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To: Uncle Miltie
Your #5 shows a completely different weapon that also happens to bear the name "Browning Automatic Rifle".

BAR hunting rifle: rotating bolt, fires from closed bolt position

BAR squad automatic weapon: rising bolt, fires from open bolt position.

11 posted on 02/24/2016 6:41:13 AM PST by NorthMountain (A plague o' both your houses.)
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To: NorthMountain

One BAR is a prissy boutique hunting rifle with fragile bluing and only 5 shots and the real BAR is a 20 rd magazine rugged full-auto combat weapon to provide the base of fire for a Fire Team.

One is for ambushing deer and the other is for warfare.

No comparison.


13 posted on 02/24/2016 7:04:06 AM PST by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: NorthMountain

And that is the famous gun that Davy Crockett killed when he was only three. “killed him a BAR....”


15 posted on 02/24/2016 8:15:40 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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