American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story (1991) | Documentary | Fess Parker | Lee Groberg

Fess Parker great narrator. When I disassembled to clean my 1911 .45 ACP pistol; John Moses Browning always comes to mind .

I absolutely LOVE documentaries from the 90s. History was just fascinating, no politics being discussed, just telling the stories.

If you ever take a gun apart and look at each piece and where it goes you appreciate the genius of John Browning

My hubby is a descendant of John Moses Browning. He damn near has encyclopedic knowledge of all things gun wise. Mr Browning was a sheer genius! The things his mind came up with is astonishing! Very well done documentary!

Everyone forgets he had brothers, the most notable if anyone paid attention, was Edward. Now, John came up with designs but Edward, as he was called, worked out all the bugs of the designs, he was a master gunsmith that history seems to forget all about.

This documentary ranks among the very best ever produced. This should be required material for all U.S. history students.

One thing this documentary completely overlooks, is JB and his brother designed EVERY cartridge for their rifles,. Machine guns, and pistols. They revolutionized the ballistic sciences and their innovations have become the basis for modern cartridge design.

This man was a true genius . I have 5 different rifles of different calibers from Browning and 3 Shot guns 12ga and a 16ga . I love them almost as much as one of my kids . I think this is one of the best videos of Browning out there anywhere . Wish I could have been around back then to shake his hand.

I learned to bird hunt with my Father’s Browning auto loading shotgun (12 Ga), manufactured by Remington. I looked the serial number up a number of years ago. The gun was manufactured in 1912. My son has it today. Still shoots just fine. The fore stock was broken a number of years ago, so that has been replaced, and I recall the firing pin being worked on/replaced while I was still a teenager. Other than that, it’s all original equipment. My Dad was born in 1908, and bought the gun, used, sometime in the 1920s. It’s an amazing weapon.

Watching this made me miss my grandfather and see his beautiful brownings and that original marlins with such smooth craftsmanship.

I’m not a documentary guy but we get Fess Parker and John Moses Browning

The 1911 is still the greatest pistol of all time, and will be until the end of days. The photo I use for my profile is my grandfather in 1942 in the aleutian islands, he was then a year younger than I am now (and honestly I look like his twin). His 1911 and its holster is in my possession and will be until I pass it on to my children, and it will still shoot the same as it did when he first was issued it in 1941. He went on to be a dermatologist, a professor of medicine at UPenn and was a VA hospital physician until 1960 when he retired to become a dairy farmer and rural physician. We share a name and I can only aspire to live up to his legacy. Never forget those who came before you, and who afforded you the life you enjoy today, because it didn't come for free.

The greatest gun designer of all time

What words can discribe a doco this fantastic Phess Parker was a real compliment to the Browning story they were so clever in designing the Firearms the story of this was so interesting you would need to watch a number of times to absorb it all a big compliment to those who made this incredible doco the research to make it is mind blowing so enjoyable thank you all so much❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

My father gave me a Belgian Browning A5 when I was 16 . Beautifully made and it is now my sons And will be his son’s some day . That was 55 years ago 😊

Wow!!!!! What a beautiful documentary. Chose the right man to narrate it also. Kudos!!!!!!!

Damn, you know youre a legend when you die doing what you love, in a foreign country, after excelling at thier art and get buried with honors, with the respect of the rank and file wokers. How touching 53:55. Thanks Belgium.

Besides the fact that I love John Browning's gun designs. It was good to hear good old Daniel Boom AKA Fess Parker doing the narration. As a kid in the sixties he was one of my favorite Disney actors.

3/'21/2023 Beca8se of my training, while in the Navy 1965-69, (AO-3) I was exposed to several Browning designed military weapons. none ever failed in quality. The model 1911-A1 as what the navy generally used. I, myself could detail strip and reassemble one in just under 90 seconds (blindfolded) and just short of 60 seconds (looking) I was considered a bit slow. Unknown to many the 1911A1 had one flaw. The small part called the disconnector was prone to breaking if fired too often, without maintenance, and would go full auto. I also had access to 6 of the Woodsman target pistols. I maintained them also. For me, the Woodsman is the finest hand gun I ever handled. What a nice historical story. Great job Fess. ;-)

This man will never be forgotten. Bless him up there in heaven 🙏