Brownell's - A Legacy of Leadership in Hunting and Shooting | Episode 270

Hunt Talk Radio

Randy Newberg

Sports, Education, Wilderness, How To

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with Pete Brownell, President of Brownell's. Brownell's has been a family name in hunting, shooting, and gunsmithing since 1938. Pete is the third Brownell generation to lead the company from its headquarters in Iowa. Topics covered include the history of Brownell's, Pete's volunteerism and commitment to shooting sports, Pete's more recent efforts to get changes to the NFA with his lobbying in DC, support for the Boone & Crockett Club, and the Brownell history of working to improve hunting and shooting for the next generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.3	Hey, Randy Newberg here.
0:32.3	Welcome to Leopold's Hunt Talk Radio.
0:35.2	As I've been walking, I saw sand bay. Old Hunt Doc Radio. Didn't say nothing. Well, that's right. It's made for you and me.
0:57.0	Hey folks, Randy Newberg here.
1:02.0	Getting ready to do another episode of Luke Hold's Hunt Talk Radio.
1:06.0	Today I have a special guest.
1:09.0	I'm so thankful that he's taking the time to do this.
1:12.6	Probably one of the most understated, yet effective, passionate, committed people in all of the hunting and shooting space.
1:22.6	Pete Brownell, of Brownells.
1:26.6	Pete has been engaged in so many things.
1:31.1	It's his fingerprint is in so many places that for him to take an hour to talk to me and
1:38.0	talk to all of you in the audience about what he's done. I'm going to have to pry it out of him.
1:44.2	He's mostly going to be the good Ashok's Iowa Farm Boy,
1:48.2	which he is.
1:49.9	But don't sell Pete short.
1:54.4	Going back to his time,
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