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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Browning Handguns Msg# 1153004
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'92 was the same year we got a BDM into the shop. Thanks for the info that FN was not involved with the BDM. I assumed  they were based on the Hi-Power-like appearance.
I shot the G23 in the 90s when Kim bought one, but as you might recall didn't succumb until Jerry really dragged me into the Glock world in the early 00s. Shooting GSSF really got me going, but I finally saw the light and dropped Glocks after eight years if I recall correctly. Now I'm looking for a cheap BDM based on our talk here. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: 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. IIRC, BDM production began around 1991-92 and lasted less than 10 years. FN wasn't involved in the design and development of the pistol, as it was all done in-house by Browning. I think Browning felt the LEO Market was their primary target, but they had to compete with Smith, Beretta, Ruger and Sig in that DA/SA arena, so they added the "switch" to differentiate themselves. As you said, it wasn't a bad idea, just too late. I bought my BDM in 1992 more for the looks than the "switch". I really thought it was an attractive design, with a very slim profile. As for Glock, they were establishing themselves very well in LEO and commercial markets.(I bought my first Glock, a G22, in early 1991, followed by a G20 a couple of months later. About a year later, my favorite gun salesman in my favorite gun store, took me aside and offered me a G17 Desert Storm Commemorative. How could I say no to that? Harvey |
Looks like they are generally not cheap....