Browning Recoilless Target

[@darinwilliams1376]

Not knocking your video, as there was some interesting info in there.....but you are mistaken about a few key details. Lock-time is only milliseconds slower than any other gun. I challenge anyone to prove otherwise. It actually helps shooters practice good follow-thru. There is no inertia block. The barrel is the inertia block you speak of. When you pull the trigger, the barrel springs forward and just before reaching the end of it's travel, the shell fires. The forward momentum of the barrel counter-acts the rearward recoil of the shell, hence the 72% recoil reduction that Browning claims. There were only two barrel lengths; 30" and 27". The 27" could also be had in a "micro" version, which was just a short LOP version for small-statured shooters. It was a revolutionary gun then, and still is.

[@jdpeschke]

I have one, and I love it ! Recoil is practically non- existent.

[@vdan02]

Guys that shoot the Browning Recoilless typically have a magnetic muzzle rest for them. The forearms break easily, so they will push the barrel into the muzzle rest on the ground to cock them instead of using the forends. This saves from wear and tear on the forend and the little piece of metal that catches the relief in the barrel to cock it. Unfortunately the way you described the operation of the gun is incorrect. When you pull the trigger the barrel “launches” forward to counteract the recoil, it’s not activated by inertia.

[@14goldmedals]

"We're not going to cycle the action because this gun is unfired.." That's when my BullshitOmeter shot up into red.

[@vdan02]

I agree, why is there a pad spacer on the gun if it was never shot? They function test them at the factory too.

[@14goldmedals]

Daniel Nurczyk these guys are clueless so beware your KZbin experts!

[@landm9446]

Freedom from a treadmill.

[@AlexDenton0451]

Having shot this casually once, I really don't like it. Perhaps it was because I was using a lighter load, but it felt like it threw me forward, which threw me off.