so, my 13yo son has got a hankering for a lever action 22lr. what are y'alls thoughts on the current production browning bl-22 grade 1. accuracy,fit&finish and overall quality?? imma bolt guy so when he asked me about a lever action 22lr i was taken a back. thought about a henry but it seems as they dont have a steel receiver and with the current $75 rebate from browning the price wouldn't be but maybe $100 difference in the 2. it would be nice if marlin still made the 39a and winchester still made the 9422 but i digress.

Not a thing wrong with the BLR-22. I don't own one personally, but I've shot the crap out of a Buddy's that I grew up with. And CDNN has some great sales on them right now with an additional Browning Rebate.

As far the Henry lever action 22 rifles, I've never seen one that didn't jam. You couldn't give me one.

Here ya go: https://www.cdnnsports.com/browning-bl22-22lr-micro-midas-lever-action.html

sweet, thanks instructor. is cdnn legit? ive never ordered a gun from them. are the guns new or factory seconds?

They are legit. And the largest wholesellers in TX. Been in business for at least 30 years. I've bought quite a few guns from them without a hitch. The Brownings are new guns. They do sell Police trade-ins from time to time. But they will list them as such in their adds.

Well chlinstructor I just did it. I ordered a BL-22 grade 2 for my 13yo son from CDNN. I'm still very skeptical due to the price but the guy assured me they were brand new sealed box from Browning,because I asked him if he could pick me one out with some good figure in the wood. He said box is sealed and they can't break the seal. If anybody is looking for a BL-22 they are $150-75 less at CDNN than what I could do locally. Thanks for the intel instructor. You helped make a lil boy very happy come Christmas Day.

Your Welcome! I hope your son enjoys it. Merry Christmas !

I ordered a BL22 FLD Grade 2 upon my retirement back in May. Haven't seen it yet. Last word was that The Supplier said that Browning just isn't shipping them. About to give up. Hope The Boy gets it for Christmas. Good luck on your order.

Sounds to me like your dealer is giving you the run around. CDNN has tons of them in stock in four different versions. You can order direct from them and have it shipped to any FFL Dealer you choose, and recieve it in 3 days or less any where in the lower 48.

Better hurry, though, as the $75 Rebate from Browning expires on Dec 31, 2017

Here ya go: https://www.cdnnsports.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=browning%20bl22

if CDNN is as good as what they show they are a good outfit. they have alot to lose on this deal as they have a model 70 i really want thats wayyyy more than $529. but, imma see how this deal plays out first. within minutes i got an email with my receipt and a few more hrs a tracking number of being shipped. the dude said they are flying off the shelf at these prices though. so, ya better get on the stick so to speak and cancel the order with your lgs and call em asap. and yeah instructor the big incentive was the $75 rebate as with the rebate the browning is about $75 more than a henry.

Thanks. More specific- FLD Grade 2 in Nickel. I'll check it out. The shop told me that if I could find a supplier, they would be happy to receive thru their FFL.

Better pin them down on what they'll happily charge you to receive it. Some retail shops want their profit margin and tax on top of what CDNN charges you. CDNN has a list of preferred dealers that they have an FFL on file for along with their transfer fee (generally $20-$35). It's as simple as selecting the dealer when you check out and it's on the way, although calling the dealer ahead of time to clear it is a good idea.

You son has good taste. The Browning is a sweet little rifle. I have a Henry and after 1000’s rounds it hasn’t jammed yet.

The BL22 is kind of a "tweener" gun. A little big for a real little kid, and a little small for a full grown kid....like me.

Having said that, I've owned 2 and still have one. Great little rifles, accurate and dependable mine have been. The one I still have I bought new and used/abused the crap out of it.

Once I found the Marlin 39a I don't use my Browning much anymore.

Perfect lever gun for a 13yr/old.

well, got the bl-22 grade 2 in from cdnn and it was as advertised. it came with a mighty beautiful classic looking browning high varnish kinda light walnut stock. fit and finish are excellent and i've cycled thru a few rounds but haven't fired it as of yet. i will say if you baby the lever it doesn't wanna push the cartridge up high enough to feed into the chamber. but, if you flick the action with some vigor it works just fine. i hope to fire the rifle and see what kinda accuracy we will get out of my boys new rifle tomorrow. i will post up when i shoot it some.i will say there is something about that preservative grease that browning uses that took me waaaaaaaaay back to my childhood. i could close my eyes and take a whiff and be holding the browning BAR 22 my dad bought me when i was 15yrs old. man i love that smell ha!

Now you're gonna have to get him the SA22 to go along with it......

we will see huntsman. he wants a Remington model 572 pump now. i mighta created a rimfire beast lol! i'd rather spend money on guns vs video games though.

no, no noooo..... Don't let him go there. With the good taste he has shown already, let him fondle a win 61. or if he likes a hammer, a 62-A.....

ha we will see bud. i think my boy has watched a lil too much "the rifleman" tv show lol.

Does he call you Pa?.....

Ha huntsman not quite pa but pops is close. well, we went out back and shot the doggone thing and i have to say i was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy of the BL-22. at 15yds i put 5 into 1 raged hole,when i figure out how to post pics i will of this feat, and at 25yds it shot 5 into 1" and with a scope i'm fairly certain i could significantly shrink those groups to a touch above moa. no malf ftf or fte at all as long as you flick the lever. it has an affinity for cci standard velo 40grain. i had to bottom the rear sight out to get it to shoot poa to poi at 15yds and a touch hi at 25yds. we shot prolly 100 or so rds out of it and my boy and his Pa had a blast. now to scope it or not is the question and see what it really will do? oh i almost forgot my trigger is pretty heavy so if that was 3lb or even 4lb i could really do work with this cowboy shootin' iron.

Let the kid learn to shoot thru irons, don't worry about what the gun will do and let him learn what he can do.

Scopes are easy, too easy. I know too many guys who shoot very well with scoped rifles but really suck shooting iron sights.

Oh I am and HE said he wants to keep it just irons. I can get into the accuracy thing and bypass having fun sometimes. Maybe this rifle will slow me down some on that. Guess when I saw the accuracy potential the rifle had I got excited and wanted to ring it out. I agree with you and enjoy shooting irons,as I haven’t barring handguns,for a long time.

Great post! I still have, and shoot, the BL-22 my dad gave me for Christmas back in 1972. The iron sights are a little harder to see than they used to, but it's still an amazingly accurate rifle. Really having a hard time putting a scope on it, even though that would help me shoot it better. Great rifle!

toss a Fastfire on 'er.......

Now there's a thought!

I was really impressed with all that blued steel on mine. Didn't notice the polymer inner receiver until I got home.

Doesn't seem to matter. It is a lot of fun to shoot.

I got my BL22 when I went from grade school to jr high. I know it’s not a million round though it but it sure seems like it. The bluing is worn off the receiver. I’m 54 now and still squirrel hunting with it. I have never ran a cleaning rod through it. I shoot CB’s and subsonics through it. Every now and then I will fire some Stingers through it to “clean it out”. Still shoots really well.

My dream rifle when I was a kid. Ended up with an SA-22 though. I still have a soft spot for one.

Hmm, Stingers - are they "Cleaning out" the bore, or chamber?!?

Seen jacketed bullets remove lead in a revolver leaded with cast.....but trying to understand what and how a Stinger cleans out a rifle.