I believe Mr. Browning had a pretty good feel for the "pulse" of the American shooter/hunter before beginning development of his repeaters. Seems he had a strong inclination that they would be readily accepted by the average Joe before introduction of them. The reasons given by Rich and Homer were certainly important, but there had to be a belief that the market would accept them before production. JMO.

SRH

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