Browning 22 takedown question???
Just got the older Belgium made model and don't understand how to takedown. What do you do with the small knurled part on the bottom. Pull, pry. slide, ???? ---can't seem to get it do do anything and I don't want to break it. Anyone know the takedown procedure?
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Howdy,
Push the little tab just enough so u can rotate the barrel just a bit, then pull back the charging lever and you'll be able to rotate the barrel half a turn and it will release completely. Go slow, don't force anything...you don't want to tear up those threads!
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can only wiggle the tab barely and it appears to do nothing. 0 -
Did you remove the wooden forend first? Not required but a bit easier to unscrew the barrel locking nut. Do not push that little metal tab up with the forend off - it will come off and the spring & metal bearing launch to oblivion.
Unscrew the knurled barrel locking nut and pull the bolt to the rear a bit. I usually hold the receiver in my left hand with my thumb holding back the bolt. The barrel is secured to the receiver by interupted threads, you have to keep the barrel flush & square with the receiver - don't tilt it or pull away from the receiver. I forget whether you turn clock or counter clockwise to unscrew, I think counter.
That's it. Easy, just requires a bit of practice.0 -
quote:Originally posted by oldgunman
can only wiggle the tab barely and it appears to do nothing.
push it forward towards the muzzle.0 -
At this stage don't even think about turning the locking nut. The key is to retract the bolt enough so the extractor clears the cut out in the barrel, push the "button" forward, and turn the barrel counter clockwise. Once you've separated the barrel from the receiver you should be able to push the trigger assembly forward and down to drop the bolt and trigger out from the rec. My own Browning is long gone now, and I wouldn't swear to the specifics of the last part, but with a little push and pull you should be able to figure it out.
Good luck.
p.s. The later Brownings may have changed, but at least on the Belgium models there is NO NEED tO WORRY about the take down button coming out, at least as long as the foreend is in place. Maybe even not after that, though I don't recall.
p.p.s.s. But watch for that little spring![:D]
p.p.s. Get a copy of Lonesome Dove (or Fight Club, whatever),
a short length of wooden dowel, and some Kroil. Start the movie, put a few drops of Kroil to the area of interest, and enjoy the show; all the while pushing the latch back and forth with the dowel. No danger of scratching that way, and by the end of the show you should have it working smoothly. Actually, before doing that, you may want to take it completely apart and be certain that there are not broken pieces or foreign crud creating the problem.0 -
1. make sure rifle is not loaded.
2. push takedown button forward. if it will not move head to nearest gunsmith.
3. if it will move forward then pull the charging handle back about a half inch and turn the action counter clockwise one half turn,
4. pull barrel straight forward.it should come off easily.
5. be sure takedown button does not move when the barrel is off as there is a small spring and pin that are easily lost.0 -
Sorry late getting back on this. Just tried as you all stated. Had to give button a little nudge with screw driver but got it to work. Thanks all for your great knowledge and help. Now I really would like to find an original manual for this model if anyone has one. -- Button really doesn't slide by finger pressure alone though. Pins and springs seem alright but has to be some sort of problem with them. Have to nudge button with screwdriver or such to make work.
Well I've done it now. [:(]The smallest spring is off to the moon as I was told would happen. Now I've got to find and order a new one.0 -
quote:Originally posted by oldgunman
Sorry late getting back on this. Just tried as you all stated. Had to give button a little nudge with screw driver but got it to work. Thanks all for your great knowledge and help. Now I really would like to find an original manual for this model if anyone has one. -- Button really doesn't slide by finger pressure alone though. Pins and springs seem alright but has to be some sort of problem with them. Have to nudge button with screwdriver or such to make work.
Well I've done it now. [:(]The smallest spring is off to the moon as I was told would happen. Now I've got to find and order a new one.
Yea that little spring can be frustrating.0 -
get out the flash light and magnet 0 -
quote:Originally posted by oldgunman
Sorry late getting back on this. Just tried as you all stated. Had to give button a little nudge with screw driver but got it to work. Thanks all for your great knowledge and help. Now I really would like to find an original manual for this model if anyone has one. -- Button really doesn't slide by finger pressure alone though. Pins and springs seem alright but has to be some sort of problem with them. Have to nudge button with screwdriver or such to make work.
Well I've done it now. [:(]The smallest spring is off to the moon as I was told would happen. Now I've got to find and order a new one.
On top of that spring is a small metal tab - it's the part that "clicks" on the knurled knob. If you launched the spring you probably lost that too. Don't worry, you'll probably find them the same way I did - by stepping on them in my bare feet. [:(]
Numrich Arms has them.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Products.aspx?catid=41590
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