BL22, Hammer half cock!

[andym79]

Hi guys, I haven't got my licence yet, but will be soon. One of the guys at the range has been kind enough to let me use his BL22 for the last few weeks. Its a real nice gun, he has floated the barrel, put a custom made stock on it and lightened the trigger! The only problem is when I use it for rapid fire often the hammer will stick at half cock!

He made the trigger a little heavier, but still the same problem, I though it was just me but a few guys had a go and it was about 50:50!

Does anyone have unmodified BL22 that do this? How heavy is an unmodified trigger?

On another note how accurate are BL22 out of the box?

PS I haven't had this trouble using a 39A or 9422! But I do like the BL22, and the 9422 is no more and new 39A are rough as guts!

 

[Davek1977]

I have a BL-22, but have never had the issue you describe. The trigger pull has some creep, but don't remember it being overly heavy. As far as accuracy goes....I hit what I'm aiming at when I do my part....been ages since I shot "groups" with it though....it is a "using" gun, not a range toy

 

[forindooruseonly]

Neither of my BL-22s have that issue, though I can't say I rapid fire mine much. Never shot groups with mine either, but they've taken plenty of small game.

I wonder if that is a product of pulling the trigger before you get the action fully into battery. I've never taken either of mine apart, as I never needed to, so I'm not sure how the internals of the Browning work, but if it is only happening in rapid fire....

 

[squarles67]

Never had that issue with my BL22 and my son loves to rapid fire it.

Mine is very accurate (golfballs at 35 to 40 yards are easy)

 

[rcmodel]

he has floated the barrel, put a custom made stock on it and lightened the trigger!

He made the trigger a little heavier, but still the same problem,

That right there is what we like to call a Clue!

I would bet $1000 bucks there was nothing at all wrong with the trigger until he started screwing with something he shouldn't have.

rc

 

[JFrame]

That right there is what we like to call a Clue!

I would bet $1000 bucks there was nothing at all wrong with the trigger until he started screwing with something he shouldn't have.

rc

Agreed...


I have heard that the BL-22 has one of the trickier triggers to tune (prolly because it's integrated into the lever) -- but that on the plus side, the factory trigger pull generally doesn't require any tweaking.


I can't quantify the weight of the trigger pull on my BL-22, but it is crisp and fairly light, and the rifle itself has been a tack-driver for decades -- especially for a gun so light and nimble.


And as others have noted, I have never had it go into half-cock...




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[andym79]

Okay so basically it sounds like he has F****D the trigger and the half cock issue will keep happening. So would be better just getting my self a new BL22!

 

[JFrame]

Okay so basically it sounds like he has F****D the trigger and the half cock issue will keep happening. So would be better just getting my self a new BL22!

Oh -- I didn't realize you were planning on buying his rifle. I guess depending on what he's willing to sell it for, the cost of the smithing to fix the trigger might be worth it (though I tend to doubt that).

...Or perhaps you can find a used one that hasn't been tinkered with...That's what I did...


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[Scatterman123]

BL-22 Triggers

Hi guys, I'm new here, so bear with me. I found this thread today.
I have two BL-22s, one made in 1977, one in 2011 (a Micro Midas, short version). Both are recent acquisitions, for plinking. Triggers were horrible!!! They were crisp, with no creep, but both over 8 lbs. Since I have done trigger work (as an amateur) on numerous arms, mine and others, I decided to attempt this myself. I DO NOT recommend doing your own trigger work on the BL-22 unless you are familiar with the situation. They are a bit complicated to reassemble. I did both of my BL-22 triggers this weekend and now both are about 4.5 lbs. My wife's groups shrank dramatically this afternoon, with the better trigger. Since the triggers were crisp, I did not remove the sear or hammer. I did make THREE alterations (NONE recommended by the factory, of course). Alterations # 1 & 2: I cut one full round off of the EACH of the two very small springs that affect the trigger (both located in the lever). I also took one full round off the trigger spring on mine, worked fine. On my wife's gun, I took off 1.5 rounds off the trigger spring. OOPS - BAD IGNITION. The hammer strike was too light - 25% did not fire on the first hammer strike. REMEDY: I put in a spacer (washer) the width of 1/2 round of the spring under the back of the spring). Perfect - 100% ignition and 4.5 lb. trigger pull. A very little bit goes a long way on this spring. Some gunsmiths will do trigger work on BL-22s, some won't. (Get a firm quote (not estimate) before you spend too much at the gunsmith.) ACCURACY: both are GREAT for small, light lever guns. Neither will shoot with my CZ (hardest trigger job I ever did was the CZ 452!) but are above avg. for .22s - Scatterman123

 

[Picher]

I've done literally hundreds of safe trigger jobs and seen/felt many others that were botched. It's rarely a good idea to weaken the mainspring (hammer spring), but the big problems come when amateurs take too much off a sear, change hammer/sear angles and/or cut through case hardening on trigger parts, so wear soon makes an otherwise okay trigger into a dangerous one.

If someone takes too much off trigger wearing surfaces, it's necessary to re-harden parts with a product like Casenit. (It's a bit tricky the first few tries, so practice on junk parts.) One stroke with a file will tell you if a surface was hardened properly.