Remington manufactured a lighter weight version under license from 1919-1935 as the Remington Model 24 and then replaced it with the Remington Model 241 in 1935. It was first exported by FN for the American market in 1956. Production began in 1914 and continued through 1973 in Belgium and production continued in 1974 in Japan by Miroku. The rifle is currently produced by Browning as the Semi-Auto 22. 22 to take on a stroll in the woods than the Browning SA-22.Įditor's Note: This article originally appeared in the May 2018 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine.The Browning 22 Semi-Auto rifle, also known as the Semi Automatic 22 or SA-22, is a takedown rifle produced by FN Herstal based on a John Browning patent. For small-game hunting or casual plinking, there isn’t a nicer. The Miroku rifles, however, are very high quality and will likely show increases in value in the future. Many collectors, as is often the case, are mainly interested in older models, especially those made in Belgium. The chart shows some current values, courtesy of the 2017 edition of Standard Catalog of Firearms. Some SA-22s I’ve seen had very nicely figured walnut stocks. There have been several high-grade models with varying levels of engraving and wood. I believe these models are made in Belgium and marked “Fabrique Nationale” and not “Browning.” What To Look For In A Browning. Some of the early models have the loading port on top of the buttstock, directly behind where the stock meets the receiver. Make sure to use the button-operated safety in the front part of the trigger guard. 22 LR cartridges or 16 shorts (if you have a shorts-only model), reach under the receiver in front of the trigger guard, and pull back and release the cocking lever. 22 Auto is simple: Turn the loading tube in the buttplate to the left and pull it out far enough to expose the port on the right side of the buttstock, insert up to 10. Previously mentioned is the take-down feature, allowing the barrel to be easily removed without tools by way of the knurled ring at the rear of the barrel that can be turned with the fingers. This design, coupled with the ejection port on the bottom, gives the SA-22 a nice, flat surface on both the right and left sides of the receiver.
One of the SA-22’s flagship features is an easy take-down system for removing the barrel.īrowning SA-22 Grade I $599.99 Browning SA-22 Grade VI Engraved $1,429.99 Īnother distinctive feature is the cocking button on the underside of the receiver. I’ve heard that this was to avoid ejecting the shells into the face of a person standing next to the shooter - the downside is that a hot shell can drop down into the sleeve of the shooter’s shirt. The most noticeable is the downward ejection of empties.
22 Auto Rifle design has several unique features that many shooters find appealing. Lesson here for younger shooters - don’t wait too long for something you really “need.” The Unique Browning. They have been discontinued for several years, and these days the used ones are going for $1,000 or more. Over the years I kept telling myself that I really needed one of the Short models, but somehow I never got around to buying it. 22 Short hollow-points were a fine choice for bushy-tails at reasonable ranges. My experiences with Texas fox squirrels taught me that. This was in the late ‘50s, and I recall the price being about $85. 22 Semi-Auto at a gun store in downtown Austin, Texas, and being quite impressed. I recall as a youngster seeing my first Browning. The Brownings were also cosmetically a bit nicer, with attractive checkering, wood, fit and finish. The main difference in the Browning and Remington versions had to do with a slight variation in the take-down system for removing the barrel. This Limited Edition SA-22 commemorates the 100th anniversary of the rifle.Ī similar rifle was made by Remington from 1919 to 1949 as the Model 24 and 241, under license from Browning. Production continued at FN until 1974, when it was moved to Miroku in Japan, where most Browning rifles and shotguns have been made ever since. It was manufactured by Fabrique Nationale in Belgium beginning from 1914, but it wasn’t imported to the United States until 1956. It has been called a rifle that was appropriately designed for its cartridge - slim, light and easy handling. Browning design was the first semi-auto rifle made for the. 22 Semi-Auto or just Auto Rifle, has been in production for more than a century. 22 rifle, known by Browning variously as the SA-22.
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