Browning BL-22 How To Disassemble - Reassemble This Great Rifle
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- The Browning BL-22 is a great rifle but reassembly can be a big pain in the butt. I'll show you how to put this gun back together without pulling your hair out.
Great video, I've had my Browning for 42 years and never had the guts to take it apart. With your video I removed a whole lot of crud from inside the gun. Now it works like brand new. Never would have made it if you hadn't explained the ejector so well.
Thank you!
William Thompson
This was my first .22lr and man how I absolutely fell in love with it's beautiful simple lines! When I was about 13 my mom took me to Dicks Sporting Goods and bought me this beautiful leaver action .22 for my main Christmas present which was about $320 if I remember correctly around the year 1995 and it was my first .22 ever and had so many wonderful memories tied to this gun....Not many moms would spend that much on a gun for their 13-year old but my mom was just a wonderful person and the best mother a son could have that would do anything to see me happy and for that I will be ever grateful and cherish the time I had with her
You obviously had a wonderful mother and I love your comment 👍🤠
Another tip for reassemble. Put a 3/8” rare earth magnet on the receiver to hold the ejection spring and use your pencil eraser to hold the ejector in place when you slide the bolt back in. Works slick.
Thanks for your great video.
I honestly think this is the most useful video on UA-cam. I've come back to it quite a few times over the years!
Awesome....thank you so much for the great compliment Captain Revolver 👍😎💗
Timeless as the rifle itself! Always good to see these older 'how to' videos here on UA-cam.
You've answered my prayers with a BL .22 takedown demo. Great job, thanks for your time and effort.
thanks for this great video. Now I can give it a complete cleaning. The BL 22 was my first rifle and I got it for Xmas in 1973. Its been with me ever since. Still a great shooting rifle and still putting game in the pot, 42 years later!
Thank you soooooo much for posting this.
I took my Grandfather's rifle apart as it needed a deep clean. Well it sprung apart.
My heart sank, I was able to button it up thanks to your video
I am glad my video was able to help you reassemble your Browning rifle. Thanks for the feedback and I appreciate you watching my video.
My first rifle was a Glenfield Model 60 I received in the early 1970s. I also shot so many rounds thru mine that I wore it out too. I would buy a brick (500 rounds) of Wildcat ammo for $5.00 and shoot every round myself. I really did learn the basics of shooting with that little gun. Thanks for the memories.
I know you did this seven years ago, but a Big thank you sir! You saved me a trip to the gunsmith!
You are very welcome Kevin. I'm glad my video was able to help you and I thank you for watching it.
And many years later there are users like myself new to this sweet little rifle that are very happy to find your excellent video. Thanks!
You are very welcome Marc and guess what? My son and I will be shooting this same rifle today and making another video with it, along with two other firearms. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on my video.
Great video. Nice to see some real frustration... One thing I did a little different that helped is to wait on the ejector spring until the action was mostly reinserted and the ejector was riding in the bolt. I then dropped the spring in, aligned it into the recess and then used a small punch to compress it under the ejector. That way the ejector couldn’t wiggle around. I just had a hard time getting my fat fingers into the ejection port to hold the spring down. Thanks for making this video.
I don't have one so arrogant of me to comment, but for my Marlin model 60, I use a very small screwdriver that I made into a small fork so it doesn't slip off anything. Would something like that help hold the ejector against the spring until the stock assembly goes back?
Hi there from France
I thank you for your video.
I took apart my bl 22 from 1976 for the first time to day. I bought it new in CA when I was 15 and kept it since.
It was not working smoothly as supposed to so I decided to clean the internals.
When it was apart, I found a second ejector spring bent in the bottom of the receiver…
Probably a left spring from a worker at the Miroku factory.
So now I have a spare spring in case, once I straitened out.
Non it’s working fine.
Your videos are nice, no tactical non-sens and very helpful
You’re right putting the damn thing together in a pain in the a…
Cheers
Fred
Took my 60 year old BL-22 to the range today. Took it apart when I was 13 years old (it was my first gun, and my mother's first gun when she was 13) and put it back together myself...in 1988. I recall what a PITA it was to reassemble. Really appreciate your video. It's going to keep me from taking an hour to reassemble it (like it did in 1988!)
(My AR-7 will be much easier to clean.)
Great story...and yes, it really can be a PITA to reassemble (but I love the rifle anyways). Thanks for the comment and i appreciate you watching my video.
@@mixup98 Still took me an hour, but because I hadn't noticed that you had the lever in the down position when trying to align everything. Got it the first time that way.
One piece of advice I'll pass along to you is that a clean popsicle stick inserted through the ejection port, pushing down on the ejector and engaging it against the spring was a big help.
@@SARDiverDave I will definitely try the popsicle trick next time I disassemble my Browning....thanks Dave 👍😊
I got this out of the closet after many years, only to discover much rust on the barrel. Cleaned it all up, then decided the internals must be rusty as well. Pulled it apart and damm bits flew everywhere. 2 hours later I had it all cleaned, put back together and cycling well. The next day I walked into the room and stood on a itsy bitsy little spring ... bugger. I was clueless until I saw this video. My sincere thanks Sir.
You are very welcome Ross and I'm glad my video was able to help you. Thanks for watching my video.
Plenty of cuss word edits 😂. Just got one of these and there’s no way I would have done this without help. Thanks and always appreciate your videos.
Glad I could help and thanks for watching my videos.
Hello there from Ireland. Thanks very much for this video. Took apart my bl 22 for the first time and cleaned it. Thanks again buddy
You are very welcome and greetings from the United States. 👍🤠
@@mixup98 thank you.. do you own a gun shop . I'm looking to buy a clear 25 round magazine for my Ruger 10 22 but can't get one in Ireland. Just wondering could you help me out . Thanks
@@mixup98 I have a Ruger 10 22 as well. Love my 22 rifles and bullets are cheap
@@fourtwoone9588 I don't own a gun shop and unfortunately I can't send you a magazine for your Ruger.
Thank you SOO much for your video! Watched it 732 times as well as the German guy’s video 😅. Helped me put in a spring kit and dropped the pull from 6 to 3lbs. My dad bought me this same model rifle for Christmas in 1974. I got pissed at him for some stupid reason and sold it for $50. Stupid. My dad let me learn a valuable lesson that day. Just now almost 50years later I bought a new one. Love it…
Great video, thank you. After 35 years it was time to clean my BL-22. When reassembling, I found it easier to hold down the ejector spring with an erasure pencil (instead of a finger) and have the action closed when slinging it back into the receiver. I also immobilized the receiver with sand bags rather than try to hold it as well.
thanks, I have had a few of these and just picked up a pretty dirty used Grade II. They are the nicest .22 in my opinion, accurate, feed anything, always work. Never had the gumption to take one altogether apart before, but this one needed a thorough cleaning. Imagine my dismay when pieces started falling out. This video made it easy getting it reassembled. Thanks again.
i just watched this again, browning would love to have you as his partner. brilliant. thanks
Thanks Ira, I appreciate you watching my video again.
I dont own one of these but my inner gun nerd is facinated with the inner workings lol. Very well made vid. Very good looking little lever gun.
You saved a Canadian frustrated with the reassembly.Thank you very much.
You are very welcome Don....and thank you for watching and commenting on my video.
Glad I watched this as it convinced me that I’m gonna get a Winchester. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching my video Steve.
Great video! I loved the editing around 10:10. Nice to see others have the same frustration. The struggle is real. Great fun.
Thanks David...
Great job demystifying the BL-22. I just picked up the micro version for my grandson's birthday.
Your grandson is going to love his new rifle. Tell him I said "Happy Birthday" and I thank you for watching my video.
Thank you so much for the great video, I was taking apart a rusty bl 22 so I could clean it up and refinish it when the ejector spring and dejector fell out and I wasn't sure how to put the damn thing back together.
I'm glad to hear that my video was able to help you reassemble the rusty rifle and I thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on my video.
If the ejector spring is still stuck in place when you pull it apart, pay attention to the direction the spring is canting in its recess. Mine went back together easier with the spring canting towards the rear of the receiver. Another item that may help is to dab a tiny bit of grease into the ejector spring recess to keep the spring from falling out on you. Folks, If you find yourself forcing a fit, something is either still dirty, or not in alignment.
Excellent video and rifle. Thanks!
Great video. Just what I needed. I just brought home my brothers' tonight , with a lot of rust from sitting in a zip up case and I need to take it completely apart to remove rust and give it a deep cleaning.
Damn, I hate rust on a gun, especially one as nice as the Browning .22 rifle. I hope you are able to get all the rust off and make it look nice again.
@@mixup98 I got the little Browning cleaned up pretty nicely. I used the copper penny trick and then used 4 aught steel wool soaked with Ballistol and polished the crap out of it. Removed all the rust but if you catch the light just right you can see where the rust was on the right of the receiver but it's not bad. And yes it was a bear to put back together.
@@timvest8141 Awesome....thank you for letting us all know how it turned out. Hopefully you will get the opportunity to take the rifle out to the range and put some rounds through it.
Fantastic "how-to" video. One of the best I've ever seen, especially when you're working with a tricky gun AND trying to get all the small parts in focus and recorded. I have to clean one for someone but have never owned one myself. It's one of the nicest little rifles I've ever seen. Ps. Everybody misspeaks when it comes to ejectors and extractors.
Thank you for making this video!
I just bought a brand new Browning BL-22. Your video was essential for me in my effort to initially strip it, remove the factory grease and oil the action. Putting back the extractor and spring - and aligning it with the bolt - truly is a pita, but thanks to your video I managed to do it in less than 10 goes :D
Your video was also instrumental for me in the process of choosing which lever action .22 to go for. This gun is going to be a keeper for sure :)
Thanks again!
Wow, you weren't kidding 😳. Ah, but once it's all back together, life is good again. Thanks for the video. It's always fun to learn something new.
Glad my video was able to help you Steve 👍🤠
I have one that I bought in 1968 and it is fun to shoot and very accurate. I shot it today and blew the rim off a shell case and bent the bolt cover plate out. I thought I would never find one but they have one on Midway (This is an original factory replacement part. Factory replacement parts are manufactured to the exact same specifications and tolerances and use the same manufacturing materials as the original parts)
And now I know how to repair it.
Thanks for the video!
Very glad I watched this before taking apart my .22. Good to know the "watch outs" to avoid frustration. Thanks!
Great vlog, great rifle! Thank you for sharing this vlog. I have a BL22, great gun, thanks for Browning building them! Very informative lesson for us “self” gunsmiths just to clean this rifle!
so good to see someone thinking about the background so camera will focus on such a small spring. Also, this video was invaluable when (gunsmith) sorted my trigger. reduced from >8lb to 4lb, now is so sweet, cheers from Aus
Thank you so much!!! Today I bought a new BL-22 Grade 11. I disassembled it to clean the barrel and I've spent the best part of the last two hours trying to reassemble it!!! Thought I'd crack a beer and check you tube in the hope I'd find this. I've been trying to put the locking bolt in upside down. Many thanks once again! :-)
oncall21.....you're welcome. I remember the first time I disassembled my rifle and had a fit trying to put it back together. I'm glad my video was able to help.
Thank yo so much for taking the time to show us folks how to do this. Looks like a fun rifle and a neat stress reduction tool to take apart, clean and re-assemble!
Ha ha ha ha ,Glad to see I'm not alone.When I finally got the rifle together again I'd only lost one side of hair off my head.Thanks,great video.
Thanks a million I had not been able to take this thing apart and put it back together until now I've only had it for a few years I bought it at a friend's house when he was trying to move he didn't know what he had but I told him it was worth a lot more than what I gave but anywho now she runs smooth as a whistle thank you so much cannot sing your Praises enough
Hello Nick. I love comments like yours and your response is one of the reasons that I make these videos. I'm glad I could help with your Browning and I thank you for watching and commenting on my video.
Thank u I really appreciate it always good to learn from someone with experience 36 and I'm still learning
Just bought a used BL22 and I don't think the previous owner ever did a complete breakdown(the takedown screw was actually seized and I needed gunsmith help to loosen it). It's a real tricky disassembly (not to mention the reassembly). This video was such a valuable guide to get me through the whole ordeal.
Hello Richard. I'm glad my video was able to help you with your Browning and I know you will really enjoy shooting it. Thanks for the taking the time to watch and comment on my video and please have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving.
@@mixup98 Thanks. You too there Buddy.
I just had been thinking about getting a Henry Youth 22LR Lever action to teach my grandson how to shoot, but since I already have a Henry 22LR lever action full size rifle I wanted to see what the other brands offer. Now the Henry Youth goes for only $319 at the local Sportsman's Warehouse, but after I saw this video and a couple of others here on UA-cam, I decided to get this little Browning BL 22 Micro Midas (which is their kids or youth model). I found one on Cheaper Than Dirt's website for $474 and free shipping. So I ordered it today. Thanks for the video!!
One of the most informative,entertaining and helpful channels on you tube! Thank you!
I got a BL-22 last year. Haven't been able to used it yet. Your video is a good deal for when I do shoot it up. I'd also like to say your a great shot and have an excellent area for shooting. The landscape background views are unique America. Thanks for being here.
Thank you again sir you saved my a. . Again I purchased a excellent condition bl 22 for 300 dollars missing a few small parts and your expertise she's running like new
Eric....you're welcome. Greetings from Nevada, USA. It's always great to hear from guys in other countries. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video :)
I liked your video. The weapon is very difficult to put back together even using those special magic words you demonstrated. I have learned that if I ever get it back together, I am never taking it apart again.
I'm surprised my magic words didn't work for you!! Seriously, I don't take mine apart very often for the same reason.
I bought my 39 year old BL-22 from a shooter that never had this gun apart. Naturally, I had to take it apart for cleaning before I shot it. Having owned a 9422 and an m39, I think it's the best 22 lever out there.
Only suggestion I have for assembly is to apply a touch of grease to the ejector spring recess and ejector pin, to keep the parts in place for re-assembly.
Great video! I can now clean my childhood rifle with confidence. I was nervous to do so because I would cry if I screwed up something with such sentimental value.
I just purchased my first rifle and it's a BL-22. Your videos are awesome. I can't pick up my rifle until 11/15 and I hope it was a smart purchase as it was on consignment and I did not inspect it as your other videos suggested. After watching your videos, I feel more educated. Thank you!!
+Maria Young ...thanks Maria for the great compliment. I know you will love your Browning once you handle and shoot it. It is a quality firearm and should give you a lifetime of enjoyment. Thanks again and I appreciate you watching my videos.
You know I have a couple BL-33's and this video probably helped me more than any other video on disassembly that I have ever watched on any gun. Thanks for the effort in putting this together. I am like you in that the BL-22 is my favorite lever gun. Even over the Marlins and the Winchesters.
Hello Jeff. I'm glad my video was able to help you and I appreciate the nice feedback. I haven't shot my BL-22 in awhile so maybe it's time to break it out and maybe do another shooting video with it. Thanks again!
Many thanks for this video. I just bought one a few days ago, and mine seemed very hard to cock the lever action... I called Browning and a guy told me to take it apart and clean it out. This video saved me a ton of frustration.
I think my BL 22 is just brand new and needs to be broken in a little, as the hammer spring is very tense, leading to a tough pull on the lever. Great gun though, and I've already had a ton of fun shooting with it.
Gregory....I'm glad my video was able to save you some frustration. It really is a great gun. Mine is smooth as silk when working the lever and yours should smooth out after awhile. Just curious...is the gun still made in Japan?
mixup98 Yes sir... Still made in Japan and mine is a 2014 model. Miroku... I'm completely OK with that too. I am a photographer and have had plenty of lenses and cameras from Japan in my day, and have never really had any problems with anything Japanese made.
Mix-- I just took my new BL22 apart and reassembled via your video. Tough ,YEA , but I couldn't have begun to do it without your instructions. -------- mike
Hey Michael...I think you owe me a beer.... (root beer, of course)
Mr. Mixup98. I love you old school style and very informed videos. The thing about your videos that touched me the most was how you included your grandson. It is obvious he loves grandpa and grandpa loves him. Keep up the good work. Someday I would like to travel down from Alaska treat you and your grandson to dinner in your favorite local restaurant. Wish you the best.
The Old Klingon
Monte...my grandson and I would be honored to have dinner with you. We'll spend the day at the range and we'll all work up a huge appetite. We have a great Mexican restaurant and they have the best steaks in town.I have received thousands and thousands of comments over the last few years and your comment is by far the best I have ever received. You just made my day. Thank you Old Klingon.
Thanks for making this video mixup! You're a life saver. I think I better order a couple of those extractor springs as backups for when I lose mine, which I probably won't if I have the backups but I probably would if I didn't.
You're welcome Boris and I'm glad my video was helpful and I appreciate the great comment.
I congratulate you for this video disassembly/reassembly of the rifle Browning BL-22. I'm allowed to put a link to your video on my French website "essai-armes", explaining that it was very well done, the comments were American but the images speak for themselves. I hope you do not see any objection.
Best regards. Michel.
Michel Bottreau-Blauwart I don't have any objections to you linking my video. I am honored that my video will be shared with French viewers. Best regards from the USA - mixup98
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Good video, and instructions too. I am going to look at one tomorrow, that is for sale and the seller says , is in good condition.
At least I can look inside to make sure the extractor is in place now.
Thanks for this.
Thanks very much. Stripped, cleaned and reassembled my BL22 without any issues thanks to your video.
This is a great video. Thanks for posting. The only one I need to watch and right to the point.
Then I saw the reassembly part at the end. Haha. This is the greatest gun care video on UA-cam!
Thanks again!
Very well done instructive video. I did smile when you cut the video and (no doubt) expletives were deleted. Good thing the gun doesn't need to be taken down for routine cleaning after every shooting session.
That is a complicated design requiring about three hands to re-assemble.
Thank you very much for this video!!!! You sure nailed it with “it’s easy to take apart, and a pain in the butt to put back together”. Even with the video, I had my hands full.
redjetfirebird.....thanks for the great compliment. The BL22 is an absolute blast to shoot and I hope you enjoy your gun as much as I have enjoyed mine. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video. I really appreciate it.
Thank you Sir for your time. This video should be required viewing.
Putting them back together is the easiest thing to do. You go about it all wrong and don't line it up properly before sliding the reciever together. Put a dab of grease on the bottom of the ejector spring to hold it in place. Tip the gun upside down and put ejector on its pin. The next step is key to making it easy. While the gun is upside down and on half cock, slide the lower reciever with the bolt installed on top of it, together so you are sliding the top of the bolt against the top of the inside of the reciever and slide it straight in. You don't have to hold the ejector as the cut on the bolt will automatically line up on the ejector and viola. You will get it right the first time every time I guarantee.
Strutingeagle I like the sounds of that.
Thank you for making this video and standing up to the sadists who designed the BL-22. It too my about 2 hours to put it back together. That spring kept falling out and that ejector piece -- aaaaaaarrrrgggghhhhh. This is a fun rifle to shoot but it will be a while before I take it apart again!
Thanks for a first class instructional video. I could feel your frustration with that extractor spring but you saved me a lot of pain in trying to work it out for myself. Excellent work!
great video. I am glad you included the last part. Yep only if you are lucky do they go together on the first attempt.
Thanks for watching and commenting on my video Erik. Stay safe and enjoy your Browning.
'inner gun nerd'....I like that. It fits me perfect too.
camdogify....using a dab of grease to hold the ejector spring is a great tip. Thanks for the advice and thanks for commenting and watching my video. I appreciate it.
I enjoy all your vids, and especially your 'disassemble' vids, very thorough and complete...thanks
You're welcome Joe and I appreciate you watching my videos.
Thank You! my nephew took his apart and handed it to me in pieces lol. This was so helpful.
Sandy....you have an excellent rifle, even if it is a pain in the butt to clean. Thanks for a great comment and thanks for watching my video.
It took me around 8 times to set the ejector in just the right place. Great video! Thank you
Chris Ragar ...you're welcome and thank you for watching my video.
I just got my new BL22 and I love it. You were absolutely right about this fine rifle. It is very well made and the fit and finish is superb. Even though it is brand new the action is very smooth. I would have to say it is smoother and more precise than the Henry I used to own. Once again I want to thank you for putting out your excellent video tutorial on how to disassemble and reassemble this excellent lever action .22. Take care sir.
BRR....you are welcome, sir. I just shot my BL22 yesterday and it will always be one of my favorite guns.
Thank you so much.
If not for your video, my gun could have been scraped.....together with my sanity!
thanks again for going to the trouble of putting this together.
Hello Gramps....I'm glad my video was able to save your Browning. Thanks for watching my video and thanks for the great comment.
thanks very much for making this video, much appreciated! Bought this same rifle from a friend for $100, and it's in very good condition, but i know it hasn't been cleaned in years, so i'll get on that right away. Keep up the good work!
Just bought a 2nd hand one and it was absolutely filthy. Thanks for the great video, can't wait to shoot this Rifle down here in Aus
I came across this video because I’m considering buying a BL 22.
Now that I watched this I’m not so sure. Part of me says what a PITA. The other part wants to take it on as a challenge.
It was great to see you kept your failures in the video. I’m sure I’d be cuss’n a whole lot more 😊
Hello Michael. I understand your concern about taking this rifle apart to clean it but I do have good news. Because it is a lever action and not a semiauto the inside of the receiver doesn't gum up like a semiauto will. Usually I will just run a bronze brush down the bore to clean the wax out of the chamber area. You should be able to fire hundreds of rounds, perhaps even a thousand rounds, before having to clean the rifle. My BL22 is one of my absolute favorite rifles and I'll never sell mine, even though it can be a pain to clean.
for the bolt (or slide) I use a very small amount of Tetra gun grease and I use a very light gun oil for the lever and hammer pivot pins.
Great video that was extremely helpful. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I bought mine in 1978 and it had never been disassembled. I don't shoot it all that often, but it was very dirty. I did get very lucky with reassembly, I locked the ejector into a pair of sutures and got it in on the first try!
This video was very clear and informative… thank you! The last part was very amusing :)
"Oh ff" edit " "Oh ff" edit,,,,,,,, I feel your pain brother !!
I pulled one of these apart in the mid 80s peice of cake once you work it out. The realisation of course is Browning's designs just work aren't really that complex and exceptionally well made.
Thank you. I disassembled it last night and gave it all a good clean. Am yet to see how it goes. I must have been lucky too, I got it back together first go. Thanks for your help and keep up the great videos.
semtech.....you're welcome. Thanks for watching my video and thanks for a great comment.
Another French shooter here. Thank you so much for this video, I just bought this sweet Browning today (it looks great next to my Marlin 336CS) and was wondering if I would ever attempt disassembling it when it needs to be cleaned. Now I feel much more comfortable about it. Nice work, sir!
littlefury ....thanks for the great compliment. I hope my video helps when you take apart your Browning. Greetings from Nevada, USA.
Thank you for your excellent video! The camera shots were perfect!
Thank you very much!
Thanks to mixup98 for making this video. It was a big help in re-assembling my BL22, but I'd like to add a couple of things. When I took mine apart, the bolt cover plate stayed in place, and the locking block (the square piece with the hole in it) slid out from behind it. I was able to re-assemble that part easily without disturbing the cover plate. I just put the locking block back on its pin and slid it back in the slot behind the cover plate. That saved me a step. I was dreading the last step where you have to put the two main parts together without knocking the ejector out of place, but I managed to do it easily first time. When the rifle is assembled, the ejector sits in a long slot in the bolt. When you bring the front and rear assemblies together, make sure you are pinching the bolt onto the frame like in the video at the 10 minute mark. Keep the barrel / receiver assembly with the bottom facing up, just like it is in the video at that time. Now, instead of looking from the camera point of view, look in from the front, where his middle finger is. You can see the ejector and also the slot in the bolt. Carefully bring the rear assembly straight in with the top of the bolt (which is facing down) sliding along the roof of the reciever (which is facing up). Slide the parts together until the bolt is almost touching the rear of the ejector. Now, you may have to guide the ejector into its slot with a small screwdriver or similar tool. Once the rear of the ejector is in the slot, you can slide the two assemblies together, keeping the bolt in contact with the receiver. Hope this helps somebody.
Hello Tom. Your advice is greatly appreciated and I'm sure it will help some of my viewers. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on my video.
I would be really interested in whet you sead when you tried to put the action in the receiver...... I guess that there were a significant amount of editing.... Hahahahahaaha!! Thanks for that excellent video... Will clean mine tomorrow...
Absolutely fantastic video sir. You did a great job on this and will serve as a great tool for me when I need to tear my BL down for the first time. I can't imagine too many guns that is as fun to shoot as a BL 22!
Couldn't have replaced my firing pin without this!
Brett....glad I could help. Thanks for watching.
Just bought a 1980 model still on my 10 day wait here in CA, Thanks for the fantastic heads up on assembly!
I have a bl22 made somewhere around the mid 70s. made in japan stamped on the barrel. she's def older, and has shot a lot of rounds. but I love it!
Sure love mine thanks for the effort in the disassembly process
Was thinking of getting a bl 22 and trading my bolt action. That disasembly and reasembly video was a big help, however i can strip and clean my Weatherby mk 22 a lot easier. Thanks again for the video, will consider the bl 22.
How about a little dab of vaseline on the extractor spring to keep it from falling out of the recess? Then you can focus on keeping tension on the extractor over the extractor spring with your finger, then clean up the excess vaseline with a Qtip with solvent through the ejection port after reassembly, don't want any dirt or powder residue sticking to it, just a thought
Put a dab of grease in the recess for the extractor spring and it will keep the spring in place while you assemble it. Works for me anyway. Thank you so much for the video.
Thanks for the info R Oliver 👍😎
Thanks great video. You have a ton of patience. I had this one on my list. Not so sure that I want to fiddle with a tiny spring .
Very helpful! thanks much. I was able to get it all back together the first try "lucky" I did find (by accident) having the lever closed when starting to slide the assembly foreword helped. Then opened it to get the gun together for final assembly
Thanks again!
Patrick
You are very welcome. Glad I could assist.
thank you very much for explaining .
Indeed , that litlle ejector spring is a real pain to get back in
From Belgium
Pat
You are very welcome Pat and greetings from Nevada, USA.