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Were there any differences between the guns made in Japan and assembled in Japan AND those made in Japan but assembled in Korea. Thanks
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None that I've been able to see. I have both.
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Thanks Chuck. Were the Korean assembled guns early or later models? I do not have the serial # yet so no idea of date of mfg. Thanks
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Thanks Don I was hoping they were as they are supposed to better/stronger steel????? or have I got that bass ackwards too
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Nah, the metal parts were mfgd in Japan even on the Korean assembled guns. If I were to make an observation of any difference, it would be on the wood detail work. The Korean assembled guns I have are the same great metal - metal fit and finish as my Japan assembled guns.
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Wonder why the decision was made to stop assembling them in Japan and do so in Korea? Money, i.e., cheaper labor?
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There are three different barrel markings:
First.
Browning Arms Company
Morgan, Utah & Montreal P.Q.
Made in Japan
Second.
Browning Arms Company
Morgan, Utah & Montreal P.Q.
Made in Japan and Assembled in Korea
Third.
Browning Arms Company
Morgan, Utah & Montreal P.Q.
Made in Korea with Japanese
Components
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W/o looking, pretty sure there is a dif in the triggers as well from earliest to late. Want to say some were non selective and others were. Also a couple of dif stocks at their heads as design evolved.
Japanese labor is expensive compared to Korean.
Quality is very good on any of them and they are servicable guns.
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Early ones were nonselective, later ones selective. When we've had this discussion previously, I believe someone stated that the Sporter models (straight grip, smaller forend--probably best described as a semi-BT) all had selective triggers, after which a couple posters chimed in that they had Sporters with NSST.
The really nice ones were the BSS Sidelocks: all straight/splinter/DT. The 20's in particular have gone up in price quite a bit. With the exception of a few of the 12's, which had game scene, they were all scroll-engraved.
There was also a BSS Grade II, which was the boxlock gun but with nicer wood and a coin finished, game scene receiver. They're pretty rare, and asking prices are up in the vicinity of the sidelocks. Wish I'd bought a couple back when they were new!
Last edited by L. Brown; 01/08/11 08:56 AM.
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