I've got three in 9mm, then there is this one in .40 S&W:
These were made in the 1990's, I don't know when there were discontinued but they are no longer made. The early ones had forged frames like the 9mm guns. Then it was found that after X number of rounds fired, the frames might crack. So around 1994 they changed the .40 pistols to cast frames. So much for cast frames being inferior. This example was made in 1999. This is the low end version, from what i can gather. Because it is finished in what looks a lot like black enamel paint. The nicer ones have a blued finish. After all, Browning made these for soldiers in the Congo and sportsmen in America. The grips shown are not original; I do not like the modern plastic grips Browning put on them. See below. The grips shown above are replacements that mimic the typical wood grips seen on BHP guns. They are a black version of what the Germans used on BHP in WW2. The .40 frame is just a little different near the safety lever, so I had to modify these a bit to fit.
This is a gun that my pal Dave left to me. I never would''ve bought one in .40. And I wouldn't have bought one in black enamel, either. I'm sure that Dave never fired it. In fact, it looks very much like it has seen very little if any use. I took it out for test firing yesterday. It gave me no problems, performed without malfunction and was accurate enough. When taken apart for cleaning, right away I noticed that the recoil spring was noticeably stronger than the 9mm one. Inside, there was old, dried grease on locking parts of the action and some other places. Where this grease was on white parts, it was starting to get small rust stains in a few places. Which makes me think this thing has never been taken apart since it was made.
You know that tiny, beautiful, cursive script that some people have engraved inside the band of their wedding rings? This pistol has a former owner's name applied like that under one of the grip panels where it cannot be seen. Also both magazines have that on the sides. Better than a Smith & Wesson with a name engraved right out where anyone can see it, but I can't say I like this feature.
This is the only .40 S&W chambered gun that I own and I didn't go out looking for it.
These were made in the 1990's, I don't know when there were discontinued but they are no longer made. The early ones had forged frames like the 9mm guns. Then it was found that after X number of rounds fired, the frames might crack. So around 1994 they changed the .40 pistols to cast frames. So much for cast frames being inferior. This example was made in 1999. This is the low end version, from what i can gather. Because it is finished in what looks a lot like black enamel paint. The nicer ones have a blued finish. After all, Browning made these for soldiers in the Congo and sportsmen in America. The grips shown are not original; I do not like the modern plastic grips Browning put on them. See below. The grips shown above are replacements that mimic the typical wood grips seen on BHP guns. They are a black version of what the Germans used on BHP in WW2. The .40 frame is just a little different near the safety lever, so I had to modify these a bit to fit.
This is a gun that my pal Dave left to me. I never would''ve bought one in .40. And I wouldn't have bought one in black enamel, either. I'm sure that Dave never fired it. In fact, it looks very much like it has seen very little if any use. I took it out for test firing yesterday. It gave me no problems, performed without malfunction and was accurate enough. When taken apart for cleaning, right away I noticed that the recoil spring was noticeably stronger than the 9mm one. Inside, there was old, dried grease on locking parts of the action and some other places. Where this grease was on white parts, it was starting to get small rust stains in a few places. Which makes me think this thing has never been taken apart since it was made.
You know that tiny, beautiful, cursive script that some people have engraved inside the band of their wedding rings? This pistol has a former owner's name applied like that under one of the grip panels where it cannot be seen. Also both magazines have that on the sides. Better than a Smith & Wesson with a name engraved right out where anyone can see it, but I can't say I like this feature.
This is the only .40 S&W chambered gun that I own and I didn't go out looking for it.
