Browning Love?

[HookMeUpII]

When I first saw these on GB in late March, I sent an email via “ask seller a question” inquiring where Reeds found these. I thought they were a batch of NOS from several years ago? Somebody from Reeds responded and basically said, “Well when you’re the largest Browning retailer in the country, Browning will do what you ask for”. So, Reeds had Browning make them a 50-60 rifle batch of these .375 Medallions for ONLY Reeds to sell. I was amazed, but I guess it’s done throughout the firearms industry with those types of special requests from time to time? Anyway, I responded and said if they could get Browning to make the same rifle in .338 WINCHESTER MAGNUM, I’d buy one too. No response but we shall see.

And that is another thing I like about Browning. They will do special runs like that. Another example is the White Gold Medallions. They make a limited number for distribution through Ahern Group.

It will be interesting to see if they ever come back around and start regularly producing the 375HH again.

 

[CoElkHunter]

And that is another thing I like about Browning. They will do special runs like that. Another example is the White Gold Medallions. They make a limited number for distribution through Ahern Group.

It will be interesting to see if they ever come back around and start regularly producing the 375HH again.

Per the Browning rep I emailed a year ago, she stated they dropped the .338 and .375 cartridge chamberings a couple years prior in their Hunter (blued/walnut) model X Bolt. I'd buy the .338 in the new X Bolt 2 Hunter (blued/walnut) model if they ever chambered it.

 

[CoElkHunter]

I recently received my .375 Browning X Bolt. I noticed the bolt has a M16 style extractor. I checked my other two X Bolts and same extractor. I then checked my .338 A Bolt and it has a different style extractor. I never have had any extraction issues with it though in 25+ years. I don’t remember seeing Browning emphasizing the M16 style extractor on their website for the X Bolts? Interesting. Left two photos A Bolt, right two X Bolt:

 

[Jhsmith]

This is my Browning FN Safari in 300 H&H, made in 1959 (I think the first year of production).

Very nice Safari grade in 300 H&H.
I have a Safari grade in 30/06 very nice rifle.
If I collected anything it would be Browning Safari grade rifles.