On Gun Stories: The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)

Faced with trench warfare, WWI troops needed a portable weapon with enough firepower to change to course of a battle. John Browning stepped up and came up with what was then the perfect answer – the Browning Automatic Rifle.

Gun experts you’ll meet in this episode: Stephen Hunter, Lance Olson, Alex Rose, Gene “Evil Roy” Pearcey, Bill Laughridge, Philip Shreier, Dr. Jack Atwater, Larry Potterfield, Gary Paul Johnston, Frank James, Jason Schubert and Ted Nugent.

First aired: 07-27-11.

Air times on Outdoor Channel: Tue Dec 27: 11:30AM ET | Wed Dec 28: 7:00PM ET | Wed Dec 28: 10:30PM ET | Thu Dec 29: 2:00AM ET | Thu Dec 29: 1:00PM ET.

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