GJgo
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Hey all,
I inherited this beautiful Browning BAR-22 (22 LR only) from my Grandfather. Broke it down, gave it a serious cleaning, lube & reassemble. Took it to shoot for the first time and it has a real issue with short stroking. I was shooting some cheap ammo first, then I moved to CCI Mini Mags with the same result. The short stroking failed to pop the new round all the way up, and upon the bolt moving forward the bullet would bind above the chamber & bend, locking up the bolt.
Upon investigation it seems that while the recoil is sufficient to overcome the main spring, at the back of the stroke there's a stiffer spring in the bolt that operates the ejector which it's not overcoming. My first thought is that I need to try some other types of ammo that have a more powerful recoil in the hopes that the extra energy will fully cycle the action & make the gun cycle reliably. Not that you can find any 22 ammo for sale right now, but going forward does anyone have opinions on some stout 22 ammo I can be on the lookout for? I wonder if the 22 "AR" ammo really does work better in semi autos?
There isn't a whole lot of info out there on these rifles, so I have no idea if this was a common issue or what the heck is going on. I sure like it, want to get it running properly.
I inherited this beautiful Browning BAR-22 (22 LR only) from my Grandfather. Broke it down, gave it a serious cleaning, lube & reassemble. Took it to shoot for the first time and it has a real issue with short stroking. I was shooting some cheap ammo first, then I moved to CCI Mini Mags with the same result. The short stroking failed to pop the new round all the way up, and upon the bolt moving forward the bullet would bind above the chamber & bend, locking up the bolt.
Upon investigation it seems that while the recoil is sufficient to overcome the main spring, at the back of the stroke there's a stiffer spring in the bolt that operates the ejector which it's not overcoming. My first thought is that I need to try some other types of ammo that have a more powerful recoil in the hopes that the extra energy will fully cycle the action & make the gun cycle reliably. Not that you can find any 22 ammo for sale right now, but going forward does anyone have opinions on some stout 22 ammo I can be on the lookout for? I wonder if the 22 "AR" ammo really does work better in semi autos?
There isn't a whole lot of info out there on these rifles, so I have no idea if this was a common issue or what the heck is going on. I sure like it, want to get it running properly.