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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Browning Handguns Msg# 1152993
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| I think at the time the BDM was designed, the Glock was still new and hadn't made great incursions into the US market--the Glock only appeared in 1985--so FN/Browning was still marketing based on an earlier paradigm. DA/SA for the current paradigm that was just beginning to change because of Glock, and for the older paradigm of revolvers that DA/SA pistols had essentially replaced. It wasn't a bad idea, just too late, and too much of an attempt to be all things to everyone. To succeed as a law enforcement pistol, a company needs to have its finger on the pulse of what is currently most popular as well as what changes are in the wind. A difficult proposition. Most companies are followers in this game anyway, and few if any are leaders. | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I had a BDM for a short time, and found it more "marketing" than practical for a civilian like me. Having a choice of SA/DA and DAO in the same pistol might have made sense to some LEOs who were concerned about firearm safety issues with their personnel. The problem Browning ignored was the proliferation of Glock pistols in LEO at the time they introduced the BDM, so they turned to the civilian market for sales of that pistol. That same market was also turning to Glock and other striker fired, polymer hand guns. Timing is everything, eh? My BDM worked just fine in the DA/SA mode. I liked the ergonomics and appearance of the pistol, and it was reliable and accurate. I should have bought the model that did not have the "switch" and just functioned in DA/SA mode. I tried my pistol's DAO mode a couple of times, but it just wasn't to my liking. So yes, the BDM "never floated my boat". Harvey |
I sold it at my friend's gun store and never regretted the sale.