[wintermute76]

Anyone know anything about a Browning Ranger 12ga?

My uncle has a Browning 12 ga, the only markings on the receiver are "Ranger" with an engraving of a riders head by a horse head and the Serial # of U 233xx on the underside behind the triggerguard.

Is there an actual model #? I couldn't find anything listed at Browning's website under older guns at all.

Any help is appreciated :D

[mnrivrat]

Hello !

I think you might find something by looking at the Stevens model 520 pump shotgun. They were made from a Browning pat. & sold under the Ranger name on contracts. Some of these were marked "Browning Pat." or simular on the reciever. The later version of this pump was the Model 620 with a slope back reciever. (the 520 was squared off in the back). They were a good gun and a take down model to boot. By grasping the magazine tube and rotating it , it would loosen the takedown collar - then the barrel assy could be dropped down slightly - the action bar slid forward , and the whole barrel assy slid downwards out of the reciever slots for the take apart feature.
:D

[wintermute76]

Thanks for the info :)

His shotgun does say Browning on it. I should have taken some pictures, I think it was on the right hand side, Ranger on the left.

Other than that, it looks pretty much the same as the Stevens 520 you pointed out.

[mnrivrat]

If my memory serves me right the Stevens with the scene you discribed might have been the Model 620 - these were the slope back later models of the 520 . The Reference to Browning would be on the left side - same as the Ranger wording. These guns were not produced by Browning , they were Stevens guns made based on Browning Patents . You will not find them under Browning guns .