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Can you still buy Abar rifle?
You may not have known this, but you can buy a BAR. We don’t mean old surplussed M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles, nor do we mean the popular modern semi-automatic hunting rifle made by Browning, also called the BAR. We mean newly-manufactured M1918 BARs, by Ohio Ordnance.
Was the bar used in Vietnam?
The Browning Automatic Rifle was the weapon of choice for infantrymen, vehicle crews, and even gangsters from its debut in World War I, through two World Wars and Korea to the jungles of Vietnam. The BAR was invented by its namesake, John Browning, in 1917 for use in World War I.
How accurate is a Browning BAR rifle?
Shooting Statistics
| Accuracy: | 2.037 in. |
| Smallest Group: | 1.691 in. |
| Barrel Length: | 18 in. |
| Overall Length: | 39 ³⁄₈ in. |
| Price: | $1,469 |
Why did the BAR have a small mag?
The BAR’s magazine capacity was limited due in part to it being ‘bottom feeding’, with the detachable box inserted into the bottom of the receiver, rather than from above (as with designs like the Lewis and later Bren), or from the side, such as with the later ‘Johnson’.
What kind of barrel does a Winchester Model 1918 have?
MODEL 1918 (overstamped A2)-/- MAN’F’D. BY WINCHESTER -/118835/- PATENT APPLIED FOR – “. It is fitted with a WWII New England Firearms replacement barrel marked “NE-7/Ordnance Shell and Flame proof/6-43” with a WWII flash-hider and bipod.
Who made the first bar rifle?
We mean newly-manufactured M1918 BARs, by Ohio Ordnance. Developed and manufactured late in WWI, the BAR went into production in 1918, if you can believe that. Designed by John Browning, the patent actually belonged to Colt.
What is an M1918 BAR?
We don’t mean old surplussed M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles, nor do we mean the popular modern semi-automatic hunting rifle made by Browning, also called the BAR. We mean newly-manufactured M1918 BARs, by Ohio Ordnance. Developed and manufactured late in WWI, the BAR went into production in 1918, if you can believe that.
What kind of rifle was the Browning 1918?
The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) model 1918 was developed by John M. Browning in 1917. Marlin-Rockwell Corporation Colt and Winchester made 85000 rifles during WWI to meet the US military requirement. Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. manufactures a semi-automatic version of this rifle; 1918A3 (WWII version).