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Browning Brothers gun shop, Ogden, Utah Territory, 1882. From left to right: Thomas Samuel Browning, George Emmett Browning, John Moses Browning, Matthew Sandefur Browning, Jonathan Edmund Browning, and Frank Rushton. Browning Arms Company (originally John Moses and Matthew Sandefur Browning Company) is an American marketer of firearms and ...
Browning Citoris come in all of the popular shotgun shell gauges, and are made in an over-under "stacked" barrel configuration, with forends and buttstocks made from high quality walnut wood. Barrel lengths can be purchased from 26 inches (66 cm) for skeet shooting to 32 inches (81 cm) for sporting clays and trap shooting .
Double-barreled shotguns are also inherently more safe, [7] as whether the shotgun is loaded or can be fired can be ascertained by anyone present if the action is broken open, for instance on a skeet, trap or hunting clays course when another shooter is firing; if the action is open, the gun cannot fire. Similarly, doubles are more easily ...
The Browning Cynergy is a range of over-and-under (double-barrel shotgun with their barrels attached vertically), double-barreled shotguns introduced in 2004 by Browning Arms Company. [2] It is considered to be a major departure from the traditional design of over and under shotguns, [ citation needed ] which date back to the early 20th century.
It was the last firearm to be designed by John Browning. After Browning's death, the design work was completed by his son Val A. Browning. [4] Original production dates were 1931–1940. [5] Original production grades were Grade I (Lightning/Standard), Pigeon, Diana and Midas.
The 725ADL was produced from 1958 until 1961. Unlike the 721/722, the 725 was only produced in a long action despite being chambered for a variety of both short and long cartridges. The 725ADL included a walnut Monte Carlo stock rather than the sporting stock of the 721/722. A hinged floor plate was included to facilitate unloading.
Five Stand is a type of shotgun sport shooting similar to sporting clays, trap and skeet. There are five stations, or stands and six to eighteen strategically placed clay target throwers (called traps). Shooters shoot in turn at various combinations of clay birds.
The Browning Auto-5 was the first mass-produced semi-automatic shotgun. Designed by John Browning in 1898 and patented in 1900, [4] it was produced continually for almost 100 years by several makers with production ending in 1998. It features a distinctive high rear end, earning it the nickname "Humpback".