Browning · Rifle
Browning BAR MK 4 DBM Speed
Gas operated short stroke · .308 Winchester · introduced 2026
Also known as BAR MK4 DBM Speed
About the Browning BAR MK 4 DBM Speed
The Browning BAR MK 4 DBM Speed is a semi-automatic hunting rifle introduced as a 2026 SHOT Show Special. It updates the long-running BAR platform with a 10-round detachable box magazine and dedicated magazine well in place of the traditional hinged floorplate, paired with a short-stroke gas-piston action and a seven-lug rotating bolt. The Speed model wears a Smoked Bronze Cerakote finish on the fluted barrel and receiver with an OVIX camouflage composite stock.
The BAR's lineage traces to John Moses Browning's original Browning Automatic Rifle, but the modern sporting BAR is a wholly different gas-operated design built in Belgium and assembled in Portugal for the hunting market.
Browning BAR MK 4 DBM Speed specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Gas operated short stroke
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- .308 Winchester
- Magazine capacity
- 10 rounds
- Magazine
- Detachable box magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 559 mm (22.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1121 mm (44.1 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.54 kg (7.81 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:12 in (305 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Aluminum
- Stock
- Polymer
- Finish
- smoked_bronze_cerakote
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 820 m/s (2690 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 3300 J (2434 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 300 m
History
- Introduced
- 2026
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- BE
Features
- Short stroke gas piston
- Seven lug rotating bolt
- Fluted barrel
- Detachable box magazine
- Ovix camo stock
- Overmolded grip panels
- Softflex cheek pad
- Inflex 2 recoil pad
- Drilled and tapped
- Chrome plated chamber
Safety
- Cross bolt safety
DBM denotes the detachable box magazine system. The Speed configuration adds Cerakote and camo treatments over the standard BAR MK 4 DBM.
This is a variant of the Browning BAR.
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