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Why do people hate Browning Firearms so much
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<blockquote data-quote="coyotezapper" data-source="post: 454785" data-attributes="member: 20438"><p>I have had my Browning Stainless Stalker in 7MM Rem Mag since 1988 and have had nothing but a positive experience with it. It would always shoot anything I fed it and it cycles flawlessly. I rebarreled it last year after finally shooting out the barrel after 1800+ rounds and I was nervous after hearing stories about the thread lock that Browning uses. And as usual that was total bunk. Yes it did have a thread lock on the tenon threads but it broke loose with no more effort than a Rem 700 or any other receiver. I think a lot of those stories about receivers being ruined were from people using the wrong receiver wrenches on them. All I know is that when I went to lap the lugs in it took all of about 2 minutes because the contact was already almost 100%. It now has a Mike Rock 5R 11 twist barrel on it and shoots both 140 Bergers and 120 TTSX bullets under .5" all day long. I too have a couple of Browning shotguns - Auto 5's and they run like a Rolex. </p><p> </p><p>As a side note, Browning is stiill the only manufacturer that beds the recoil lug on every rifle and thay have had a user adjustable trigger for 20 plus years. And I think that all of their bolt guns chambers are finished reamed by hand for more exact headspacing. </p><p> </p><p>I still use the same trigger just re-sprung lighter and I use the original stock which is fiberglass and not the crappy plastic stocks like most are using now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coyotezapper, post: 454785, member: 20438"] I have had my Browning Stainless Stalker in 7MM Rem Mag since 1988 and have had nothing but a positive experience with it. It would always shoot anything I fed it and it cycles flawlessly. I rebarreled it last year after finally shooting out the barrel after 1800+ rounds and I was nervous after hearing stories about the thread lock that Browning uses. And as usual that was total bunk. Yes it did have a thread lock on the tenon threads but it broke loose with no more effort than a Rem 700 or any other receiver. I think a lot of those stories about receivers being ruined were from people using the wrong receiver wrenches on them. All I know is that when I went to lap the lugs in it took all of about 2 minutes because the contact was already almost 100%. It now has a Mike Rock 5R 11 twist barrel on it and shoots both 140 Bergers and 120 TTSX bullets under .5" all day long. I too have a couple of Browning shotguns - Auto 5's and they run like a Rolex. As a side note, Browning is stiill the only manufacturer that beds the recoil lug on every rifle and thay have had a user adjustable trigger for 20 plus years. And I think that all of their bolt guns chambers are finished reamed by hand for more exact headspacing. I still use the same trigger just re-sprung lighter and I use the original stock which is fiberglass and not the crappy plastic stocks like most are using now. [/QUOTE]
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