Browning · Rifle
Browning SA-22 Grade I
Blowback (semi-automatic) · .22 Long Rifle · introduced 1914
Also known as Browning 22 Semi-Auto, Browning Semi-Auto 22, FN Browning Model 1914
About the Browning SA-22 Grade I
The Browning SA-22 Grade I is a takedown semi-automatic rifle chambered in .22 Long Rifle, based on a John Moses Browning patent and first produced in 1914. Recognized as the first mass-produced semi-automatic rifle in .22 rimfire, it feeds from a tubular magazine housed in the buttstock, ejects spent cases through the bottom of the receiver, and breaks down into two compact units without tools. Its slim forged-steel receiver, blued finish, and hand-checkered walnut stock have kept it in continuous production for over a century.
The SA-22's underside ejection and tubular magazine made it an icon of shooting galleries and backyard plinking, and its clean lines inspired the licensed Remington Model 24 and Model 241 rifles.
Browning SA-22 Grade I specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Blowback (semi-automatic)
- Firing mechanism
- Internal hammer
- Trigger
- Single action
- Calibres
- .22 Long Rifle
- Magazine capacity
- 10 rounds
- Magazine
- Tubular
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 492 mm (19.4 in)
- Overall length
- 940 mm (37.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.35 kg (5.19 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- 6 grooves, right-hand twist
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- polished blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 330 m/s (1083 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 141 J (104 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 100 m
History
- Introduced
- 1914
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Designer
- John Moses Browning
Features
- Takedown two-piece construction
- Bottom ejection
- Tubular buttstock magazine
- Hand-checkered walnut stock
- Drilled and tapped for scope
Safety
- Cross-bolt safety
Originally manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium (1914-1973); production moved to Miroku in Japan from 1974 onward. Marketed in the United States by the Browning Arms Company.
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