Browning Picture Thread [Archive]

KnobCreek

03-04-2007, 11:35 PM

I've got to snap some pix of my 1919a4, but I'd like to wait until I get my correct mount for it. Currently, it's sitting on a Mg42 mount and it just doesn't look right. I have a friend close by that is making a nice replica for me.

weasel_master

03-05-2007, 07:15 AM

That 1917 sure does look nice.

LostInTexas

03-05-2007, 03:39 PM

Very nice collection! Did you build or buy?

the_weasel

03-05-2007, 04:28 PM

My 1919

Just finished as an a4 (taken before the KMP trigger / sear arrived)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15/The_Weasel_/1919a4_640.jpg

First test fire
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15/The_Weasel_/P1011331.jpg

And as it lives today as an a6
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15/The_Weasel_/1919a6_3.jpg

M1 Tanker

03-05-2007, 04:32 PM

Very nice collection! Did you build or buy?

Built them man.

LostInTexas

03-05-2007, 07:50 PM

Built them man.

WOW! Nice skills! Maybe someday...

Fido Dog

03-05-2007, 09:58 PM

Tanker's got skills to pay the bills..........BABY!!!

Minor suck-up to the "Man". :p

rustypirate

03-05-2007, 11:54 PM

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6746/1919done1mm1.jpg

Heck, if I can build one, then anyone can.

LostInTexas

03-06-2007, 11:06 AM

rusty, do you have pics of the inside of that box? Now that's something I could do :)

weasel_master

03-06-2007, 12:11 PM

I built one and was amazed at how easy it was. I was really apprehensive but I just putzed with it and it came along pretty well. I need to make a chest for mine once I clear some stuff out of the shop.

Fido Dog

03-06-2007, 08:28 PM

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6746/1919done1mm1.jpg

Heck, if I can build one, then anyone can.

I guess if a at can do it.......a DOG surely can. :D

Dlbtap

03-08-2007, 12:59 PM

Here a few shots of mine

wandering_ronin

03-08-2007, 11:33 PM

Here's mine:

Fido Dog

03-08-2007, 11:37 PM

I have to say......Y'all have done a very nice job on them. They each have thier own "personality". :wink:

rustypirate

03-09-2007, 10:54 AM

Lost,

I got that box from Chris (M1 Tanker) I think or someone else on the old cetmerifles forum.

Here is a shot of the 1919 in the box:
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5227/dscf0029ai0.jpg

M1 Tanker

03-09-2007, 12:36 PM

Guess I should have signed them huh Rusty ? :)

rustypirate

03-09-2007, 02:00 PM

I thought that it was you who made them, but I just was not 100% sure.

BTW, I get more compliments on that chest than I get on the gun!

Dlbtap

03-09-2007, 05:12 PM

+ 1 on the transport crate from Chris. He did my lid and stenciled the Ord bomb and 1919 A4. I get more questions/complements on the box. :clapping:

LostInTexas

03-09-2007, 07:35 PM

Thanks for the pics Rusty. Nice work Chris. Looks great and looks like it functions even better.

Big Steve

03-09-2007, 09:29 PM

Build two and crank-em!

M1 Tanker

03-09-2007, 09:49 PM

Big Steve breaking out the the twins....man that is just an awesome setup.

wonderwolf

03-09-2007, 10:16 PM

I'm a poser for now...mine will be done at the indy build in late April...Home built linker for it.

LostInTexas

03-10-2007, 12:28 AM

Man BigSteve you sure know how to hurt a guy... That is an awesome setup!

IMBLITZVT

03-10-2007, 01:08 AM

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/phiteshe/1919Tripod.JPG

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/phiteshe/1919Tripodfront.JPG

wandering_ronin

03-10-2007, 01:10 AM

Awesome setup Big Steve!!

BTW...You ever get that drawing framed?

texlurch

03-11-2007, 08:08 AM

Heres mine, Allied on a repo tripod.

Big Steve

03-12-2007, 10:40 PM

Awesome setup Big Steve!!

BTW...You ever get that drawing framed?

Yes! Hey everyone check out the drawing ronin made for me of the 1919 he won the kit for in the raffle on Cetmerifles. He was nice enough to draw it for me for sending him a rivet. I don't think it will work for everybody, so save your rivet's. Man the thing is so detailed you wouldn't believe it. We have a true arteeste amoung us!
Thanks again man!
Steve

Perro

03-13-2007, 12:33 AM

damn ronin - thats awesome dude!!
care to make another one close to steves?? ill pay. rather it not be exact, maybe different side?

the photos of the BMGs are cool and all, but i gotta step in and show off a bit too - i wont make it too hard on you fellas though :icon_mrgreen: - i have tried hard not to show off in this thread. ill keep it simple.

you guys keep talking about brownings, and cranks.
this is the original browning crank, only instead of adding carbon to the booster, it cleans it

original ultimately rare booster carbon cleaner for a browning 1919
came in an armorers tool kit for the browning, and i paid alot of money for this little beast, but i have one, and not very many others do which makes me feel all warm inside. not very many at all :idea1:

http://www.cetmerifles.com/1919sa/m41.jpg
http://www.cetmerifles.com/1919sa/m42.jpg
http://www.cetmerifles.com/1919sa/m43.jpg

Seattlefungus

03-13-2007, 12:54 AM

I had a 1st Sgt in the 5th Marines that as a kid was a POW with him mom in the Phillipines during WWII. When he joined the Marines, he was in a Machine Gun Company that used carraige mount water cooled .30's He was one Hard Ass!! If I had to go to war tho, it's be with him. 2 tours with 3rd Force Recon in I Corp. Interesting man

The Great 308

03-13-2007, 03:52 PM

Big Steve the twins are awesome!!!! wow man that is a great set up!

M1 Tanker

03-20-2007, 10:55 AM

Fixed your images Perro.

fal_762x51

03-22-2007, 12:20 AM

Well this is the only picture I can find of my completed 1919a6 clone. Build her in 2004 and she is still running. Oh yeah, it seems to be that all of my pictures have the "stubby mag/links," I blame California for this.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/calegal/DSC00311.jpg

wonderwolf

03-22-2007, 12:29 AM

Those Sokolov mounts aren't worth the paint on them...you should send one to me..:bash:

57Strat

03-25-2007, 09:34 PM

Here's my Baby. It took me over a year to put this 1919A4/1917A1 package together.

http://members.roadfly.com/Agent7/guns/1917A1_1919_a.jpg

http://members.roadfly.com/Agent7/guns/1917A1_1919_b.jpg

LostInTexas

04-16-2007, 07:58 PM

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k45/LostInTexas/1919/11661919a6withJustin.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k45/LostInTexas/1919/11661919a6withJustin4.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k45/LostInTexas/1919/11661919a610.jpg

weasel_master

04-16-2007, 08:04 PM

Nice one. Who did you finally decide to get it from Lost?

LostInTexas

04-16-2007, 10:37 PM

Nice one. Who did you finally decide to get it from Lost?

It came from Warty with lots of accessories. It's actually an ORF gun in really nice shape. Still need a mount, will probably go with a mg42 adapter for right now. Would like to get a sokolov or even an original tripod at some point.

weasel_master

04-16-2007, 10:51 PM

Check with Wonderwolf about a sokolov. He may have an extra.

wonderwolf

04-30-2007, 04:48 PM

Ok mine is done...I can move from poser status now :sterb029:

zoom6zoom

05-01-2007, 10:21 PM

Looks good on the mount, WW. Good meeting you at the build!

wonderwolf

05-01-2007, 10:56 PM

Same here...I got to take my build out to test it today...Ran into a few problems though...Top cover kept popping off and I had consistent deep primer strikes..So I know how to fix the primer thing but the top cover problem is a tuffy...theres not much surface area engagement where the latch hits. so I dunno how to fix that one.

fal_762x51

05-01-2007, 11:27 PM

Now that is a great view.

wonderwolf

05-03-2007, 06:02 PM

My friend took that picture I think while I went back to my truck on the pistol range to grab a bucket for brass and links. We were the only ones on the rifle line but A whole bunch of guys from the trap line were watching us. I loved it

KMURPHY

09-16-2007, 07:35 PM

Cant wait to start my 1919 build. I'm using $$$ from recent sales to fund this one

jjglith

09-17-2007, 06:44 AM

Just noticed this thread... here's mine on a OOW 1928 Colt tripod I restored. It's a 8mm conversion.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f263/jjglith/1928Tripod/01.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f263/jjglith/1928Tripod/012.jpg
The tripod is "Pirate's benchpod"
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f263/jjglith/DSCN0076.jpg
Here's the transit case I made.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f263/jjglith/DSCN0077.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f263/jjglith/DSCN0080.jpg
At the range with Pirate's 30-06
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f263/jjglith/1928Tripod/2.jpg

M1 Tanker

05-01-2008, 07:47 AM

Its a Mini M2 :) Looks good Planning, but I gotta ask whats up with the green paint?

Planning

05-01-2008, 08:03 AM

Its a Mini M2 :) Looks good Planning, but I gotta ask whats up with the green paint?

i didn't notice the green in the picture, it is actually a gray. not sure why it is that color in the picture.

the pool water looks green also, it is blue.???????????

M1 Tanker

05-01-2008, 08:25 AM

Kind of of blue/green. Planning are those parts parked or painted? If they are painted I wonder if its how the light reflected.

So. how does that little thing shoot?

fal_762x51

05-16-2008, 01:41 AM

Elmer Fudd never went up against a wabbit like this.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/calegal/1919wabbit-1.jpg

rifleman

05-16-2008, 04:37 PM

nice.... its like the killer rabbit in the holy grail

LostInTexas

05-16-2008, 06:02 PM

mine...

97th Signalman

05-17-2008, 09:43 AM

M1 Tanker

05-17-2008, 10:32 AM

Lost, I like it :)

KABAR2

06-15-2008, 08:16 PM

Well for my second post I'll add some photos of my newly minted 1919A6
it is an all U.S. parts kit I bought in 1996, R.I.A. 30-06 with correct A6 Barrel shroud bi-pod and booster & stock.
I just finished machining the internals, and had gone up to ACME GADGET WORKS owned by Ryland Fleet to use his Fixture to drill the receiver box and the Orbital riveter he designed to rivet
my receiver box together we then Parkerized it. I still have to bead blast and Parkerize the internals
and then its off to the range.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/9036/a6fin1bvq1.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4442/2819fin5ny9.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/387/2819fin2tp0.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6087/2819fin1bq7.jpg

The mount is one of the Rusty 28 Colts OOW was selling, which I restored
last year,

Commander47

12-15-2008, 12:30 PM

Not much to it. Standard 1919a4 on original tripod. Built it myself and it shoots fine.

Sapheit warrior

12-18-2009, 01:39 PM

weasel_master

12-18-2009, 05:25 PM

A couple of my Brownings with a few others thrown in.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u240/weasel_master/ww2%20collection/IMG_2976.jpg

turmanator

12-18-2009, 05:40 PM

Here is our .30 cal on our 1941 1/2 ton command car at last years airshow. We were using it to shoot Jap planes!
That is my brother bending down. Note the water bucket to try and catch brass!
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/turmanator/103_1458.jpg

Otis61

12-18-2009, 06:25 PM

Wow!!! Weasel master. Nice set-up. And the other pics today too, all nice!!!

zeek

12-18-2009, 10:24 PM

I was reading "Marine sniper", a book based on the USMC sniper Carlos Hathcock. In the book they spoke about a M2 with a scope on it he would use to snipe the enemy from long distances on-top of a hill. I did some searching and found the attached pic. I just wanted to share. Un-real....

thats a pretty cool pic of the Duece. a friend of mine,a local smith here in town was at the base where that thing was at in 'nam. said anyboody could walk over and shoot it just for the hell of it. he also says he was the poor bastard in the ******** house,as Carlos put it in the book,when the base was getting overun. dude has some pretty crazy stories with the bayonet wounds to prove it

metalman3006

01-10-2010, 04:15 PM

Here is the one I built haven't parked her yet.

brewskzilla

01-10-2010, 04:55 PM

She's cute... You dont need to park her... OH... The MG...

anm2_man

06-16-2010, 11:46 AM

You guys have forced me into showing my browning. Mfg by Savage Arms and orginally built in 1942.

Planning

06-16-2010, 12:52 PM

a few of mine
1. & 2. my baby M2 ( home built) that is green paint on the barrel & the tri-pod
3. home built
4. ORF built
5. AA built
i have some more to build, but i am saving them for my grandsons to build.

ron

CaptMax

08-29-2010, 05:01 PM

Here are two of mine. I'm just finishing up the water cooled this weekend. Parkerized the barrel jacket last night and the receiver box the day before.
CaptMax
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww139/CaptMaxII/DSCN3874.jpg
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww139/CaptMaxII/Inside_TransitCase.jpg

weasel_master

08-29-2010, 05:47 PM

I love those 1917's. Nice job.

wonderwolf

08-30-2010, 10:59 AM

Drool

7.62guy

08-30-2010, 04:57 PM

dang you all just have to keep bringing up this thread. i have been wanting one since i saw milsurp's. have to start looking early next year.still watching the builds here. hey planning you sold any of yours yet?:wink:

Planning

08-30-2010, 05:15 PM

Otis61

08-30-2010, 06:07 PM

Those are sweet CaptMax!!!

7.62guy

08-30-2010, 06:29 PM

no i have put a couple up for sale a few times, but change my mind just before they might have sold.

maybe someday if/when i put them up for sale again some one will buy they before i change my mind.

ron

maybe next year all the planets, stars and such will aline, who can tell.

Perro Del Diablo

08-30-2010, 10:14 PM

why is the barrel so long on the 1917a1?? is that some sort of homemade BFA??

junkmanted

09-12-2010, 04:43 PM

my 1919 on a russian mount I made the adapter from steel I had laying around.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/junkmanted/100_1031.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/junkmanted/100_1026.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w52/junkmanted/range/GEDC0136.jpg

ssg23inf

09-12-2010, 09:18 PM

heres a 1919 short barrel with "custom" shroud project i did. (usually has a set of spades on it, dont know why theyre not on in the pic:blink:

ssg23inf

09-12-2010, 09:20 PM

heres a rare bird, my british browning/armstron vicker anm2 project waiting to be had.

ssg23inf

09-12-2010, 09:23 PM

and a beluim browning fn30 on the mg3 aa mount in the back, (nevermind that m60 kit. its ALMOST done now:rockon:)

Otis61

09-12-2010, 09:28 PM

Very nice collection ssg23inf.

ssg23inf

09-12-2010, 09:39 PM

Very nice collection ssg23inf.

thanks brother. the scary part is thats only 1 room of a few, and all of those rubbermaid tubs are kits. and then theres the shop....not even going to go there. its a disease and im terminal :eek:

weasel_master

09-13-2010, 06:57 PM

Rob, nice collection. What's your plans for the .303? Ever thought of building up a stinger?

Otis61

09-13-2010, 07:20 PM

thanks brother. the scary part is thats only 1 room of a few, and all of those rubbermaid tubs are kits. and then theres the shop....not even going to go there. its a disease and im terminal :eek:

Well it may be terminal, but breath easy cause your not the only one.:thumbup:

HKILLER

09-13-2010, 07:23 PM

you guys are killing me i want one too. ahhhhhhhhhhh!

ssg23inf

09-13-2010, 08:10 PM

Rob, nice collection. What's your plans for the .303? Ever thought of building up a stinger?

theres not a semi conversion on these.....yet. ive got plans drawn up for a semi conversion, its just a matter of time for me to get to it. i milled a left side plate with denial as a test run a few months back. the trick is that both left and right side plates need denials on these since they are fired from the right or left side, not the bottom like the 1919. i picked up a spare bolt to tinker with a few weeks ago. ive just got SOOOOO many projects and so little time. as you know, i cant even keep up with my own tutorials:icon_neutral::icon_biggrin:

M1 Tanker

09-14-2010, 12:54 AM

Nice SSG! It's nice to see I'm not the only one with the belt fed sickness :) Hmmmm, M60 kit.....as much as I hate those things, I really want one.

ssg23inf

09-14-2010, 01:47 AM

Nice SSG! It's nice to see I'm not the only one with the belt fed sickness :) Hmmmm, M60 kit.....as much as I hate those things, I really want one.

Thanks man. I actually got the 60 kit to build for my dad. He was a door gunner on a loach in Vietnam behind the old pig. I want one for myself, but 1 was expensive enough, 2......can't justify the cash.

Planning

11-27-2010, 09:02 AM

Thanks man. I actually got the 60 kit to build for my dad. He was a door gunner on a loach in Vietnam behind the old pig. I want one for myself, but 1 was expensive enough, 2......can't justify the cash.

door gunner on a "loach" ?
i never saw a loach (LOCH) with any door gunner mounts. do you have any pictures of one with a 60 mounted on it?
the loach was primarly used only as a observation a/c and would lead the cobra's into a fire zone.
they were very neat and made very little noise and were very quick.
i remember one battle where the loach came over the hill and the vc started firing at it. it climbed and the cobras were on the other side of the hill waiting.
when the loach viered off the cobra's came in and all hell broke loose. they finally learned not to shoot at the loach.:icon_biggrin:
ron
i hunted until i could find a picture of a loach with a pig mounted. that is neat. i'll bet it was a wild ride for the door gunner. i am glad you posted . now i can add this to my RVN knowledge.

hey! tell your dad "WELCOME HOME".

thanks
ron

IH454SSII

11-30-2010, 10:05 AM

I bought a 1919a4 6 months ago. Now I have the belt fed bug!

Defensive Armament

12-08-2010, 08:14 AM

Here's my 1919A4. I still have to get the T&E.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af119/Defensive_Armament/2010_1113Camera0017.jpg

AlasKa47

12-26-2010, 11:48 AM

You dont have one of these yet?

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz78/JnCManufacturing/IMG_0611.jpg

AlasKa47

12-26-2010, 11:54 AM

I might have a spare one or two laying around in my pile of junk somewhere?

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz78/JnCManufacturing/M3HBdec21st2.jpg

7.62guy

12-26-2010, 01:50 PM

oh my,your my hero.:rockon:

bladeworks123

12-26-2010, 09:13 PM

I just pi$$ed myself,,,,I need one of those since you seem to have spares..

AlasKa47

12-26-2010, 09:45 PM

These arent mine,BUT........ I did build them!!! No B.S.
And you can buy one from Dave that was used in "The Pacific"
If you can crap out 8k:wtfflag:

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz78/JnCManufacturing/imagesCAREASOO.jpg

Outdoordave

01-18-2011, 07:59 AM

1919A2

1919A4

USGI 1917A1 is in the works and about a month from completion. It will perch on top of an M35 tripod.

Only one way to go after the water cooled 30.

M1 Tanker

01-18-2011, 12:49 PM

Nice A2 Dave!

7.62guy

01-18-2011, 06:10 PM

i hate myself every time i click on this thread. i just got to have one. one of these days.

Norton

01-18-2011, 06:54 PM

Some Browning pictures I like.. Not Builds but cool shots just the same

Buddymack

01-18-2011, 07:21 PM

So can you put either a single handle or double on those or are they different rifles all together?
I can hear a whisper..uh oh

Outdoordave

01-19-2011, 07:39 AM

Buddymack - the spade grips were only seen on the ANM2 and M37 style Brownings. The 1919A2 was originally built as a "lighter" version of the 1919 for the cavalry and had the standard pistol type grip (but I like the spades so I built them). The spade grips on mine are completely interchangeable with the standard ones on any 1919 or 1917A1 and I have a spare correct grip for it. The 1919 gives you many options to build a gun as you like - it's a pretty versatile platform. In about 3 minutes I can have the 1919A2 in its standard pistol grip configuration.

Outdoordave

02-04-2011, 11:56 AM

Just finished last night - 1917A1 semi auto on a Colt tripod.

7.62guy

02-04-2011, 03:21 PM

well in a couple of weeks it will be my turn. myself and milsurp have struck a deal on his 1919a4. so it is just a matter of time and i will no longer get that sick green feeling in the pit of my stomach when i click on this thread anymore.:icon_biggrin::icon_biggrin::icon_biggrin:

CaptMax

02-04-2011, 07:30 PM

Here's a couple more, still need the internals finished on one of them.
CaptMax :America:
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww139/CaptMaxII/DSCN3928.jpg
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww139/CaptMaxII/DSCN3901.jpg

Tanker Bob

02-09-2011, 04:52 PM

What will you do with your new baby ... re-enactments or rangetime?

7.62guy

02-10-2011, 05:48 PM

well today was my day of all days. took the day off from the salt mine and met up with milsurp and closed the deal on the now my 1919. the weather was terrible and the traffic heading down to meet him included a thirty mile crawl at 5 mph. but it was worth it. had to stop on the way home and pick up another safe so i would have somewhere to lock it up. late now and dark out but pics to come as soon as i can.:jumping:

7.62guy

02-12-2011, 11:12 AM

every one here knows i am no good with a camera, but i took my time and did the best i could with what i have to work with. well here she is.

7.62guy

02-12-2011, 09:10 PM

What will you do with your new baby ... re-enactments or rangetime?

i am not sure if your question was for me . if so, i guess it will be mostly just for the range from time to time, and of course it will always be there for when the shtf. hahaha.

Outdoordave

02-14-2011, 08:19 AM

7.62 guy - Nice setup!!! That things ready for the range!!!

Remember - headspace, headspace, headspace!!!!

I build mine to shoot and have something unique that ties to WW2. Down the road I'd love to have a vehicle to perch them on.

7.62guy

02-14-2011, 07:43 PM

thanks dave. yes she is range ready. it has been a while since a worked with a 1919, about thirty five or six years. 1975 in the air force. i have gone on a few sites and refreshend my memory about the head space and i think i am ready to go once again. i saw a 1943 restored willys go for 12 k just the other day on tv. so at those prices it will be some time before i could find something like that to mount it in, but that is something to think about and for sure would be great fun. until that time just a good time at the range.