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SteelBlue · 05-19-2006, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I'm partial to Browning - mostly because it's a Utah company -

When I was a missionary in Belgium, I frequently was told that Browning was a Belgian company and had been since the early 1900's. Are there 2 Browning's.

YardTime · 05-19-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

what do you guys think of 22 pistols?

If you're going .22 pistol I highly recommend the Browning Buckmark. It's a great .22 pistol. I have one myself.

il Padrino Ute · 05-19-2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

When I was a missionary in Belgium, I frequently was told that Browning was a Belgian company and had been since the early 1900's. Are there 2 Browning's.

Belgium is where Browning International is located, but it all started in Ogden, Utah by a member of the LDS Church named John Browning:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning

fusnik11 · 05-19-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Belgium is where Browning International is located, but it all started in Ogden, Utah by a member of the LDS Church named John Browning:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning

O-town in the house!

The Brownings still own a few homes in Ogden...

bluegoose · 05-19-2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Belgium is where Browning International is located, but it all started in Ogden, Utah by a member of the LDS Church named John Browning:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Browning

Ogden? Am I remembering incorrectly or is there a Browning house and shop in Nauvoo where they began production on Browning rifles?

YardTime · 05-19-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bluegoose

Ogden? Am I remembering incorrectly or is there a Browning house and shop in Nauvoo where they began production on Browning rifles?

You are correct sir! It started in Nauvoo! Browning only went to O-town because he was forced out of Nauvoo. I guess he figured no one would try to chase him out of Ogden.

Jeff Lebowski · 05-19-2006, 05:56 PM

Speaking of Browning, I watched a documentary on his life a few years back (on KUED?) and the guy was a genius. Many of his original designs are still in use.

Anyway, he came up with a design for a gun that immediately went into production by Colt or some other gun company and then he was called on a mission. As a missionary he was in a store one day and they were selling "his" gun. He picked it up and in the course of the conversation mentioned to the storekeeper that he had designed the gun prior to his mission. The storekeeper just laughed. He shrugged his shoulders and left.

bluegoose · 05-19-2006, 07:59 PM

I always disliked letting the scouts shoot handguns, even when they were .22s. Like someone mentioned, its too easy to get relaxed with them and treat them more like toys.

Invariably, they would turn their hats sideways and start firing away at the target, turning their hands sideways like "Boyz in the Hood". Obviously, they preferred the semi-automatics. As you can imagine, their accuracy went way up when they did that.

MikeWaters · 05-19-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bluegoose

I always disliked letting the scouts shoot handguns, even when they were .22s. Like someone mentioned, its too easy to get relaxed with them and treat them more like toys.

Invariably, they would turn their hats sideways and start firing away at the target, turning their hands sideways like "Boyz in the Hood". Obviously, they preferred the semi-automatics. As you can imagine, their accuracy went way up when they did that.

Good point.

I guess I prefer handguns. I like the challenge of accuracy with them.

Maybe I will just get a Marlin 60 for 90 bucks and call it a day. My kids are not very responsible.

YardTime · 05-19-2006, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Maybe I will just get a Marlin 60 for 90 bucks and call it a day. My kids are not very responsible.

There's nothing wrong with the Henry you asked about earlier either. It'd probably run you more money, though it's also probably a little better gun.

05-19-2006, 05:56 PM	#17
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Speaking of Browning, I watched a documentary on his life a few years back (on KUED?) and the guy was a genius. Many of his original designs are still in use. Anyway, he came up with a design for a gun that immediately went into production by Colt or some other gun company and then he was called on a mission. As a missionary he was in a store one day and they were selling "his" gun. He picked it up and in the course of the conversation mentioned to the storekeeper that he had designed the gun prior to his mission. The storekeeper just laughed. He shrugged his shoulders and left. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

05-19-2006, 07:59 PM	#18
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I always disliked letting the scouts shoot handguns, even when they were .22s. Like someone mentioned, its too easy to get relaxed with them and treat them more like toys. Invariably, they would turn their hats sideways and start firing away at the target, turning their hands sideways like "Boyz in the Hood". Obviously, they preferred the semi-automatics. As you can imagine, their accuracy went way up when they did that.