Browning .22 Auto Takedown Rifle

i have a belgium that my father won while stationed in labrador at goosebay in the 60s

we still havent shot it lol and i dont think i will

Here's a picture. Still working on ramped front sight for use with a peep sight on scope base.

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Is that a latigo sling. I love those. If you do a search on the web, you may be able to find a cantilever mount for that peep sight. Personally, I intend to put a scout scope on mine or an aimpoint.

Dobe -

Yes, that's a Latigo sling. Just about as short as it can be cut to fit!

I have a NECG peep sight that fits a grooved receiver (or the grooved cantilever scope mount.) The problem is that the front sight isn't high enough for anything except the factory sight, which has to be removed to install the scope mount.

The folks with the older "wheel sights" and grooved receivers are lucky in this regard. Use of scope didn't require removing rear sight.

So, that's why I'm waiting for parts to install a ramped front sight to raise it...

Norinco ATD22

Here is a Norinco copy, expect to pay around $250 if found with the box, small change for what you receive, it's a darn good lookin' shootin' rifle. About $119 from Service merchandise in "92".

$99.83 at Wal-Mart in 1992!

I saw a stainless with a laminated stock on sale at my favorite gun store last year. All I could think about was "man, if I put an aim poin, or a scout scope on that gun, I could ........really have a good time backpacking and shooting.

Hi I an new to this forum. I have a browning semiauto that I took apart today for the first time. I have a problem putting it back together. More specifically:the little spring that goes on the adjustment ring. Barrel lock spring is the name. What do I do with it when putting the barrel lock ring on?
Your help is appreciated.

The barrel lock spring, barrel lock spring plunger, barrel lock ring and barrel lock make up an assembly.

The barrel lock spring and barrel lock spring plunger go into the barrel lock ring and create a "detent" for the barrel lock so it will stay in the locked position.

Spring goes in first, followed by the plunger.

(If you really get stuck, I can take mine apart and take pictures, but the general idea is as described above... )

I have a original owners manual with a schematic but it is pretty small. Go to Numrich,search by manufactor,click on semi auto .22 and a schematic will come up. Hopefully it will help. I have a 1979 japanese and a Interarms/Norinco copy that I have a hard time telling apart. good luck

Mine will shoot anything, and is accurate. I don't take it apart anymore, as there are issues with little springs when putting it back together. I also don't particularly like the scope mounting system so I have gone back to the iron sights. If I could have only one .22 rifle it would be my 10/22, but since I can have more the Browning is here to stay.

I bought an un-fired Belgian and immediately took it shooting (I don't own un-fired guns!). That was about 20 years ago and it's still working great today. I took it shooting recently and it worked flawlessly. You learn to count your shots because, as mentioned before, the bolt does not lock in the open position. They're great little rifles.

Got one Japanese manufactured, works great, shoots anything I've tried to feed it. Problem is my buddies Norinco does the exact same thing. Classic design. Great for lefties.

One more thing, not to piss off the Belgium guys, but the machinery used to make the newer guns in Asia is a lot more refined and precise than that used 40+ years ago in Europe.

Help

dmazur
As you can see from the picture, I got "barrel lock spring plunger, barrel lock ring and barrel lock " all together. I even didn't disassemble them.
I know where the ring goes. (I already screwed it up and put the ring in there once and Almost destroyed it with the adjusting ring but i can put the spring back upside down and try to solve the problem like that)Anyway, I have the 4 parts you had mentioned together but what now? put the ring around the barrel, push it in and put the ring around it?That is what I did and screwed up the spring. What is supposed to happen to the ring once I put it in? What is its function????
Allanalll, I love this technology that brings us all together and we can help each other out without even knowing eacht other.
You may also email me directly.

Some issues. I don't have your email address, and private messages don't appear to allow attachments. Nevertheless, this might be useful to other SA22 owners, so I'll just post it as a reply -

(The numbers are from the Browning 22 Semi-Auto Parts List)

There are more pieces involved, and you may be missing one, unless it is up inside the Barrel Lock

The pieces involved are

1 Barrel Adjusting Ring Follower Spring
2 Barrel Adjusting Ring Follower
3 Barrel Adjusting Ring
4 Barrel Lock Ring
5 Barrel Lock Spring Plunger
6 Barrel Lock Spring
7 Barrel Lock

The first photo shows these laid out in their respective positions. Note that 2 is smaller than 5 and has a screwdriver like tip so that it fits the grooves in 3 and "ratchets", while 5 just acts like a detent so 7 "clicks".

The second photo shows 5 and 6 assembled in 4. The next thing to do is put 1 and 2 in 7 and slide it into position on 4. The tricky part is that the long axis of 2 has to engage the grooves of 3 as you do this. (If it goes on sideways, it will assemble but won't click. Slide it out and try again.)

I've found that you can get 1 & 2 started by lifting with a small screwdriver or dental pick, then press in on 5 while you push 7 into its assembled position. The third photo shows what it looks like assembled.

From your picture, I think part 5 shot across the room somewhere when you slid 7 back...the barrel lock won't stay in position without the detent piece.

When you get a replacement, I suggest working under a sheet or inside a garbage bag to try to contain part 5. It's really hard to find in deep pile carpet...

Great

Ok just realized that I am missing one spring. I am going to look for it. (I can hear you saying Good Luck) I dont think my gun even had it. Is it possible that it was missing one? Remember: I opened the gun up because I couldnt get the barrel tightened up. Could this be due to the missing spring?
Any suggestions on where I can order the springs? My email is sean_e n g l i s h 2 0 0 4 at y a h o o .

Does any body have one of these? How do you like it? Will it function with lead bullets such as Winchester Wildcat or only the copper washed stuff like CCI MiniMag? Found a couple of them, one Belgian, one Jap. Always liked the look of them. Nice slim handy gun.

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I have both the Jap and Belgian they are nice and light, don’t have your hands in front of the muzzle loading the feed tube and are just as good for a lefty as they are for us normal folks. The worst thing about them is how you hold them with your support hand. Elbow tucked into body and palm up, when wearing a long sleeve shirt, will have you jumping around like you ran into a spider web trying to get that hot case off your arm. On the other hand the bottom eject is nice for folks shooting next to you.

This is a very good that we can use as our reference. I identified all the parts you had named, on this page.
Question: Look at my pictures. My 7 and 4 are already together. I didnt take them apart and dont even know how to take them apart. (that might have worked in my advantage)
So I am assuming that 5 and 6 are together in the 4. (Look at my pictures)
I know for fact that I am missing 2. I never saw it and think it went across the room. Wife had vacuumed yesterday and Operation Vacuum Cleaner Bag Dissection ended 30 seconds after its start in total disaster. (I have to order it)
I will order the Ring follower and now understand how it must fall in the grooves on the adjusting ring. And I know where it goes.
Do you think that my assembly is all in order from the pictures? Is the adjusting ring follower the only part I need?

I don't see the Barrel Adjusting Ring Follower Spring 1, but if you have that, then all you need is the Barrel Adjusting Ring Follower 2. It's nice that Midway has these in stock.

I've never tried to install 4 with 7 already on it. Access to the part that needs to be retracted would require a dental pick, and a lot of dexterity, I think. I'm not saying it can't be done. Perhaps a flat screwdriver would hold 1 & 2 retracted while you slide it over 3.

I installed 7 after 4 was already on the barrel. As you can see in the second photo I attached, I put 5 & 6 in 4 and then slid the assembly of 1,2 & 7 into the grooves in 4, pushing toward the breach. You can get 2 to slide up the rounded side of 3 and then you have to push 5 in with something (I used a small drift punch) to allow it to slide further.

If you then rotate 3 and it "clicks", 2 is in the grooves. If not, it is turned 90° and you have to try again. I've used a dental pick to rotate it a little while it is on the sloped part of 3, as it seems to want to climb that surface oriented in the wrong direction.

7 disassembles from 4 by sliding it toward the muzzle. Be careful! 5 can shoot across the room (or hit you in the eye) if you don't catch it with a finger. The spring force isn't like a recoil spring, but it is sufficient to toss that little part high enough to hit a ceiling. As I suggested, doing this under a sheet or inside a white garbage bag is good insurance.

So, there may be two ways to reassemble this. I only have experience with one, and it may not be the easiest way.

I'm pretty sure that a missing Barrel Adjusting Ring Follower will allow the Barrel Adjusting Ring to lose its setting, and the barrel won't stay tight. I lived without a Barrel Lock Spring Plunger for awhile (until I found the parts in the carpeting) and I know that lets the Barrel Lock move too easily.

Good luck.

i have one my father won while in the air force. he had stopped shooting by that point but kept it since the next year they moved production to japan.

it got pretty dinged up over the next many years since it traveled to 3 countries with him and several states. he gave it to me about 4 years ago unfired but in rough shape. i fired it and probably put 2 hundred rounds through it. it was picky about ammo and tended to jam on me alot.

i still have it but i got a 10/22 and never looked back

Anyone know what one of these are valued at these days? I have one that has made in Belgium stamped on the barrel and no serial number can be found.

Thanks

Look on the steel insert in the butt the mag tube goes in.
Should be a serial number there maybe.

rc

I bought one of the Miroku made units about one year ago. Works great with whatever amo I happen to have on hand. Also wonderfully easy to take down and clean, just use common sense or follow the instructions in the manual.

I have three Miroku made Brownings. All of them have excellent fit and finish and pretty decent wood. I don't have any Belgian made units to compare to, but I would never hesitate to buy a new or well cared for used Miroku though it is a little disconcerting to buy a gun made by people who will never have the opportunity to own them.

The Browning SA22 is an absolute joy to shoot and is an accurate little rifle. I also like its looks. Mine eats any .22LR fodder I feed it. I only run brass cased ammo through it, but lead, or copper washed doesn't make a difference. Get one, you'll never regret it. It makes for a great squirrel rifle and is light enough that you can carry it all day long without fatigue.

rcmodel said:

Look on the steel insert in the butt the mag tube goes in.
Should be a serial number there maybe.

rc

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Thanks, I'll take a look.