browning BAR
looking for replacement wood . any leads? numrich is out of stock.
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got this BAR in the shop. here is my problem....
the gas piston is STUCK in the cylinder. i have soaked it in kroil for a week,applied heat,tried two bolts with coupling nut to force it out, cussed, prayed and it is still STUCK. [:0]
ANY SUGGESTIONS???0 -
I think they dry rot from ozone. Bubba take off forearm to see what is wrong and the dust is gone. 0 -
They don't just vanish into thin air! 
What happens is that the plastic buffer becomes brittle from age, then repeated impact from recoil gradually pulverizes it into powder. This dust either mixes with general fouling inside the gun, is blasted out during recoil, or falls out during disassembly/inspection.
See here:
quote:http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/ss/how-to-replace-recoil-buffer-on-browning-bar-rifle.htm
When I got this rifle, I didn't even know it had a recoil buffer - and when I took the gun apart to give it a good cleaning, I found that the buffer had been pretty much pounded into dust.0 -
that is kinda what i was thinking, i have never found any dust or parts of the buffer on my work bench. i think you are correct in that it disapates during recoil when it is time for it to go. thank you sir, mr. beantown 0 -
I believe that Browning has gone to a different material for their recoil buffers. The photo that Beaner has included, of the white plastic buffer. Is of newer production, and much more durable.
I have worked on a lot of the recent production Browning 22 pistols, over the years. When they went to the aluminum frame with the Challenger III in 1982. A black plastic buffer was placed between the slide and the recoil shoulder on the frame, to protect the aluminum frame.
To make a long story short. The buffers were made of soft black plastic, and self destructed like the ones in the Bars. A number of years ago they started to transition to the much more durable white plastic ones, similar to the one in Beaner's photo.0 -
YES sir, the new type is what i am using in my repairs. thanks for your timequote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
I believe that Browning has gone to a different material for their recoil buffers. The photo that Beaner has included, of the white plastic buffer. Is of newer production, and much more durable.
I have worked on a lot of the recent production Browning 22 pistols, over the years. When they went to the aluminum frame with the Challenger III in 1982. A black plastic buffer was placed between the slide and the recoil shoulder on the frame, to protect the aluminum frame.
To make a long story short. The buffers were made of soft black plastic, and self destructed like the ones in the Bars. A number of years ago they started to transition to the much more durable white plastic ones, similar to the one in Beaner's photo.0
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