try the Browning web site to date your gun http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/index.asp
You will need to call Browning to find out.
i can tell you that your browning was made in 1980.This is established by the letters pm in the moddle of your serial number.i cannot tell you what kind of browning you have without a more detailed description of your firearm.(Shotgun or rifle,pump action,semi-auto,bolt action,caliber or gauge.).
It will be marked on the receiver. It was made in 1980
The serial number seems to be incomplet as to which model it is. MP stands for 2008
FN Browning model 1910 pistol a .32 caliber.
This is a Sweet Sixteen Auto-5 made in 1956
This is a Browning Auto-5 Shotgun, 16 guage made in 1950. It is chambered for 2 3/4" 16 ga shells
BROWING AUTO-5 16GAUGE SERIAL NUMBER X17414 MADE IN 1948 (X NUMBERS AFTER WORLD WAR II)
1982. Browning.com has a section under customer service where you can get owner's manuals.
I'm pretty sure that's the only kind of lightning.
As hard as lightning? What kind of question is that?
Lightning is an example of static electricity