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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 BAR is a name used both for an automatic military rifle developed by John Browning at the beginning of the 20th century and for a semiautomatic sporting rifle that is based on the automatic Browning BAR and was introduced as a redesign in 1966.
Browning BAR MK2 was introduced in 1993 as a second generation of the BAR series and was manufactured up until 2016 when Browning presented their BAR MK3.
BAR and BAR MK2 have identical mounting surface – scope mounts that fit BAR will also fit BAR 2. Moreover, apart from the BAR MK3 DBM variant that features an integrated Picatinny rail, the mounting surface on other BAR MK3 models is the same as that on BAR and BAR MK2 which means that all three generations of Browning BAR are suitable for the same scope mounts.
BAR MK2 consists of a piston-driven gas autoloading system and a bolt with seven rotating locking lugs that lock into the barrel. It features a cross-bolt safety and a single-stage trigger that is part of an easily removable trigger assembly. Its magazine is a detachable box magazine with a hinged floorplate. A receiver is a one-piece unit made of high-strength steel, except for some variations which feature an aluminum-alloy receiver. The gas pressure-operated repeater is improved on BAR MK2, and the rifle includes a recoil limiter.
The barrel lengths on Browning BAR MK2 are 508 mm (20-inch), 559 mm (22-inch) and 610 mm (24-inch).
Figure 1: Browning BAR MK2 (Source: https://www.browning.com/products/firearms/rifles/bar/bar-mark-2-safari.html)
Browning BAR MK2 is chambered for the following calibers:
.22-250 Rem.
.243 Win.
.25-06 Rem.
.270 WSM
.270 Win.
7mm WSM
7mm Rem. Mag.
.308 Win.
.300 WSM
.30-06 Spr.
.300 Win. Mag.
.338 Win. Mag.
Browning BAR MK2 is available in the following variants:
Browning BAR MK2 Safari
Browning BAR MK2 Long Trac
Browning BAR MK2 Short Trac
Browning BAR MK2 Lightweight Stalker
Browning BAR MK2 comes with four holes for mounting purposes, two on the front, and two on the rear mounting surface. There is no difference in height between the surfaces.
Figure 2: Browning BAR MK2 receiver
A: 12.7 mm
B: 81 mm
C: 12.7 mm
BHU: 0 mm
Ø: 6-48
R1: R18
R2: R18
All the rifles listed in the category below have one-piece scope mounts interchangeable with Browning BAR MK2. For one-piece scope mounts to fit on a rifle, mounting surfaces on these rifles must match in every dimension. Rifles that share the same dimensions and mounting surface with Browning BAR MK2 are:
Benelli Argo
Browning Maral
Browning Acera
Winchester SXR Vulcan
Fabarm Iris
Browning BLR LA
Browning BPR
Browning BAR
Browning BAR MK3
All the rifles listed in the category below have two-piece scope mounts interchangeable with Browning BAR MK2. To meet interchangeability conditions, two-piece scope mounts must match in all dimensions except the B distance. B distance can vary because two-piece scope mounts can be installed and adjusted closer or further apart. Rifles that meet such criteria are:
Browning BLR SA
Browning BLR Lightning
This two-piece mount manufactured by the American company Talley is a suitable choice for your Browning BAR MK2. It is made of aluminum and comes with a ten-year warranty.
If you are looking for a detachable mounting solution to fit on your Browning BAR MK2, this two-piece pivot mount manufactured by the company Rusan is a great choice.
This Picatinny rail manufactured by the German company EAW is a great choice for Browning BAR MK2. It comes with a thirty-year warranty and is made entirely of high-quality steel.
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