Got this pistol for Christmas from my stepmother. It was given to her by the original owner in the mid 1980s. Pistol is 90%+. I would give it higher but it has had about 200 rounds put through over its life. In the next pic what I thought was a scratch is shown. When I took the pistol apart for a bath, it came off. Bluing is 100% on the pistol. It has been kept in the factory rug it's entire life. This pistol has one of the best factory triggers I have ever shot. I just wanted to share a 50 year old gem with you guys. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T337A using Tapatalk
Nice Challenger. I have several. One of them I have put well over 250,000 rounds through. I used it so much that I had to refinish it in hard chrome to keep it looking good. I shoot it more than all my other firearms combined. May I suggest a trimmed down Buck Mark buffer in front of the recoil lug.
My very first pistol was a Browning challenger, a gift from my future wife back in 1972. I loved the feel of the gun except for one thing, it had plastic grips and the left side was warped enough to pull away from the frame causing a physical distraction. I eventually traded it for a Ruger Mark IV and was no more happier. The Buck Mark series was much improved over the Challenger series for target shooting.
My Challenger dates back to the mid 1960's ($65). I used it for collegiate bulls eye competition, but I bought a Medalist barrel ($37) for that purpose.
