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Anybody own one of these? If so, can you comment on it, accuracy, handling, balance, reliability etc?
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Anybody own one of these? If so, can you comment on it, accuracy, handling, balance, reliability etc?
Sydwaiz
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+'s Awesome! Light and handy. More accurate than a stock 10/22. Breaks down easily. Ejects brass straight down making it easier to clean up. Very reliable. I can't recall a malfunction.
-'s A bit pricey for a nice one. limited capacity and slow to reload but faster than most tube fed rifles. Ejects brass straight down. If you are sitting cross legged and wearing shorts while shooting.....
You get the picture. Or shooting off a bench, you get brass under your arms too! Scope mounting is difficult but still possible. I have mine scoped. A scope also defeats the take down size.
I'd like another one.
-'s A bit pricey for a nice one. limited capacity and slow to reload but faster than most tube fed rifles. Ejects brass straight down. If you are sitting cross legged and wearing shorts while shooting.....
You get the picture. Or shooting off a bench, you get brass under your arms too! Scope mounting is difficult but still possible. I have mine scoped. A scope also defeats the take down size.I'd like another one.
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Sylvilagus Aquaticus
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My father gave me one for my 12th birthday a long time ago. I still own it. Very accurate, extremely handy and fast-handling. I have yet to find any .22lr ammunition it does not feed or fire accurately.
My ex broke the buttstock at the wrist while trying to disassemble it to tighten the barrel adjustment lug. I still get misty when I think of the time I spent repairing it to look as original.
Scope mounting is problematic.
Do NOT wear a long-sleeved cuffed shirt while shooting. I assure you that at least one hot spent case will find its' way into your cuff.
Be mindful of where your forward hand is placed for you may find aforementioned hot spent case or a pinky finger in the cycling action (Browning pinky?)
They are a joy to own and a larger joy to shoot.
Regards,
Rabbit.
My ex broke the buttstock at the wrist while trying to disassemble it to tighten the barrel adjustment lug. I still get misty when I think of the time I spent repairing it to look as original.
Scope mounting is problematic.
Do NOT wear a long-sleeved cuffed shirt while shooting. I assure you that at least one hot spent case will find its' way into your cuff.
Be mindful of where your forward hand is placed for you may find aforementioned hot spent case or a pinky finger in the cycling action (Browning pinky?)
They are a joy to own and a larger joy to shoot.
Regards,
Rabbit.
JohnBT
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Mount the scope on the barrel and not the receiver if you must use a scope. That way you can use the takedown feature and still have the scope and barrel both pointed in the same direction.
A great rifle. (My only experience has been with the ones made in Belgium.)
John
A great rifle. (My only experience has been with the ones made in Belgium.)
John
Selfdfenz
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They are dandy.
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AZ Jeff
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I will chime in too, as I have owned one for about 15 years.
Aside from all the other pluses and minuses noted by others, it has one other notable feature:
It's built the old-fashioned way, with lots of machined parts, and finely fitted pieces. That's also why they cost SIGNIFICANTLY more than most other .22 autoloaders.
The takedown feature also makes them VERY EASY to clean in detail.
Aside from all the other pluses and minuses noted by others, it has one other notable feature:
It's built the old-fashioned way, with lots of machined parts, and finely fitted pieces. That's also why they cost SIGNIFICANTLY more than most other .22 autoloaders.
The takedown feature also makes them VERY EASY to clean in detail.
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Oh no, those are terrible guns, but I tell ya what, anyone that has one is welcome to send them to me. Sigh...I will accept any and all that come my way...one must do what one must do. Least I can do to help a person out.
Oh no, those are terrible guns, but I tell ya what, anyone that has one is welcome to send them to me. Sigh...I will accept any and all that come my way...one must do what one must do. Least I can do to help a person out.
Very nice rifles. I own a Belgium grade 1 and 11. Remington also made the model 24 which is similar, as well as the FN model. The difference in the FN model is that the loading is thru the top of the tang, instead of on the side of the stock. Although there is nothing "wrong" with the Japanese made Brownings, the Belgiums usually are more desirable for collectors, and a lot of the earlier ones have lighter wood than what you see now. Nice rifles for someone who is on the small side.
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