Browning Automatic Rifle

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=M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle=
thumb|450px|right|Clyde Barrow's cut down M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06
The Browning Automatic Rifle or BAR (sometimes incorrectly known as the "Browning BAR," which is actually the name of a later semi-automatic rifle which shares no parts with the original BAR) traces its origins back to a First World War French concept of a "walking fire" gun that could be used from the hip by soldiers crossing No Man's Land to suppress the enemy trench line. Ultimately the 16-pound weapon was not suited to this role, but was adopted as a light machine gun by the United States military and was used extensively during the Second World War (as the improved M1918A2) and Korean War, ultimately seeing its last action in US service in Vietnam where it was replaced by the M60 machine gun. BARs remained in National Guard armories until the mid-70s, and was still in use by other countries as late as the 90s.
While heavy, it had a relatively low capacity for a support weapon (most period LMGs using a 30-round magazine compared to the BAR's 20; an experimental 40-round magazine was created, but for infantry use it was turned up too cumbersome, and it was only limited used in anti-aircraft roles) and a fixed barrel which could not be easily changed out, making it unsuited for protracted fire. It was often employed in a capacity more similar to a modern Designated Marksman Rifle, with the BAR gunner being tasked with extending the squad's range of fire and suppressing enemy snipers.
The BAR was also sold to civilians in the interwar years, and proved a popular weapon among gangsters; the civilian variant, the Colt Monitor, was acquired by US law enforcement to combat the threat. Clyde Barrow and his girlfriend Bonnie Parker were particularly notorious for their use of a cut-down M1918 BAR.
The highly successful FN MAG uses the same locking mechanism as the BAR, though since it is belt-fed the MAG's is upside-down compared to the BAR's. The BAR action was also used in the French Chatellerault Light Machine Gun, descendants of which included the ZB26 Machine Gun and through that the Type 96 and Bren gun.
==Specifications==
(1917 - 1950s)
* Type: Light Machine Gun
* Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
* Barrel Lengths 24" (610mm) & 18" (457mm)
* Cyclic Rate 500-650 RPM (M1918 / M1922 / M1918A1) 500 RPM (Colt Monitor) selectable 300-450 RPM & 500-650 RPM (M1918A2)
* Weight Unloaded 16 lb 0oz (7.28 kg) (M1918) 24 lb (11 kg) (M1922) 13.2 lb (6 kg) (Colt Monitor) 19 lb (8.8 kg) (M1918A2)
* Feed System: 20-round box magazine; rare 40-round magazines are known to have existed.
* Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic/Fully-Automatic (M1918, M1918A1), "Slow" Full-Auto/"Fast" Full-Auto (M1918A2)
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==Film==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Lost Battalion 	 	An American soldier 	 	1919
Wings 	 	U.S. soldiers 	 	1927
Wake Island 	 	A U.S. soldier 	 	1942
For Whom the Bell Tolls 	Gary Cooper 	Robert Jordan 	 	1943
They Were Expendable 	 	US Navy sailor 	Without bipod 	1945
Back to Bataan 	 	Philippine guerrilla fighters	 	1945
The FBI Story 	William Phipps 	Lester "Baby Face" Nelson 	 	1959
The Sand Pebbles 	Steve McQueen 	Jake Holman 	M1918 with anachronistic A2 muzzle brake	1966
The Sand Pebbles 	Richard Crenna 	Capt. Collins 	M1918 with anachronistic A2 muzzle brake	1966
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold 	Mike Henry 	Tarzan 	 	1966
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold 	 	Vinero's soldiers 	 	1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1966
Beach Red 	 	US Marines 	 	1967
The Devil's Brigade 	Luke Askew 	Pvt. Hubert Hixon 	 	1968
The Bridge at Remagen 	George Segal 	Lt. Hartman 	 	1969
The Bridge at Remagen 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1969
Dillinger 	Warren Oates 	John Dillinger 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Harry Dean Stanton	Homer Van Meter 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Richard Dreyfuss 	Lester "Baby Face" Nelson 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Geoffrey Lewis 	Harry Pierpont 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Michelle Phillips 	Billie Frechette 	 	1973
A Bridge Too Far 	 	US Airborne troops 	 	1977
Go Tell the Spartans 	 	South Vietnamese troops 	 	1978
Exterminator 2 	 	 	Mounted on Eastland's truck 	1984
Michael Collins 	 	IRA member and a Black & Tan 	 	1996
Public Enemies 	Stephen Dorff 	Homer Van Meter 	Customized with cut-down barrel 	2009
War Pigs 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2015
Live by Night 	Ben Affleck 	Joe Coughlin 	 	2016
The Highwaymen 	Thomas Mann 	Ted Hinton 	M1918 	2019
== Television ==
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Bonnie and Clyde 	Holliday Grainger	Bonnie Parker	 	2013
Bonnie and Clyde 	Emile Hirsch 	Clyde Barrow 	 	2013
Fallout - Season 1	 	NCR Fighters 	"The Beginning" (S1E08)	2034
Fallout - Season 1	David Chen 	NCR Fighter 	"The Beginning" (S1E08)	2034
Fallout - Season 1	Aixa Kendrick 	NCR Fighter 	"The Beginning" (S1E08)	2034
== Video Games ==
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Call of Duty: Finest Hour 	"BAR" 	 	 	2004
Call of Duty 3 	 	 	 	2006
Jurassic: The Hunted 	".30-06 Assault Rifle" 	. 	Incorrectly shown with optional 30-round magazine	2009
NecroVisioN: Lost Company 	"BAR 1918" 	 	 	2010
State of Decay 	"M1918A2" 	 	added in Breakdown DLC 	2013
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918	"BAR" 	 	 	2015
Verdun 	"Browning Automatic Rifle M1918 BAR"	 	 	2015
Battlefield 1 	"BAR M1918" 	 	 	2016
Enlisted 	"Browning M1918" 	 	 	2021
Beyond The Wire 	"BAR M1918" 	 	 	2022
=M1918A1 Browning Automatic Rifle=
===Video Games===
Game Title	Appears as 	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Enlisted 	"Browning M1918A1"	 	 	2021
=M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle=
The M1918A2 was a broad package of improvements to the original BAR that included a magazine guide, new sights, a bipod, modified fire control group and a redesigned handguard and stock. The A1 version with a spiked bipod and hinged steel buttplate is almost never seen as very few examples were made; the M1922, the US Cavalry version with a ribbed barrel and spiked bipod, is similarly rare.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Gung Ho! 	 	Marine Raider 	 	1943
A Walk In The Sun 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1945
Battleground (1949) 	 	US Army Airborne Soldiers 	 	1949
Go for Broke! 	George Miki 	Chick 	 	1951
The Steel Helmet 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	1951
Halls of Montezuma 	Skip Homeier 	"Pretty Boy" Riley 	 	1951
Halls of Montezuma 	Martin Milner 	Whitney 	 	1951
Halls of Montezuma 	 	US Marines 	 	1951
Battle Circus 	 	U.S. Army soldier 	 	1953
From Here to Eternity 	Burt Lancaster 	1st Sergeant Milton Warden 	 	1953
Between Heaven and Hell 	 	US National Guards 	 	1956
The Young Lions 	Lee Van Cleef 	First Sergeant Rickett 	 	1958
Pork Chop Hill 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1959
Hell Is for Heroes 	Mike Kellin 	Pvt Kolinsky 	 	1962
The Longest Day 	George Segal 	Pvt. Wohl 	 	1962
Merrill's Marauders 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1962
Battle of the Bulge 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1965
The 317th Platoon 	 	French soldiers 	M1918A2 version 	1965
Is Paris Burning? 	 	Free French Forces soldiers 	 	1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1966
Castle Keep 	Tony Bill 	Lt. Amberjack 	 	1969
Castle Keep 	Scott Wilson 	Cpl. Clearboy 	 	1969
Che! 	Rudy Diaz 	Willy 	 	1969
The Omega Man 	Charlton Heston 	Neville 	With bipod removed and M3 infrared night scope	1971
The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune)	 	A German soldier 	 	1977
Death Force 	 	Soldiers 	 	1978
Apocalypse Now 	 	French Colonists 	 	1979
The Year of Living Dangerously 	 	Indonesian soldiers 	 	1982
Uncommon Valor 	Patrick Swayze 	Kevin Scott 	 	1983
Rookies Run Amok 2 (Le retour des bidasses en folie) 	 	German and French soldiers 	 	1983
Jungle Warriors 	Paul L. Smith 	Cesar Santiago 	 	1984
Jungle Warriors 	 	Paramilitary guard 	 	1984
Order No. 027 (Myung ryoung-027 ho) 	 	ROK Armed Forces soldiers 	 	1986
Laser Mission 	 	soldiers 	 	1989
Farewell To The King 	Gerry Lopez 	Gwai 	 	1989
Last Man Standing 	 	Mexican police officer 	Dressed as a Colt Monitor 	1996
Saving Private Ryan 	Edward Burns 	PFC Richard Reiben 	With bipod removed 	1998
The Patriot 	L.Q. Jones 	Frank 	 	1998
When Trumpets Fade 	Dylan Bruno 	Sgt. Talbot 	 	1998
When Trumpets Fade 	Zak Orth 	Pvt. Sanderson 	 	1998
The Thin Red Line 	David Harrod 	Cpl. Queen 	 	1998
The Thin Red Line 	Robert Roy Hofmo 	Pvt. Sico 	 	1998
Pearl Harbor 	Matthew Davis 	Joe 	 	2001
Pearl Harbor 	 	US Military personnel 	 	2001
City Of God 	Charles Paraventi	Charlie "Uncle Sam" 	 	2002
Windtalkers 	Noah Emmerich 	Pvt. Charles "Chick" Clusters 	 	2002
The Quiet American 	 	Gen. The's soldiers 	 	2002
The Rundown 	 	Henchmen 	Without bipod 	2003
The Rundown 	Dwayne Johnson 	Beck 	Without bipod 	2003
The Devil's Rejects 	Tyler Mane 	Rufus 	Without bipod 	2005
King Kong 	 	US Army soldier 	With bipod removed 	2005
Flags of Our Fathers 	 	US Marines 	With & without bipod 	2006
The Artist 	 	Guard 	M1918A2 	2011
The Front Line (2011) 	 	South Korean Army 	 	2011
Memorial Day 	 	82nd Airborne Division paratrooper	With bipod removed 	2011
My Way 	 	US Army soldiers 	With bipod removed 	2011
Machine Gun Preacher 	 	LRA troops 	 	2011
Red Tails 	 	American troops 	 	2012
Gangster Squad 	Holt McCallany 	Karl Lockwood 	 	2013
Fury (2014) 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	2014
Hacksaw Ridge 	Luke Bracey 	Smitty Ryker 	with bipod removed 	2016
Hacksaw Ridge 	 	US Army soldiers 	with bipod removed 	2016
Overlord 	Jacob Anderson 	PFC Dawson 	 	2018
Jojo Rabbit 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	2019
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Combat! 	Jack Hogan 	Pvt. William G. Kirby 	. 	1962 - 1967
The A-Team 	Sergio Calderón 	Malavida Valdez 	"Mexican Slayride" (S01E01) 	1983
Crime Story 	Bill Smitrovich 	Sgt. Danny Krychek 	. 	1986-1988
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	 	Joey 	"That Old Gang of Mine" (S02E07) 	1994
Band of Brothers 	 	American soldiers 	 	2001
The Company 	 	Cuban freedom fighters	 	2007
Deadliest Warrior 	 	French Foreign Legion 	. 	2009-2011
The Pacific 	 	US Marines 	 	2010
Breaking Bad - Season 5 	Matthew T. Metzler	Matt 	"To'hajiilee" (S5E13), "Ozymandias" (S4E14)	2013
Parer's War 	 	US Marines 	 	2014
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Hidden & Dangerous 	 	 	 	1999
WWII G.I. 	 	 	 	1999
Medal of Honor 	 	 	 	1999
Medal of Honor: Underground 	 	 	Used in "Panzerknacker Unleashed!" bonus mission 	2000
Fallout Tactics 	"Browning Auto Rifle" 	 	 	2001
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 	 	 	 	2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline 	 	 	 	2002
Battlefield: 1942 	 	 	 	2002
BloodRayne 	"M1918 GAR" 	 	M1918A2 w/ bipod 	2002
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun 	 	 	 	2003
Call of Duty 	 	 	With ability to fast/slow fire and bipod removed 	2003
Forgotten Hope 	 	 	M1918A2 w/ bipod 	2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2 	 	 	 	2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 	 	 	 	2004
Day of Defeat: Source 	 	 	With semi and full auto fire modes 	2005
Call of Duty 2 	 	 	 	2005
Medal of Honor: European Assault 	"BAR" 	 	 	2005
Forgotten Hope 2 	 	 	With deployable bipod. Includes "Reiben BAR" from Saving Private Ryan with ability to fire at 450/600rpm and with bipod removed	2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood 	 	 	 	2005
Vietcong 2 	 	 	 	2005
Commandos: Strike Force 	 	 	 	2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 	 	 	With deployable bipod 	2006
Company of Heroes 	 	 	 	2006
UberSoldier 	 	 	 	2006
Medal of Honor: Airborne 	 	 	With various upgrades available 	2007
Medal of Honor: Vanguard 	BAR 	 	M1918A2 	2007
Hour of Victory 	 	 	 	2007
Call of Duty: World at War 	 	 	 	2008
Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts	"BAR" 	 	 	2008
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway 	 	 	 	2008
Fallout: New Vegas 	"Automatic Rifle" 	pistol grip 	M1918A2, rechambered for .308 Win/7.62x51mm NATO(Dead Money expansion) 	2010
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 	 	 	Released with 1.34 update, M1918A2 	2011
7554 	"M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle"	W/bipod; unusable	 	2011
Karma Online 	 	 	 	2011
L.A. Noire 	 	 	 	2011
Project Reality: Normandy 	 	 	Can switch between 360 RPM and 650 RPM settings 	2013
Payday 2 	 	 	Unusable 	2013
Company of Heroes 2 	 	 	Added with Western Front Armies add-on (2014) 	2013
Counter-Strike Online 	"M1918 BAR" 	. 	M1918A2 	2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	Browning Automatic Rifle 	 	 	2014
Heroes & Generals 	 	 	M1918A2 	2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	"M1918 BAR" 	 	M1918A2 	2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	"M1918 BAR Shorty" 	 	Short barrel & bipod removed, similar to John Dillinger's BAR 	2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	"Fire Walker" 	 	Highly stylized version 	2016
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam 	 	 	 	2017
Raid: World War II 	"BAR" 	 	 	2017
Squad 44: Letters From The Front 	 	 	 	2018
Battlefield V 	 	 	 	2018
Gun Club VR 	 	 	 	2018
State of Decay 2 	 	 	 	2018
Enlisted 	"Browning M1918A2" 	 	 	2021
Battlefield 2042 	BAR 1918 	 	M1918A2 	2021
Military Conflict: Vietnam 	 	 	 	2022
=== Anime ===
Film Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage 	Gretel 	 	2006
Strike Witches 	Charlotte Yeager 	Without bipod	2008
Strike Witches 2 	Charlotte Yeager 	Without bipod	2010
Strike Witches: The Movie 	Charlotte Yeager 	Without bipod	2012
Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow	Charlotte Yeager 	Without bipod	2014-2015
Strike Witches: Road to Berlin 	Charlotte Yeager 	Without bipod	2020
Strike Witches: Road to Berlin 	Liberian tank crews	Without bipod	2020
Luminous Witches 	Grace Steward 	Without bipod	2022
Luminous Witches 	Grace's two wingmen	Without bipod	2022
=Colt Monitor=
The Colt Model 1925 was a commercial version of the BAR, known as the R75 and based on the FN BAR with the pistol grip, larger handguard, bipod and so on. It was released in a wide variety of calibers such as .30-06 Springfield, .303 British, 7x57mm Mauser, 7.92 Mauser and 7.65x53mm Belgian Mauser. A modified version of this was the Colt R80 Monitor, developed for the FBI as a "fighting rifle". The bipod was removed, the barrel and gas system were shortened, the pistol grip was added and it was fitted with a Cutts compensator.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Highwaymen	Kevin Costner 	Frank Hamer 	M1918 BAR modified to resemble an R80 Colt Monitor 	2019
The Highwaymen	Woody Harrelson	Benjamin Maney Gault	M1918 BAR modified to resemble an R-80 Colt Monitor	2019
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode	Air Date
Bonnie and Clyde (2013)	William Hurt	Frank Hamer	Colt Monitor 	2013
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation	Release Date
State of Decay 2	 	 	 	2018
Enlisted 	"Colt Monitor"	 	 	2021
=FN Model D=
The FN Model D is an improved European version of the FN Model 1930, a licensed clone of the 1925 version of the Colt R75. Note the folding carry handle, quick-change barrel, and a smaller forend than the American M1918 versions. Also note separate pistol grip and stock.
The FN Model D is chambered in .30-06, 7mm Mauser, 8mm Mauser, and 7.62x51mm NATO. The 7.62x51mm NATO version was designated the FN-DA1, and uses the same magazine as the FN FAL. The .30-06, 7mm and 8mm Mauser magazines are identified by a large "X" stamped on them.
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character 	Note	Date
Assembly	 	Chinese Nationalist soldiers	 	2007
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2	 	 	 	2007
Enlisted 	"FN Model 1930"	 	7.92mm Mauser variant	2021
=Wz. 28 Browning=
The Polish Browning wz. 1928, known in Polish as Ręczny karabin maszynowy wzór 1928 Browning (Rkm wz. 28 Browning for short), is another European variant of the BAR based off of the FN Model D that won Polish Army trials in 1925. Made by both FN as well as Polish firm FK, it was heavily used both by the Polish Army as well as Polish Home Army and partisans.
==Specifications==
(1930–1945)
* Number built: 24 000
* Type: Light machine gun
* Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
* Weight: 
* Length: 
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: 20 rounds
* Rate of Fire: 600rpm
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Westerplatte 	 	Polish soldiers 	Late version 	1967
Neighbors (Sąsiedzi) 	 	Polish soldiers 	 	1969
Kelly's Heroes 	Perry Lopez 	Pvt. Petuko 	 	1970
Kelly's Heroes 	Fred Pearlman 	Pvt. Mitchell 	 	1970
Kelly's Heroes 	Michael Clark 	Pvt. Grace 	 	1970
Night Over Chile (Noch nad Chili) 	 	Chilean soldiers	Including mounted on MG34 tripod	1977
Cuba 	 	Cuban soldier 	 	1979
Catch the Wind (Ishchi vetra...) 	Konstantin Grigoryev	Pavel 	 	1979
Catch the Wind (Ishchi vetra...) 	 	Cossacks 	 	1979
Across the Gobi and the Khingan (Govi Khyangand tulaldsan ni)	Nikolay Penkov 	Votintsev 	Late version 	1981
City 44 	 	Polish insurgent	 	2014
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Forgotten Hope 	 	 	 	2003
Uprising44: The Silent Shadows	"Browning wz. 1928" 	 	 	2012
Enemy Front 	"WZ.28" 	 	Browning wz. 1928	2014
Land of War: The Beginning 	"rkm Browning wz. 28"	 	 	2021
Enlisted 	"Browning wz. 1928" 	 	 	2021
=Wz. 37 Szczeniak=
Karabin maszynowy obserwatora wz. 37 ("Observers machine gun M1937") is a Polish aircraft mounted flexible machine gun, based on the Wz. 28 Browning. The main difference between the base Wz. 28 and the Wz. 37 is a new feeding mechanism that uses a 91-round pan magazine mounted on the standard receiver. The buttstock of the infantry machine gun was replaced with a spade grip.
The Wz.37 was nicknamed "Szczeniak" ("Pup") due to its lightness and compactness in comparison with compared with previously used Vickers machine guns. The Wz.37 was used mainly on PZL.37 Łoś bombers and LWS-3 Mewa observation and close reconnaissance aircrafts. Only 339 pieces were produced until the defeat of Poland in Autumn 1939.
==Specifications==
(1937–1939)
* Number built: 339
* Type: Air machine gun.
* Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
* Weight: 
* Length: 
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: disc, 91 rounds.
* Rate of Fire: 1100rpm
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===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Land of War: The Beginning	"ckm Szczeniak wz. 37"	 	 	2021
=Kg m/21=
The Kg m/21 is the Swedish version of the BAR, first bought by Sweden in 1920 from Colt with modifications such as a bipod, pistol grip, dust cover and conical flash hider. Sweden would also buy the license to produce the BAR and subsequently adopted a modified version based on the FN Model D as the m/37 in 1937. Both the m/21 and m/37 were kept in production until 1949 and used in service until the Swedish adoption of the FN MAG in 1958 although the m/21 and m/37 remained in rear line arsenals well into the 1980's.
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Call of Duty: WWII	"KG M-21" 	 	Added in June 4th 2019 update	2019
=Ohio Ordnance HCAR=
The Ohio Ordnance Heavy Counter Assault Rifle (HCAR) is a modernized version of the BAR made by Ohio Ordnance, who also make semi auto clones of the original M1918A2 pattern.
==Specifications==
(2013 - Present)
*Type: Battle Rifle
*Caliber: .30-06 Springfield
*Barrel Lengths: , 
*Capacity: 30-round box magazine
*Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
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The Ohio Ordnance HCAR and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Payday 2 	"Akron HC" 	 	Added in McShay Weapon Pack 3 (2023); depicted as full-auto	2013
Warface 	"HCAR Classic"	 	Added in 2018 	2013
Warface 	"HCAR Auto" 	 	Heavily customized 	2013
Battlefield Hardline 	"HCAR" 	w/ various attachments	Depicted as select-fire 	2015
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III	"DTIR 30-06" 	 	Added in Season 6 (2024); depicted as select-fire 	2023
=See Also=
* Browning Arms Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Browning.
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