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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2001
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The original, not the Challenger II or Buckmark. Don't see those discussed here much but they were the cool pistol to have when I was in high school and early adulthood. My friends and I lusted after the Nomad and Challenger, my friend had a Nomad and I bought a Challenger in 1969 with my grocery bag boy money. It was a whopping $75 and I got to choose the best wood from among three the dealer had in stock.
I see them fairly often on gunbroker for reasonable prices - as in "today reasonable" - meaning in the $600 to $700 range for well preserved models and some more cosmetically used specimens can be had for less. They always shot well with a good trigger pull and you could switch out the barrels to a different length if you wanted.
Anyway, just sitting here having some coffee and wondered if anyone has one and still uses it on a regular basis.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Jim, I bought my Browning Challenger in 1968 or '69 (??). and still have it, plus two spare factory magazines. Bianchi double pouch and holster. I also have both barrels, factory box and papers. Excellent shooter. It is a mighty fine .22 LR pistol.
L.W.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)
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