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Browning SA-22 Semi Auto Takedown Rifle 22 Cal - Mint Condition

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Collectors, the SA-22 is no longer in Production. This gun is like new.  It may have never been shot.  The wood has nice figure and is also like new. Like most, Japan built Brownings in a dark milk chocolate finish and shows great fit.  These guns are a joy to shoot, and the takedown feature makes them great for hiking and camping.

Anyone who has read about John Moses Browning will undoubtedly 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 employing 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 are 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.

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Rifle Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Manufacturer: Browning
Model: ATD-22 Takedown
Serial Number: 01731PP146
Chambers: 10+1
Ejectors: Auto
Condition: Mint
Metal Condition: Mint
Wood Condition: Mint
Bore Condition: Mint
Barrel Type: Sporter
Action: Semi Auto
Triggers: Gold Plated Single
Stock: Black Walnut
Butt Pad: Factory Plate
LOP: 13 7/8
Rib: N/A
Finish: High Gloss
Weight: 4lbs10ozs
Sights: Metal
Manufacture Date: 1988
Engraving: factory
Case: Optional