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Discontinued Browning SA-22 Take Down Semi Auto 22lr - Excellent Condition Guns International #: 103078107 Seller's Inventory #: 398 Category: Browning Rifles - Semi-Auto Rimfire - Browning Rifles - Rimfire Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: randywine Company: Randolf W Fowler Ltd Member Since: 1/26/21 First Name: Randy Last Name: Fowler State: Virginia Zip: 20147 Country: United States Phone: (703) 858-2881 Premium Seller Number of Active Listings: 212 Total Number of Listings: 536 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. Returns ON approval within 3 DAYS OF DELIVERY MINUS A 20% RESTOCKING FEE Payment Types Accepted: Money Orders, Certified Checks, Personal Checks, Zelle, Layaway Description: Description: Collectors, the SA-22 is no longer in Production.  Excellent condition with just a couple hard to notice handing marks. Anyone who has read about John Moses Browning will, no doubt, have come across those two iconic photographs of “le maitre”. In each, he is holding examples of his genius, the unmistakable FN Browning Auto-5 (the ‘humpback’) and the FN Browning .22” calibre Automatic Rifle. The latter became the most successful of Browning’s small calibre sporting rifles, also taking credit for being the first production semiautomatic .22” rifle. Introduced in 1914, this blowback action self-loading rifle has an overall length of 37 inches (94cm) with a round, ‘take-down’ barrel of 19.25 inches (489mm). It was also known as the ‘Browning Semi Automatic 22’ or ‘SA-22’. A leaf rear sight with a knobbed wheel adjustment was later replaced with a simple fold down rear sight. A small bead front sight was common to almost all models.  A tubular magazine is located in the walnut butt-stock, and, in early rifles, loading was accomplished through a port located in the top of the stock. In later versions, this was replaced by a side-loading port on the right side of the stock. This enabled the capacity to be raised from eight rounds of .22” LR to eleven rounds and eleven rounds of .22” Short to sixteen rounds. A cross-bolt safety is positioned at the front of the trigger guard.  The one-piece receiver has an opening at the bottom for the ejection of spent cases, with FN’s brochures claiming, “complete protection of the user from hot powder gases or defective cartridges is assured”.  The downward ejection makes it suitable for either right or left-handed shooters.  ‘Taking down’ the rifle is relatively straightforward. The barrel lock, located underneath in front of the breechblock finger piece, is pushed forward while the breechblock is moved back about a quarter of an inch. This prevents the extractor from catching during disassembly. By rotating the barrel a 90-degree turn to the left, it can now be pulled forward and out. The firing mechanism can be removed from the receiver with no need for tools. It is not uncommon to find examples where the butt-stock has been gripped, instead of the receiver, to gain extra leverage on disassembly, resulting in a split developing in the wood.  With no side ejection port, the receiver had a large “canvas” for engraving. There were six grades in total, with the higher grades including gold inlay and elaborate wood carving. I During the move of production, in 1974, from Herstal to Miroku, Japan, the order of the serial number code was, in effect, reversed. The serial number now preceded the calibre code, followed by a two-figure year code. E.g. 1270t74 = a 1974 Semi Auto rifle in .22” LR calibre with the serial number 1270.  This arrangement was only used until 1976, when Browning standardised its serial number identification. The serial number remained at the front, but a two-letter code now denoted the year of manufacture, with a three-digit numerical code for the firearm type and grade of finish. E.g. 01035RT246 = a .22” Semi-Auto Grade 2 rifle, made in 1976 with the serial number 01035. Layawy: 1/3 down 90 days Shipping:  $40, with insurance $65 Payment:  Personal Check, Money Order, Cert. Check, or Zelle randywine2000yahoo (703) 858-2881 Returns without damage or alteration within 3 days of delivery, minus a 20% restocking fee  Price: $925.00 Rifle Caliber: .22 Long Rifle Manufacturer: Browning Model: SA-22 Serial Number: 0331PZ146 Barrel Length: 19.25 Chambers: 11 rds Condition: Excellent Metal Condition: Excellent Wood Condition: Excellent Bore Condition: Excellent Action: Semi Auto Triggers: Single Gold Plated Stock: American walnut Butt Pad: factory Plate LOP: 14 Finish: High Gloss Sights: Metal Manufacture Date: 1981 Engraving: Factory