#Browning

There is nothing more inherently Fudd-coded than a lever-action rifle. Lever guns bring to mind images of post-war deer camps, or classic ammunition advertisements of broadbrim-hatted shootists facing down grizzlies, or bagging a ram across a rocky canyon. Of course, the classic lever guns in those adverts are always open-sighted. No scopes for the frontier!

Back when I was a young boy and just getting into hunting, I would borrow many of my grandfather's firearms. As I grew older, I began to really enjoy hunting birds, and my favorite shotgun for the job was my grandfather's Browning A500R. To me, it was a fairly lightweight semi-auto shotgun that fit my needs as a bird gun perfectly throughout my high school and college years. Last year, I became the owner of this particular shotgun after my grandfather passed away, and that got me thinking about the fact that I know barely anything about this shotgun I have been using for years. I did a little bit of digging on the internet and to my surprise found that most people actually really dislike the A500R.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report. This week, we’re checking out another discontinued rifle (or rifles) - the Browning BPR (Browning Pump Rifle). In my opinion, the BPR was probably the best example of a pump-action rimfire from the 1970s that was chambered not only in .22 LR and .22 WMR but also a select handful of centerfire cartridges. While this rifle was discontinued decades ago, its unique design and practical performance have made me dream of this rifle coming back into the market. So today I’ll give you guys a brief overview of the rifle, where you can find them today, and of course my reasons for wanting to bring it back.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! As part of this ongoing series of entirely rimfire-focused topics, I’ve been going through as many different types of .22LR ammunition as I can get my hands on, and running them through a series of standardized accuracy and velocity tests using a Bergara B14R rifle and Garmin’s extremely handy Xero C1 Pro chronograph. In the past, we’ve had the opportunity to check out everything from CCI’s very much loved Standard Velocity ammo, to some of Europe’s best budget offerings like last week’s S&B Club 40 grain. This week we’re checking out another rather odd ammo I picked up while browsing a local outfitter - Browning PRO-22 40 grain. This ammo is marketed as a varmint hunting/recreational shooting cartridge and today we’ll run it through our normal series of tests so I can give you my thoughts on the ammo.