Browning SA .22

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[Raton57]

It has a hole thru the stock and a screw into the back of the action. The front is pretty easy just take out the screw. I have one made in 1918 and it still shoots . I found it in a old building inside a Marbles gun cleaner bag .

 

[Brewster20]

Double Post !

 

[Brewster20]

I have successfully repaired a similar scratch on my BL .22. The browning finish is very hard and difficult to remove. I simply applied an amount of Flitz (Canadian Tire) to the scratched area and carefully went over it with a Dremel rotary tool with a felt pad attached. Going very lightly, over a few passes, ant the scratch was gone. Good luck !

 

[a j cave]

Leave it and shoot it. It looks great, it has less scratches then me!

 

[jclayton]

I also picked up a similar Browning .22 auto rifle today. It has some unusual features; not a takedown, muzzle threaded for a sound suppressor, no serial number, no engraving.
It is Belgian made and the top of the receiver is grooved for 3/8th scope rings. This is the first one I have seen without the takedown feature. Condition is perfect.
Can't seem to find any information on this model.
jclayton

 

[kamlooky]

They make neat twack twack noises............tee hee.

I'd leaf it until yer ready to part with it.
Gonna git scritched summawr.

 

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[wbaad]

Leave it and enjoy. Any dyking with it will decrease value. I think it just adds character.
I have one of the early model 1914 ones and it never misses a beat! Always in my pack when I'm on my sled looking for ptarmigan

 

[sherlockbonez]

I had 2 but sold the 70s jap one to my friend and kept the 50s fn.

Great guns for ground pounding birds.

 

[nntw]

I'd also just leave it alone. What's a bit of character?

...and then the first scratch YOU put into the finish won't hurt as much.....

those old Brownings are beautiful. I've had the opportunity to handle some of them, and the artistry and care that went into them is inspiring.

 

[Brewster20]

Thanks for the info.... I have never used Flitz, they seem to make different types of polishes. Which one did you use ? Good information on the finish, if its hard to remove I would be better off trying to buff it out.

jclayton, it sounds like you might have something special there ;o)

Flitz metal polish (great for ss )in a grey tube (toothpaste size)...the trick is to go very slowly and lithely with the Dremel, and polish against the scratch 90 degrees.

 

[tiriaq]

The drilling and tapping of the receiver will have hurt whatever collector value it had.

 

[fishslinger]

Whats the accuracy like with the Browning sa?

 

[wbaad]

The drilling and tapping of the receiver will have hurt whatever collector value it had.

Oh damn. Right you are.
Was it drilled already?

 

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[kjohn]

That's a sweet little rifle! I just put the same scope on a .22WMR CZ Canadian 455.

 

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[rimfireplinker]

I got the same scope on my SA . You won't be disappointed .

 

[sillymike]

Nice gun, they're among the most reliable semi-auto out there!

I'd leave the finish as is, it's not that bad, and removing it will alter the value of the gun.
Then again, it's your gun. Oil finish would look nice, and if you're not planing on selling it any time soon... who cares about re-sale.