BLR/BPR in 30-06 or .308

[Jack M]

I have been reading old posts on these rifles, and it seems they are very high quality, reliable firearms. I have a couple of concerns, though. Did I understand correctly that Browning recommends that you do not disasemble the rifle for cleaning? Is this a lawyer thing (rifle breaks down and reassembles easily, but we told you not to, so we are covered) or is it actually inadvisable to disassemble the weapon? I have not decided between the 2 calibers above, but am really getting into the idea of a 30-06 lever action as an all around hunter/defense combo. Any thoughts on these rifles would be appreciated.

 

[dZ]

here is the actual text:
Further Disassembly --

NEVER ATTEMPT TO TAKE YOUR LIGHTNING BLR APART FURTHER THAN EXPLAINED IN THIS MANUAL.

This is a specialized, finely fitted mechanism. You may permanently mar it by attempting to disassemble the inner mechanism assemblies.
If further disassembly for service or cleaning is required, take your gun to a Browning recommended Service Center or a competent
gunsmith, or send it to our Arnold, Missouri Service Facility as explained under "Service or Repair."
http://www.browning.com/products/manuals/ltngblr/ltngblr.htm

all of the browning manuals have this clause, but some of the manuals (like the BAR) show trigger group removal.