A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
I often wonder what John Moses Browning would have to say if he walked into a modern gun shop.
Would he stare with disgust at anything that wasn’t properly blued and with a checkered walnut stock? Or would he look at a synthetic design with a Cerakote metal finish and nod in approval at the strength and resilience of the materials?
We’ll never know, but one thing is for certain: Firearms sure have gone through some changes since Mr. B. was at the drawing board. Some of his designs—quite obviously, timeless—are still perfectly viable and get used each season in the hunting fields ... or on a daily basis, in the case of the 1911 pistol.
The company that bears his name remains innovative, and while Browning’s name is associated with some of the most iconic lever-action rifles ever designed (is there any question as to how popular the Model 1894, 1886, 1892 and 1895 rifles are or were?), the BLR is an inventive, modern twist that I’d wager John would appreciate.
