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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 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.
Figure 1: Browning Acera. Source: https://armureriesafari.fr/produit/browning-acera-cal-300-win-mag/
Browning Acera is chambered for the following calibers:
.270 Win.
7x64
7mm Rem. Mag.
.308 Win.
.30-06 Spr.
.300 Win. Mag.
9.3x62
Stutzen
Pirsch
Browning Acera features four holes on the receiver for mounting purposes.
Figure 2: Browning Acera receiver, chambered for .300 Win. Mag. (source: https://armureriesafari.fr/produit/browning-acera-cal-300-win-mag/)
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
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
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:
These MAKfix rings are a good and reliable choice.
This two-piece Rusan Pivot mount is a great, reliable choice.
This EAW Steel Picatinny rail is of high-quality and reliable.
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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