Nomad or Woodsman?

[Certaindeaf]

Colt..



Browning..

 

[Certaindeaf]

Well just in case any of you don't know nothin, the Browning is way better.

 

[Wil Terry]

Well just in case any of you don't know nothin, the Browning is way better.

I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THIS POINT OF VIEW; the higher grade Browning Challenger 22 pistol I had was a distinct PITA and could not shoot with ANY of the six different COLT 22 autoloading pistols I've had [ or have yet ]. FURTHERMORE, it was not made as well as the COLT.
And so it goes...

 

[Edarnold]

In 20 years the Colt will have doubled in value; you will be lucky to break even on the Browning, inflation or not. The market decides, and a well kept Woodsman will always be a winner.

 

[dogtown tom]

Certaindeaf Well just in case any of you don't know nothin, the Browning is way better.

It's a copy of the Woodsman.

 

[rcmodel]

No, it isn't!
Not even close to a copy.
The only thing similar to the Woodsman is the external shape of the Nomad.
Internals, barrel mounting, takedown, etc are totally different.


Either gun is good.
IMO: The Woodsman is better.

Also IMO:
Replacement mags for either one are getting scarce, and good ones will run you in the $40-$50+ range for the Nomad, and more for genuine Colt Woodsman mags.

rc

 

[InkEd]

I'll go ahead and say it....

Ruger MK

 

[Savage99]

The two pistols are not comparable.

The Woodsman was made by Colt in the USA and is a class gun.

The other gun was made by the japs who started and lost ww2 or maybe now in china. No class.

I have shot and carried the Woodsman since 1957 and have some of the older ones.

Here is, in my view, the best looking pistol ever made.

 

[springer99]

Years(many) ago, I carried a Nomad all the time when tending a trapline. It never failed me once. Rock solid and accurate to be sure. Don't have anything more to add.

 

[rcmodel]

This one ain't too shaby:

1976 Match Target


1936 4 1/2" Sport & 6 5/8" 1927 Woodsman
But the 4 1/2" 1936 Sport in this photo is the best most accurate Woodsman I own.


A litter


rc

 

[Gordon]

The Browning Medalist, Challenger and Nomad were made in Belgium until about 1974. They are excellent all steel guns and close in design to the Woodsman. The Medalist will usually out shoot a Colt Match Target Woodsman BTW as it was a premium hand tuned match weapon.The premium High Standard target pistols out shot them both in the day until Clark Modified Ruger Mark 1s ruled the roost in NRA matches.
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/at...-target-pistol-purchase-browning-medalist.jpg

 

[Ascot500]

I doubt that you will be unhappy with either.

But to my eyes the Woodsman just looks better.

There are an awful lot of finger grooves on that Browning slide.

 

[788Ham]

Jump on that Woodsman, just "style and class" above that other one!

 

[Jim K]

The Woodsman is way above the others as a collectors item and most have good trigger pulls.

For plain durability and reliability with about anything in .22 LR ammo, it is hard to beat a Ruger Mk anything.

Jim

 

[rcmodel]

The premium High Standard target pistols out shot them both in the day until Clark Modified Ruger Mark 1s ruled the roost in NRA matches.

I seem to remember the S&W Model 41 ruling NRA Bullseye in 1969 when I shot inter-service matches at Ft. Benning.

The Hi-Standards were very good, and some of the top shooters preferred them.
But the Model 41 shooters most often came home with the gold on my US Army AMU pistol team.

Not saying one was more accurate then the other.
As they were both way more accurate then the Woodsman Match Target, or Medalist, Challenger, or Nomad.
Or the Clark Ruger.

Nobody on the service teams shot them.
And none of the civilian shooters with Clark's were very competitive in my part of the world.

As an AMU pistol team gunsmith, I spent a lot of time making civilian Jim Clark's work.
Which had a lot more to do with the civilians tinkering and lack of maintenance then Jim Clark's initial gun building skills.

rc

 

[helitack32f1]

Colt Woodsman! But only because I love them and have never even heard of a Nomad.

Savage99 and rcmodel's photos are making me jealous!

 

[bannockburn]

The Colt Woodsman, all the way! I love their styling and their old school look of blued steel and walnut grips.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Heh, I hear you guys! I just wanted to hear one way or another from you all. I'd certainly not turn my nose up at anything Colt or High Standard. I've had my Nomad for over thirty years. The bluing is old world deep perfection to this day. It fits my hand perfectly and shoots like a reliable little laser beam.. I love it.

 

[aka108]

I'v always liked Colt's Woodsman series better than any other SA 22 cal pistol. Really enjoy shooting my 2nd series MT and the only 22 handgun I like a little better is my old S&S K22. Hell, I'm a old coot and appreciate the craftsmanship in these older arms made of steel far more than the light alloyed and mold injected handguns made today.

 

[1KPerDay]

The other gun was made by the japs who started and lost ww2 or maybe now in china. No class.

 

[JohnM]

I personally like the Woodsman more, I just wish it wasn't so painful buying one now.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Yea, I know. The Nomad was never made in Japan.. it was made in Belgium.
Speaking of Japan, I've had Belgian and Japanese manufactured BLR's (Browning Lever Rifle).. The Japanese made ones were/are fully as fine as those made in Belgium. I wish they made Hi-Powers in Japan.

 

[shootist2121]

I shot a Browning Challenger against Colts, Hi Standards and Smiths. It held its own against all of them...Colts IMO are over priced, but to each their own. If you can get the Colt at the same cost of the Nomad..I buy the Colt..It has at least last shot hold open versus Nomad which does not.

Be Safe

 

[Certaindeaf]

I've never shot a Medalist or Challenger. It would seem there would be little reason to have a rifle.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I've had a 4" 422 S&W for decades. Ugly as sin but it's very reliable and accurate.. the bore being like 1/2" above your grip works well also.



Nomad is better than that though.