Browning 22 problem
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New or one of the older ones? I would take it down to the firing pin and make sure it isn't too dirty. They aren't the most fussy gun about being super clean, but sometimes they get super dirty.
I have a pre 55 FN one and a Jap one from the 70s and both have been reliable.
I have a pre 55 FN one and a Jap one from the 70s and both have been reliable.
If my memory is right , you had intermitent light primer strike.
From what I recall it's not a ammo problem but a light primer stike issue
Every unfired round shown very light firing pin mark
If someone could tell him what to check or replace to fix light primer strike on a Browning take down, I am pretty this would help
From what I recall it's not a ammo problem but a light primer stike issue
Every unfired round shown very light firing pin mark
If someone could tell him what to check or replace to fix light primer strike on a Browning take down, I am pretty this would help
Browning .22 Semi auto
"I've taken it apart and cleaned up the block and firing pin. The gun doesn't appear to have been shot very much."
O.K. People, pay attention. I am assuming that the Browning Semi-Auto you are talking about is the one that loads through the stock.
The Browning semi-automatic headspace can be adjusted. Most of the time, when someone takes it apart, and they take the fore-end off the barrel, they fiddle with the threaded ring at the back of the barrel. This changes the headspace, either moving the barrel in or out. This part is called the "barrel adjusting ring", by Browning.
This threaded ring is what governs the headspace. If it is moved too far BACK then you get light firing pin strikes, because the barrel is moved too far forward.. If too far FORWARD, the bolt does not fully close into firing position, because the barrel is too far back into the receiver.
I have bought several Browning semi-auto .22 rifles because of this. All it takes to make them useable is to adjust the headspace with the threaded ring. If you are getting light firing pin strikes, the barrel needs to be moved back slightly into the receiver. Go slow, about 1/8 turn at a time, then check the functioning by firing the rifle.
For you Browning Semi-auto .22 owners, do not take the fore end off your rifle if it is working all right.
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"I've taken it apart and cleaned up the block and firing pin. The gun doesn't appear to have been shot very much."
O.K. People, pay attention. I am assuming that the Browning Semi-Auto you are talking about is the one that loads through the stock.
The Browning semi-automatic headspace can be adjusted. Most of the time, when someone takes it apart, and they take the fore-end off the barrel, they fiddle with the threaded ring at the back of the barrel. This changes the headspace, either moving the barrel in or out. This part is called the "barrel adjusting ring", by Browning.
This threaded ring is what governs the headspace. If it is moved too far BACK then you get light firing pin strikes, because the barrel is moved too far forward.. If too far FORWARD, the bolt does not fully close into firing position, because the barrel is too far back into the receiver.
I have bought several Browning semi-auto .22 rifles because of this. All it takes to make them useable is to adjust the headspace with the threaded ring. If you are getting light firing pin strikes, the barrel needs to be moved back slightly into the receiver. Go slow, about 1/8 turn at a time, then check the functioning by firing the rifle.
For you Browning Semi-auto .22 owners, do not take the fore end off your rifle if it is working all right.
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Browning semi auto problems
Well, speak of the Devil! Last night I got a call from a local guy. It seems he had bought a Norinco copy of the Browning semi-auto, and was having problems with it. I told him to give me a call in the morning, and he did.
Sure enough. He had taken it apart to clean it, and took the fore-end off, along with all the other parts on the barrel, then assembled it. Went to shoot some Gophers, and his rifle didn't work. Surprise, surprise!
It took about five minutes to adjust the headspace, and about two minutes of smacking him along side the head to get the point across.
Again. All you Browning .22 semi-auto owners who have takedown rifles. DO NOT REMOVE THE FORESTOCK. There is no real need to when you clean it.
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Well, speak of the Devil! Last night I got a call from a local guy. It seems he had bought a Norinco copy of the Browning semi-auto, and was having problems with it. I told him to give me a call in the morning, and he did.
Sure enough. He had taken it apart to clean it, and took the fore-end off, along with all the other parts on the barrel, then assembled it. Went to shoot some Gophers, and his rifle didn't work. Surprise, surprise!
It took about five minutes to adjust the headspace, and about two minutes of smacking him along side the head to get the point across.
Again. All you Browning .22 semi-auto owners who have takedown rifles. DO NOT REMOVE THE FORESTOCK. There is no real need to when you clean it.
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