Video—ARTV Feature: The Legacy of John Browning

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posted on October 30, 2019
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This feature segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV  explores the extraordinary life of John Moses Browning. From his savant-style beginningsmaking his brother a gun at the age of only eight years oldto his (honorable) expulsion from high school at 15 for knowing as much as the teacher, to the designs which make his name a mainstay in the home of every firearm enthusiast, Take a step back in time with the experts at American Rifleman, and watch the full segment here.

Additional Reading:
John Browning's Automatic Rifle
John Moses Browning: The Man Behind the Photographs
The Other Great Guns of John Moses Browning








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