Well, I've been "home" in Western Washington for less than a week and I already picked up a new pistol: a Browning BDM (Guess I answered my question about "when is enough?" Not now. Won't be 'till I find a Walther P4).
Not one of the more usual offerings seen around, but one I've been interested in for a few years. Finally found one at a decent price....hell, finally found one that was actually for sale!
9mm; not a Hi Power (but it sort of resembles one); really, really thin for a 15 round mag and it came with 4 mags; very unique mechanism that put sit into a traditional DA/SA pistol mode, or with the turn of a screwdriver into Double Action "revolver" mode.
Safety acts a decocker; no mag safety ala BHP; all steel; okay sights but a mediocre trigger in DA and acceptable in SA (got some work for my smith, gonna see if he can work the same magic he did on my BHP).
It was the top of Browning's line in the early 90's. Was their attempt to give law enforcement a semi-auto that could be used by LEOs transitioning from revolvers (put it into the DA only mode) but with the turn of dial would be a traditional DA/SA.
Unfortunately, the Klinton high capacity mag ban killed its 15 round capacity advantage and an all-steel gun wasn't the way the world was going. No police or military contracts, it was "offered" on the civilian market and still no one wanted it.
It's really a very clever gun, but one that probably solves a problem no one had.
(And on a side note: We're free and clear of Riverhead, Long Island, and New York. The sale of our place in Riverhead is done; all our earthly possessions are on a truck somewhere between NY and WA; and boy of boy I am one happy fella.)
Range report later this week.
Here's some pics:
Not one of the more usual offerings seen around, but one I've been interested in for a few years. Finally found one at a decent price....hell, finally found one that was actually for sale!
9mm; not a Hi Power (but it sort of resembles one); really, really thin for a 15 round mag and it came with 4 mags; very unique mechanism that put sit into a traditional DA/SA pistol mode, or with the turn of a screwdriver into Double Action "revolver" mode.
Safety acts a decocker; no mag safety ala BHP; all steel; okay sights but a mediocre trigger in DA and acceptable in SA (got some work for my smith, gonna see if he can work the same magic he did on my BHP).
It was the top of Browning's line in the early 90's. Was their attempt to give law enforcement a semi-auto that could be used by LEOs transitioning from revolvers (put it into the DA only mode) but with the turn of dial would be a traditional DA/SA.
Unfortunately, the Klinton high capacity mag ban killed its 15 round capacity advantage and an all-steel gun wasn't the way the world was going. No police or military contracts, it was "offered" on the civilian market and still no one wanted it.
It's really a very clever gun, but one that probably solves a problem no one had.
(And on a side note: We're free and clear of Riverhead, Long Island, and New York. The sale of our place in Riverhead is done; all our earthly possessions are on a truck somewhere between NY and WA; and boy of boy I am one happy fella.)
Range report later this week.
Here's some pics:
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