If you’re a gun buff, you may or may not know that Browning is celebrating its 100 years of making the Browning BAR rifle. 

“Commissioned by the U.S. Army, famed firearm designer and builder John M. Browning, designed the original Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) in just three months. Variants of this legendary military arm, served with distinction from World War I until the Vietnam War,” said Paul Thompson, Browning Media Relations Manager.

To celebrate this milestone, Browning will commemorate 100 years of the BAR by offering a special autoloading sporting version, namely the BAR Safari 100th Anniversary Model. 

The new model will feature a steel receiver with polished blued finish and special engravings – military scenes on the right side and hunting scenes on the left side – all highlighted in gold. 

Sporting a 22-inch long polished barrel and Grade V Turkish walnut stock with an oiled finish, the rifles’ production is being limited to 100 rifles chambered in 30-06 Springfield with a suggested retail price of $2,699. 

Also introduced in the BAR rifle line for 2017 is the new BAR MK 3 DBM featuring a matte black finish, 18-inch barrel, black composite stock and forearm and a 10-round detachable box magazine. The rifle comes with integrated Picatinny rail scope mounts, front sling swivel and stud and two QD sling swivel cups installed (sling swivels included). The stock is shim adjustable for cast and drop at comb and is chambered in .308 Winchester with a suggested retail price of $1,469.99. 

Other additions to the BAR family are the BAR MK 3 Stalker and BAR MK 3 in Mossy Oak Break Up Country camo. Both rifles are available from .243 Win., to 300 Win. Mag with barrel lengths ranging from 22-24 inches depending on caliber. Rifle weights will vary from 6 pounds, 10 oz. to 7 lbs. 11 oz. Suggested retail for the BAR MK3 Stalker ranges from $1,269.99 to $1,359.99, and for the BAR MK 3 Mossy Oak Break-Up Country, $1,379.99 to $1,499.99. 

These new rifles come at a good time for Pennsylvania hunters. With the PA Game Commission now allowing the use of semi-automatic rifles for hunting in most parts of the state, sportsmen can consider one of these new offerings from Browning.
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Pennsylvania hunters will have another firearm available to them since Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law the the option of using semi-automatic rifles for hunting in the state.

This now includes centerfire rifles like a Browning BAR, Remington 7400 and others including the recently popular and controversial, modern sporting rifles that are mis-named as assault rifles (AR). [AR actually stands for Armalite Rifle, the company who introduced the design.]

Sen. Scott Hutchinson, a Venango Republican, co-sponsored the bill that has been debated by legislators in some form since 2011. With its approval, Pennsylvania becomes the 49th state to allow hunters to use semi-auto’s. These are not to be confused with  fully automatic, which are illegal for hunting. Semi-auto’s  are essentially a one shot for each pull of the trigger. 

The Pennsylvania Game Commission didn’t waste any time firing off a press release to remind sportsmen that the use of semiautomatic rifles and air rifles are not legal to use during this deer hunting or any hunting season. The PGC says that under the law, proposed regulatory changes must be adopted preliminarily, then advertised and brought back to a subsequent PGC meeting for a final vote among its board members. 
With the board’s next quarterly meeting scheduled for January, no allowances for hunting with semiautomatic rifles or air rifles could be approved before April 2017. 

The only exception for semi-auto’s is that autoloader shotguns have been legal for use for big game in the densely populated counties of Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery. 

CABELA’S HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY

Cabela’s Hamburg is offering for the first 250 customers in line at their store on Dec. 10, a mystery envelope containing information about their free gift. The gift will be distributed randomly and could include such goodies as a  Savage .22LR, Bone Collector Edition Can Cooker, Vortex Diamonback 10x42 binocular, Barnett Vortex Lite Youth Bow, Cabela’s cash cards and more. 

Doors will open at 8 a.m. and customers must be 18 and older to receive the gift cards. Firearm winners will he required to complete and pass a standard federal background check to take ownership of the firearm. 

For more information, call the store at 610-929-7000 or visit cabelas.com/hamburg. 
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Pennsylvania hunters will have a another firearm available to them since Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law the the option of using semi-automatic rifles for hunting in the state.

This now includes centerfire rifles like a Browning BAR, Remington 7400 and others including the recently popular and controversial, modern sporting rifles that are mis-named as assault rifles (AR). [AR actually stands for Armalite Rifle, the company who introduced the design.]

Sen. Scott Hutchinson, a Venango Republican, co-sponsored the bill that has been debated by legislators in some form since 2011. With its approval, Pennsylvania becomes the 49th state to allow hunters to use semi-auto’s. These are not to be confused with  fully automatic, which are illegal for hunting. Semi-auto’s  are essentially a one shot for each pull of the trigger. 

The Pennsylvania Game Commission didn’t waste any time firing off a press release to remind sportsmen that the use of semiautomatic rifles and air rifles are not legal to use during this deer hunting or any hunting season. The PGC says that under the law, proposed regulatory changes must be adopted preliminarily, then advertised and brought back to a subsequent PGC meeting for a final vote among its board members. 
With the board’s next quarterly meeting scheduled for January, no allowances for hunting with semiautomatic rifles or air rifles could be approved before April 2017. 

The only exception for semi-auto’s is that autoloader shotguns have been legal for use for big game in the densely populated counties of Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery. 

CABELA’S HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY
Cabela’s Hamburg is offering for the first 250 customers in line at their store on Dec. 10, a mystery envelope containing information about their free gift. The gift will be distributed randomly and could include such goodies as a  Savage .22LR, Bone Collector Edition Can Cooker, Vortex Diamonback 10x42 binocular, Barnett Vortex Lite Youth Bow, Cabela’s cash cards and more. 

Doors will open at 8 a.m. and customers must be 18 and older to receive the gift cards. Firearm winners will he required to complete and pass a standard federal background check to take ownership of the firearm. 
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For more information, call the store at 610-929-7000 or visit cabelas.com/hamburg. 

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