Browning SA22 - Accuracy

My experience with the SA 22 is that it is a great little rifle, very light and compact and fun to shoot. I don't think of it as a tack driving machine, but it is nicely effective for minute of gopher out to 50 metres or so. The take down aspect makes it nice and compact to pack and carry, but it wouldn't be my first choice for target work. That being said with a nice red dot optic it is fun to head out to the range or field.

For accuracy I like my 10--22 on a DLASK receiver or BRNO (CZ) bolt action, these two do better than my shooting skills.. the limit is mine not the guns.
 
Last edited:
ok, so it's not a browning, but a scoped knock-off Norinco JW-20 can typically put 10 rounds of the right ammo into an inch at 50 yards with the two that I had an opportunity to try.
Except for dropping hot empties down your sleeve if you hold incorrectly, there is much to like on this model.
I don't think the nicer built browning version can do much better than that.
 
jack1955 said:
Does anyone have any experience in how accurate this 22lr is?
Click to expand...

Maybe you should suggest to us what kind of accuracy you want/need/expect/dream of having?

All the ones I have shot, as well as the Norc clones, have been great carry guns for a walk in the woods and potting the odd grouse.

If you hope to be competitive n any target discipline, then, well, no.
 
trevj said:
Maybe you should suggest to us what kind of accuracy you want/need/expect/dream of having?

All the ones I have shot, as well as the Norc clones, have been great carry guns for a walk in the woods and potting the odd grouse.

If you hope to be competitive n any target discipline, then, well, no.
Click to expand...

From a semi auto 22lr I am leaning toward something that shoots great to at least 75 yards with a scope. I shot a Cooey Winchester 64 and what I liked about it was its lightness, and how it fit me in lop, feel and balance. It was very accurate as well. Though I am not a small guy but I appear to prefer the finesse of a well balanced comfortable and accurate rifle. Seeing the SA 22 it seemed to touch many buttons in this area but did not know anything about the accuracy of this as I do not know anyone who has one. For standing open sight shooting I did very well with an old Cooey 39 - 13.5 lop 19 or 20 inch barrel. A very light gun. The squareness of the rear sight seemed to give me a very clear front sight target orientation for my older eyes.
 
If you have the extra money for a Browning, don't even consider the cooey 64. The Browning is a far better made and balanced. 22 made by craftsmen, while in comparison a cooey 64 is like a 2x4 with a pipe hose clamped to the top, with crappy pot metal mags that wear out and jam eventually. The ones I grew up with were terrible in every way.
If a semi auto jams too much, you eventually want to toss it into a pond and walk away, which is probably how some of them ended up.
 
LarryG said:
If you have the extra money for a Browning, don't even consider the cooey 64. The Browning is a far better made and balanced. 22 made by craftsmen, while in comparison a cooey 64 is like a 2x4 with a pipe hose clamped to the top, with crappy pot metal mags that wear out and jam eventually. The ones I grew up with were terrible in every way.
If a semi auto jams too much, you eventually want to toss it into a pond and walk away, which is probably how some of them ended up.
Click to expand...

Browning had before his time engineering understanding of the most minimalistic type. His lever action, 1911, SA 22 and all his others inventions have been in use for so long. Though I am a fairly large fellow I like a short pull and light gun. Every thing I have read and watched on YouTube states that on the characteristics of this rifle is its balance. Not many other rifle models have really stated this as a strenth or characteristic of their rifles. I don't know what an SA rear sight actually looks like but I seem to get a very good sight picture with a rectangularly or squared rear sight as opposed to a v shaped rear sight. What is the shape of the standard rear sight and if not rectangular or square would I be able to change this. Any suggestions as to with what.
 
The Browning .22 SA that I have owned and others that I worked with shot well.
If you want them to shoot well forget about the takedown feature.
Adjust the barrel nut so that it's almost a two man operation to assemble.
Takedowns with loose barrels do not shoot well.
Phil
 
I have had two, a standard and a 22 short only. Both were a pleasure to shoot. About 1” at 50. Might be better with a better shooter (I was in my teens) like many others that have been sold, I miss the short only. It was great for snowshoe hair.
 
For the price browning wants for one your better of getting a dlask tuff-22. Way better gun and made in Canada.
 
I had one and it shot very well. Set it up so that the barrel is tight when you assemble it. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the bottom ejection is very good at putting hot brass down your shirt sleeve, so tape it up. At the end of a shooting session you will have little red dots on your skin if you shoot with bare arms. If it weren’t for that I would still own it.
 
regarding the sights, this thread has some closeup photos on the norinco sights

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1852036-Norinco-JW20-Takedown-22lr?highlight=jw


jack1955 said:
Browning had before his time engineering understanding of the most minimalistic type. His lever action, 1911, SA 22 and all his others inventions have been in use for so long. Though I am a fairly large fellow I like a short pull and light gun. Every thing I have read and watched on YouTube states that on the characteristics of this rifle is its balance. Not many other rifle models have really stated this as a strenth or characteristic of their rifles. I don't know what an SA rear sight actually looks like but I seem to get a very good sight picture with a rectangularly or squared rear sight as opposed to a v shaped rear sight. What is the shape of the standard rear sight and if not rectangular or square would I be able to change this. Any suggestions as to with what.
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom