Video—I Have This Old Gun: Browning BDA

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posted on November 7, 2019
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The Browning BDA has gone under several names over the years, and been sold by a few different companies. To modern audiences, this DA/SA pistol chambered in 9 mm Luger may be more recognizable under a different moniker—the P220. Delve into the slightly convoluted history of this Swiss-born handgun, in this I Have This Old Gun segment from a recent episode American Rifleman TV.









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