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Picked up a vintage Browning Challanger II

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January 14, 2023, 04:46 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
Picked up a vintage Browning Challanger II
My first purchase of the year!










He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
January 16, 2023, 03:35 PM
Mars_Attacks
This is a gorgeous pistol. All the bluing has turned a stunning plum.


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Eeewwww, don't touch it!
Here, poke at it with this stick.
January 16, 2023, 04:08 PM
ScotP7
Congratulations!
Great acquisition.
January 16, 2023, 04:08 PM
HRK
Very nice, great looking
January 16, 2023, 04:20 PM
bigpond73
Wow, you guys have all the luck finding these old rare beauties. Congrats!


Mike

You can run, but you cannot hide.

If you won't stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
January 16, 2023, 04:46 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
Range report this weekend!
Now to find a vintage holster for it!

The slide and action is every bit as smooth and clickety as a Smith Model 41!!

It's nothing like the Buckmark.




He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
January 17, 2023, 06:15 AM
jackpot41
that is the first pistol I ever bought, way back in 74 or 75, still shoots great!! make sure the screw on the back holding the sights down is tight, has a tendency to loosen up.
That plum color contrasts so well with the grips.... very nice gun you bought!!
January 17, 2023, 11:11 AM
TheFrontRange
That looks great - congratulations!


"The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza
January 17, 2023, 07:48 PM
Genorogers
That is a beauty....I've never seen one in the flesh just a photo.
January 17, 2023, 08:04 PM
jaybirdaccountant
Nice guns. I've owned the Challenger I, II, and III at one time or another. I still have a I that my father purchased new years ago.
January 18, 2023, 05:27 AM
ScreamingCockatoo
Ok a vintage Hunter holster is on its way! Big Grin
Welcome to 1977!!




He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
January 18, 2023, 05:34 AM
clubleaf206
Very cool!


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January 18, 2023, 07:37 AM
monoblok
Well I can certainly see where the DNA for my Buck Mark Hunter evolved from. Nicely done.


-MG
January 18, 2023, 09:13 AM
Greymann
That's a dandy.
Plum crazy, and very nice shape.

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January 18, 2023, 08:05 PM
M1Garandy
How are you fixed for magazines?
January 19, 2023, 03:26 AM
ScreamingCockatoo
quote:
Originally posted by M1Garandy:
How are you fixed for magazines?


Only the one it comes with unfortunately.




He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
January 19, 2023, 07:44 AM
m.p.driver
Recently a dealer had one of these as part of a P.D. evidence batch of firearms for auction. I bid to the point that i said "Nah, dont need another .22 sitting in the safe at that price"
January 19, 2023, 09:31 AM
M1Garandy
quote:
Originally posted by ScreamingCockatoo:
quote:
Originally posted by M1Garandy:
How are you fixed for magazines?


Only the one it comes with unfortunately.


Send me an email.
January 19, 2023, 11:24 AM
ScreamingCockatoo
Ooooo will do!! Thanks!!!




He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
January 19, 2023, 04:51 PM
HK Ag
Congratulations, I just love a good .22