FN Browning Acera

The History of Browning

Browning Arms Company was founded in 1880 by the American John Moses Browning, one of the most, if not the most prolific and influential firearm inventor of all time, with the help of his brothers, in Ogden, Utah. A large portion of John Browning's rifle designs have been acquired and produced by other big-name companies, like Winchester, Colt, Remington, Fabrique Nationale of Belgium, and Miroku. Among his most famous guns produced were the 1895 Colt Peacemaker machine gun, the Browning automatic rifle, the .45-caliber pistol, a variety of .30- and .50-caliber machine guns used in World War II; and the Browning Automatic-5 shotgun first introduced in 1902 and still produced to this day. Beside firearms, Browning is also a manufacturer of various other products, such as gun knives, shooting accessories, bicycles, and clothing. In 1977 the Belgian firearms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale (FN) purchased the Browning Company. In 1987 the US Repeating Arms Company (Winchester) was purchased from its former owners. The Winchester brand (licensed from Olin Corporation) was acquired at the same time by FN. In 1990, Société Générale sold the FN company to GIAT Industries.

In 1997, the entire FN family of companies (including Browning and the Winchester) was bought from GIAT by the government of a Belgian region named Waloon and was renamed to Groupe Herstal.

Browning Acera Rifle Review

Browning Acera is a straight-pull centerfire hunting rifle introduced in 1999 as a modified, repeatable version of the BAR rifle. The receiver which is drilled and tapped for optics mounts is made of aluminum alloy.

The gas system has been removed; moreover, there is no return spring to move the bolt back. Instead, it must be pushed back manually by hand, thus the bolt handle is positioned somewhat further in the front compared to the most straight-pull rifles. It is a typical turn bolt that locks into the action’s housing.

Positioned behind the trigger is a push-button safety that clocks the trigger and prevents accidental misfire. The bolt features seven locking lugs and the magazine is of the drop-down type and is removable. Browning Acera was discontinued in 2001.

Browning Acera

Figure 1: Browning Acera. Source: https://armureriesafari.fr/produit/browning-acera-cal-300-win-mag/

Browning Acera Calibers

Browning Acera is chambered for the following calibers:

.270 Win.
7x64
7mm Rem. Mag.
.308 Win.
.30-06 Spr.
.300 Win. Mag.
9.3x62

Browning Acera Variants

Stutzen
Pirsch

Browning Acera features four holes on the receiver for mounting purposes.

Browning Acera receiver

Figure 2: Browning Acera receiver, chambered for .300 Win. Mag. (source: https://armureriesafari.fr/produit/browning-acera-cal-300-win-mag/)

Skica dimenzij

Figure 3: Browning Acera receiver

A: 12.7 mm

B: 81 mm

C: 12.7 mm

BHU: 0 mm

Ø: 6-48

R1: R18

R2: R18

Scopes Mounts Interchangeable With Browning Acera

Rifles That Have One-Piece Mounts Interchangeable With Browning Acera

The necessary condition for rifles to have one-piece mounts interchangeable is that the mounting surfaces of these rifles match in every dimension. Rifles that have one-piece mounts interchangeable with Browning Acera are the following:

Benelli Argo
Browning BAR I/II
Browning Maral
Winchester SXR Vulcan
Fabarm Iris
Browning BLR Takedown

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Mounts Interchangeable With Browning Acera

For two-piece mounts to be interchangeable the mounting surfaces of the rifles must match in every dimension except the B dimension which can vary. This is because the distance between the two pieces of the mount is not fixed. Rifles that have two-piece mounts interchangeable with Browning Acera are the following:

Benelli Argo
Browning BAR I/II
Browning Maral
Winchester SXR Vulcan
Fabarm Iris
Browning BLR Takedown

Best Scope Mounts For Browning Acera

Fixed Scope Mounts For Browning Acera

These MAKfix rings are a good and reliable choice.

Detachable Repeatable Mounts For Browning Acera

This two-piece Rusan Pivot mount is a great, reliable choice.

Picatinny Rails For Browning Acera

This EAW Steel Picatinny rail is of high-quality and reliable.

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If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

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Rusan Picatinny rail - Browning BAR, Benelli Argo, Fabarm Iris, Winchester SXR

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ERAMATIC Swing (Pivot) mount, Picatinny Rail

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Introduction

In recent years we can observe that a trend of Picatinny rail has become widespread and global. It is driven by the NATO standardized rails, more commonly known as the Picatinny rail standard. Picatinny rail being the New Jersey Arsenal that developed it in 1995.

These mounting options are revolutionary. The biggest and best advantage being that the Picatinny rail can be used its entire length and not bordered to a few pre-designed slots like for example the Weaver rail standard was before.

The other main advantage is the ease of use and interchangeability. If a product is meant for a Picatinny rail design it will fit all Picatinny-rails, no matter the manufacturer or date of production.

Picatinny/Weaver Rail

Picatinny Rail and Weaver rail profile

Design

The Picatinny rail is almost exclusively crafted from a single piece of metal (in some cases aluminum). In this manner, the axis of the Picatinny rail is perfectly straight and aligned with the axis of the firearm. Therefore the rifle scope which is mounted onto this kind of configuration is certainly aligned with the rifle / gun and the trajectory of the ammunition.

Weaver rail design on the other hand is usually manufactured in two separate pieces, greatly increasing the possibilities for the axis to be crooked, overlapping, and out of line.

It is always harder to align two separate pieces to a third line than it is to align one piece to another. In this way, the lapping of two mounting rings on a single-piece Picatinny rail is no longer required.

The single-piece rail will assure that both rings are perfectly aligned to each other and that no unwished stress is transferred to the riflescope.

Picatinny compare to Weaver Rail

The Picatinny rail itself is an evolutionary step forward from the older Weaver rail. The main difference between Picatinny rail and Weaver rail is the spacing of the slots. Picatinny rail design has them evenly placed exactly 5.23 mm from one slot to the other, 3 mm deep. For this reason, the mounting options are repeatable and the same as other firearms using the Picatinny rail standard.

Interchangeability was a major driving force in the development of the new standard as different NATO armies need to be compatible with each other.

Weaver rail has 3.8mm wide slots and these slots can be placed anywhere on the Weaver rail and in any number that the producer wished.

Advantages of Picatinny design

A big advantage for using the Picatinny rail design is the ever-present recoil stop. Furthermore, the manufacturing of the rail is not very technically demanding and can be done without the use of state-of-the-art machines which greatly reduces the cost of the finished product, making it very affordable.

The Picatinny rail is easy to mount and usually, this type of configuration does not transfer negative stresses and forces from the fired weapon to the rifle scope.

In addition, the Picatinny rail with its very long useable surface works well for mounting longer rifle scopes or to achieve optimum eye relief.

The durability and toughness are other big pluses for this solution.

Manufacturers of Popular Models

A majority of the Picatinny rings are fixed, but a number of best rated European manufacturers (EAW, MAK,..) have, in recent years, put a lot of effort into the development of detachable ring with100% repeatability, with which it becomes easy to remove the scope from the weapon without the use of tools.

No re-zeroing is needed with such mount options, but these models tend to be expensive.

Weaver and Picatinny Rings

Picatinny rail and weaver rail share one more thing. It is possible to use the Weaver ring and the Picatinny ring on the Picatinny-rails, but it is usually impossible to use the Picatinny ring on the Weaver base. The reason being the above-mentioned positioning and spacing of the slots.

Picatinny mounts have a 5mm recoil stop that goes into the rail slot and since
Weaver rail only has 3.8mm wide slots such rings do not fit on Weaver rails.

Due to this reason, the Picatinny-rails are popular and prevailing on the market in recent years and eventually, these options will completely oust the Weaver rail from the market.

FN Browning Acera

The History of Browning

Browning Acera Rifle Review

Browning Acera Calibers

Browning Acera Variants

Scopes Mounts Interchangeable With Browning Acera

Rifles That Have One-Piece Mounts Interchangeable With Browning Acera

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Mounts Interchangeable With Browning Acera

Best Scope Mounts For Browning Acera

Fixed Scope Mounts For Browning Acera

Detachable Repeatable Mounts For Browning Acera

Picatinny Rails For Browning Acera

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

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Introduction

Design

Picatinny compare to Weaver Rail

Advantages of Picatinny design

Manufacturers of Popular Models

Weaver and Picatinny Rings

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