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Browning 22 reciever
- Thread starter farmall
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Receivers were never considered replacement parts and rarely were provided as spares. I assume the factory cannot help, so the only thing I can suggest is to buy another identical gun and then either use it or tear it down for the receiver.
On a .22, welding the receiver might well be an option, depending on where the crack is. Do you have pictures?
Jim
On a .22, welding the receiver might well be an option, depending on where the crack is. Do you have pictures?
Jim
Sorry, Jim but its about the limit of my computer skills just to get onto these forums and converse with other shooters. Posting pictures is waaaay over my head. No digital camera anyway. The crack is just about 1" long, right on top of the reciever, extending rearward from the front edge. It appears to have started where someone drilled/tapped for scope mount. It is not into the threaded area where the barrel attaches. The gun has been reblued and the wood is beat up so appearance is not that important to me, but I hate to see this nice handling little rifle sit unrepaired. Thanks for your input.
If the crack ends at the screw hole, it shouldn't go any farther. One possibility is to grind or drill out enough at the front edge to use a TIG welder to close off that end of the crack. By using a heat sink, that can be done without getting the rest of the receiver too hot. Make sure the welder uses mild steel that will take bluing, then polish the weld down and cold blue it.
I would check with a gunsmith for a first hand look before doing anything, though. Go by what he says since he is looking at the gun.
NOTE 1: The above assumes the receiver is steel; if it is alloy, fageddaboutit!
NOTE 2: The above should be OK on a .22 receiver, but I don't want folks saying I favor welding cracks in receivers of high power rifles. That is a whole different ball game.
Jim
I would check with a gunsmith for a first hand look before doing anything, though. Go by what he says since he is looking at the gun.
NOTE 1: The above assumes the receiver is steel; if it is alloy, fageddaboutit!
NOTE 2: The above should be OK on a .22 receiver, but I don't want folks saying I favor welding cracks in receivers of high power rifles. That is a whole different ball game.
Jim
cntryboy1289
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If it ain't broke don't fix it comes to mind for the 22lr. You said you have shot a lot of rounds through it without having had any problems. The reciever shouldn't take a lot of abuse since it is a low pressure round. I would first strip the reciever of parts. I would then apply some masking tape to the underside of the reciever. Lightly scuff the top with sandpaper and then apply acraglass gel in a thin layer on the top making sure to get some down into the crack. Use the black dye that comes in the pack to match the color as close as it will get. This should hold and you could paint the whole reciver to match after the gel has completely hardened. Then I would use open sights on the rifle and not worry with a scope.
If it ain't broke don't fix it comes to mind for the 22lr. You said you have shot a lot of rounds through it without having had any problems. The reciever shouldn't take a lot of abuse since it is a low pressure round. I would first strip the reciever of parts. I would then apply some masking tape to the underside of the reciever. Lightly scuff the top with sandpaper and then apply acraglass gel in a thin layer on the top making sure to get some down into the crack. Use the black dye that comes in the pack to match the color as close as it will get. This should hold and you could paint the whole reciver to match after the gel has completely hardened. Then I would use open sights on the rifle and not worry with a scope.