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Browning Automatic Rifle (Paperback)
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This book traces the evolution of the Browning Automatic Rifle from
the Model of 1918, first to face combat in World War I, through its
various configurations in all arenas of combat all the way to the
present-day1918 A3 SLR developed and manufactured by Ohio Ordnance
Works.
The Browning Automatic Rifle, known simply as the BAR, was a
shoulder-fired light machine gun fed by a twenty-round box magazine
of 30-06, the same ammunition used by the 1903 Springfield.
Weighing in at under twenty pounds, it could easily be carried by
one soldier, who could drape a bandolier with twelve magazines over
his shoulder, giving him a total of 260 rounds (counting those in
the mounted magazine). Generally accompanied by at least one
companion carrying an additional bandolier with twelve magazines,
the BAR man could exercise some serious firepower. Used sparingly
during World War I because of the United States' late entry into
the war, it played a major role during World War II and the Korean
Conflict, offering a very reliable combination of rapid fire and
penetration. Few weapons of war ever pressed into service have
offered the romantic allure of the BAR.
Ohio Ordnance Works, Inc. manufactures a semi-automatic version of
this rifle, the 1918 A3, keeping alive this icon of American
military weaponry. The only one of its kind in production anywhere
in the world, it is manufactured with some of the original USGI WWI
and WWII parts. Only the highest quality Ohio Ordnance original and
USGI standard parts are used in its production. The heart of the
1918 A3 is the receiver made from 8620 steel casting that has been
carburized and induction heat treated. The castings are machined on
state-of-the-art CNC machining centers. Every rifle is fully
assembled, inspected, test-fired, and re-inspected under the direct
supervision of a master armorer.
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