and very even. The wood looks a bit thirsty, so I hope it's a linseed oil finish... The stock is a lightish walnut and very well shaped.
The rear sight is a bullseye for the type on a Lyman Plains. Not really digging that. But it does work.
She's a ball gun with the slow twist and rifling deep enough to trip over.
This is the first JBMR I've seen or handled. Very impressive rifle gun. Hope she shoots as good as she looks!
Anyway to date them?
Went to the same place I bought my laminated Hawken. I see a Browning Mountain Rifle on the rack and I'm guessing $500 + easy.
$250! I check the bore, .50 cal, and no gremlins. I toddle over to the register and a salesman asks to see if he can get me a better price(!). I got her for $230 out the door!
Other than a couple minor handling dings, hardly worth the mention, she's near perfect. Fit and finish is superb and she handles better than any half stock I've had. LOVE the single set trigger too. The lock is a marvel. Smooth as silk.
The browning is nicely done and very even. The wood looks a bit thirsty, so I hope it's a linseed oil finish... The stock is a lightish walnut and very well shaped.
The rear sight is a bullseye for the type on a Lyman Plains. Not really digging that. But it does work.
She's a ball gun with the slow twist and rifling deep enough to trip over.
This is the first JBMR I've seen or handled. Very impressive rifle gun. Hope she shoots as good as she looks!
Anyway to date them?
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