Australian Hunter

Browning’s BXR Rapid Expansion ammunition

I vividly recall the late 1980s when my interest in hunting and shooting was just starting. An uncle had introduced me to the shooting sports and I remember many winter evenings sitting in his back shed chatting about shotguns, rifles and many more shooting- and hunting-related topics. We would enter his reloading room where he would show me all the different calibres and makes of ammunition he had for his impressive firearms collection. For a newcomer to the sport, I was keen to absorb as much knowledge and information as I could.

I recollect he had a brand of ammunition in his cabinet which comprised of both rimfire, shotshell and centrefire, with a creamcoloured carton and a brown logo on the box - Browning by Fabrique Nationale

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