[Bighoss]

Anyone have experience with browning recoiless trap guns? Your opinions? Thanks. Wes.

 

[GBatch_25]

I owned the longer, heavier version a few years ago. I sold it because it was too heavy. They are fully adjustable as far as LOP, comb height etc. It takes a little getting-used-to. They are almost recoil-free, so if that's what you are looking for, go for it. I suspect they'd be difficult to find service or parts for.

Gene in Illinois

 

[yakimaman]

Horrid triggers and the lock time is about the same as my flintlock musket. I had the long bbl one and although it truly reduces recoil, it was just too problematic to keep - it's someone elses problem now.

 

[shot410ga]

Almost no recoil. However, maybe the worst trigger ever made. They are kind of fun to shoot, but also very barrel heavy. Perhaps, one could get use to the trigger. I couldn't.

 

[Dr.Longshot]

All of the above plus the foreams broke all the time, worst gun ever built by Browning, hard to sell, would not want one.


Gary Bryant
Dr.longshot

 

[Bighoss]

Thanks for all the info. Wes

 

[StansCustoms]

Opinions vary...
Here's a link on thread I started on the subject before I bought mine...

http://www.trapshooters.com/cfpages/sthread.cfm?threadid=310862&Messages=39#firstpost

Stan...

 

[shadow]

Almost bought one. Then I shot it a few times.

 

[SKB-Eric]

I must be one of the lucky owners. I have 2 of them, bought them both new, both 27" and never had a problem with them. I learned early how to cock it gently to avoid the broken forend. Won a bunch of shoots with them. Get a lot of puzzled looks from folks that don't know what it is. I don't use them much anymore, as I switched to a combo gun now and am used to that.
The 2 big drawbacks I have with the recoilless: it is a single shot gun and it doesn't cycle all the time with light loads below 8,000 psi. It needs a bit of pressure in a load to recock it.
Like I said, must just be lucky with mine, cause all I ever read about is problems.
I let a guy on my team use one when he had a bum shoulder. It saved his game until he healed up and could shoot his own gun again.

Eric