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I was in Maine this weekend and stopped at Kittery Trading Post. I don't often find deals there, but today I did.

Found this BL-22 in mint condition. When I talked to the manager, he said this gun was from a group of guns they bought from Browning that the factory had used for display models. New in box with paper work. I didn't have any shorts to try, so added four 100 count boxes of CCI 27gr. hollow point shorts. Out the door for $562.00, rifle and ammo. Very happy with this one. I've been looking for a BL-22 at a price and condition that I was willing to pay.

I'm going to leave this one iron sights for awhile. I need to practice my iron sight skills and will use it to train grandsons.

They are great rifles. I picked one up when CDNN was blowing them out four or so years ago.

Very nice!

I bought my daughter one like new back around ‘82 ish. She (or her husband) traded it off for something along the lines of a $30 Montgomery Ward’s 22 semi-auto! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 memtb

My dad bought one for me around 1972. My first gun. Still have it.

Sweet. Have a grade II wife got for me 30 years ago.
Have fun with it

They're a kick in the azz with a reddot......

Whatever you do, don’t be tempted to take it apart, or so I’m told…..

They're still in production, but all the new ones I see are youth models.

Ha!

Traveler,

Sorry 'bout your grade II wife.

I looked at dozens and dozens of them over a period of two years before I finally found one with a little figure in the butt stock.

LOL.
SHES AN A+

Pappy,

Along with this one, they had a youth and a Grade ll. My grandsons are swiftly blowing by the point of need for the youth model. I thought about the Grade ll, but decided to go with this one.

H22,

I remember your previous post about using the BL 22 with the Burris. I might be tempted to do something like that later on, but as I mentioned, iron sight training for now.

I like them, I ended up getting two of them.

Very nice rifle.

I belong to the crowd who prefer the traditional lever throw over the short stroke of the BL’s. I’ve had 2 and didn’t keep them. I couldn’t warm up to it. Beautiful guns though, and a nice find indeed.

Very nice pickup aboltfan! I haven't seen one around my area for < $600 in years. I traded into a grade I years ago for a sweet deal, and upgraded it to a grade II two years ago that was posted in my local gun club. I sold my grade I to my friend, I see it is his display case every time I visit him - both of us are happy.

I for one love the short lever throw. I am sure your grandkids will enjoy the heck out of it, especially with shorts!

I have a couple. Octagon barrel and a standard. Nice guns. They are not 9422's, however.

Instead of a class ring I got a BL22 for graduation from High school.

If you want to upgrade the factory sights, Skinner makes a great aperture sight for the BL22. You'll probably need the tallest post front they offer.

Great deal. I still have the BL-22 that I grew up shooting and now 35 years later my sons are shooting it. Its still one of my favorite 22lrs for squirrels and rabbits, I love the fine point of the front sight.