Browning BL-22

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I just borrowed my Father-in-law's BL-22 and wanted some advice. It looks as though it was put away dirty and I know it has not been shot for a number of years. To say it has been neglected is an understatement.

I want to give it a very good cleaning tonight, I checked the manual online and it says not to disassemble the rifle for cleaning, is there a particular reason for this? I would prefer to do a detailed strip and cleaning tonight but if it is a hard job or very complicated I'll just do the best I can without taking the gun apart.

I googled, but could not find any instructions for detailed disassembly , can you guys help me out here. Whats the best way to go about doing a detailed, thorough cleaning of the gun.

Oh and I should add I want to shoot the gun tomorrow, so time is a factor. :)

Thanks in advance.

Giggidy
 
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Mine was like putting a clock back together. It wouldn't shoot anymore, (now that is dirty) and I had to clean it myself. I would not recommend it unless absolutely necessary. If there was a local gunsmith I would have gladly taken it to him to do the job. It wasn't hard to take apart but making it go click again was very frustrating. Can't remember what I had wrong. I will use a camera and a notepad if I ever have to do it again.
 
I just did mine the other day.....I removed the screw holding the action inside the receiver (big slotted screw) I had to wiggle pretty hard to get it out....slide it straight out the rear of the receiver. The ejector and small spring will come out don't lose them! Ii used gun scrubber and thoroughly cleaned it out then oil it all again. The ejector and spring is a little tricky to get back in but a little patience and it'll be good as gold. PS. The ejector sits on a little pin built into the inside of the receiver and spring sits in the liittle circle groove beside it.
Good Luck :)
 
OK, thanks for the replies guys. That looks way too complicated for my skill level and experience to really take it a apart. I ran patches through until they came out clean then I just sprayed the action with Carb cleaner and used compressed air to dry it, then sprayed it with G96 I then ran a oiled patch down the bore. It worked well on the weekend and I got a few gophers but I think I'm more accurate with my 10/22 :eek:. We'll see if I get any better with it. It functions well and it was fun using a lever for the first time.

Thanks,
 
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