BLR loose lever-MISFIRES

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I've got a newer BLR whose lever has alot of play. Everything functions it's just annoying to have it loose and was wondering if anyone know how to go about tightening it up. Apparently these things are a real pain to dissasemble so hoping to avoid it as much as possible. Thanks for any help.
 
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They are easy to disassemble. They can be very tricky to assemble and get the wheels in time...

There is no adjustment to remove play or looseness. Has this rifle been apart since it left the factory? Do you ever have misfires?
 
Mds694 said:
Finally had a chance to test it out. Misfires about 15% of the time. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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It sounds like it has been disassembled at some point and not correctly timed when reassembled. I doubt you will be able to do it any better... you may have to actually use the services of a gunsmith. What about contacting Browning for their opinion.
 
billdick said:
One cog off on the gear set. Pretty easy to check and fix. Its just pins through the action holding it together.
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If it is so easy to fix please give a detailed explanation how to time the position of the lever and the gears within on the rack. How many have you done?
 
FWIW, timing section is at the end. I'm glad I don't have to reassemble a BLR :)

ht tp://www.midwestgunworks.com/field_service_manual/browning_blr_pre_81_field_service_manual.pdf
 
Basically, the official manual tells you to put it together, and if it isnt correct to fool around with it until it is. The earlier rifles with a one piece lever unit are bad. The newer ones with a two piece unit are worse. These rifles seem to be popular with users; they are an abomination to work on. John Moses would be embarrassed that his name is on them.
 
21 years ago it took me quite a while to figure this out. I had no manual describing any procedure. Page 306 in Brownell's Gunsmith Kinks III describes it. This works on older BLR's, I don't know about newer ones.
 
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I have a BLR service manual and after reading it several times I decided my wife's trigger was good . :) It is, as mentioned, a trial and error procedure to reassemble the action according to the instructions.
 
I fixed one for friend that had the same problem: misfires and loose lever. It's the timing and it's not super complicated to figure out or to adjust but it is a PIA.
 
Ya I'm the farthest thing from a smith so think it will go into the nearest shop that will touch it. Anyone know of a good browning guy in and around Saskatoon? I see a few responses from sask guys.
 
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