Browning Bar Rifle Owners Manual

To ready the rifle for
loading, first ensure
that the safety is in
the ON SAFE posi-
tion.
Next, hold the rifle in
a natural position
with the barrel safely
pointing at the
ground. Holding the
rifle at the forearm,
pull rearward on the magazine latch with the index finger of the op-
posite hand, allowing the hinged floorplate-magazine unit to swing
downward. The magazine is now ready to be loaded. (See Figure 3.)
If it is desired to load a round into the chamber prior to loading the
magazine, the...

It is both convenient and fast to load the magazine while it is attached
to the floorplate in the open position. However, some may prefer to
load the magazine after detaching it from the floorplate. Both meth-
ods will be described.LOADING THE MAGAZINE WITH MAGAZINE
ATTACHED TO FLOORPLATEAlways be sure the gun is ON SAFE, and the muzzle is pointed in a
safe direction, since there may be occasions when you will want to
load or replenish the magazine while a round is chambered. Hold the
rifle in a safe...

magazine away from
the floorplate while at
the same time bear-
ing against the 
projecting rear of the
floorplate with the 
index finger.
(See Figure 5.)
The rifle may be sup-
ported in its barrel
down position during
this procedure with the opposite hand at the forearm. Once the maga-
zine is detached it may be loaded with cartridges as described earlier.
To re-attach, insert the small tab on the front face of the magazine
into the matching groove in the forward end of the floorplate. Then
snap the rear...

To unload the magazine merely push forward on the base of each
round until it clears the retaining lips. The last step is to close the
floorplate either without the magazine or with an empty magazine in
place.TRIGGERThe trigger mechanism has been adjusted at the factory to provide a
short crisp pull, yet one consistent with safety. The trigger is a single
stage design with the weight of pull holding closely to 4 pounds. It is
recommended that no attempt be made to change the weight of pull
of the...

5 Perform any clean-
ing of the parts
and receiver cavity
as necessary.DO NOT DISASSEMBLE
THE TRIGGER GROUP
BEYOND THIS POINT.TRIGGER
GROUP
REASSEMBLY1 Before reinstalling
the trigger group,
make sure that the
breech bolt is fully
forward and en-
gaged in the locked
position.2. Visually check the
safety on the trigger
guard to make cer-
tain it is still in the
ON SAFE position.3 Insert the trigger
group back into
the receiver, lining
up the holes in the
trigger assembly
with the holes on
each side of the...

CLEANING SUGGESTIONSThe correct procedure for cleaning your rifle is as follows:
1
BE CERTAIN THE RIFLE IS UNLOADED AND THE SAFETY IS IN THE ON
SAFE POSITION.
Again, to unload your rifle, eject any live round in the
chamber by pulling the operating handle to the rear. Unload the mag-
azine by pushing forward on the base of each round until it clears the
retaining lips.
2
PULL THE BOLT FULLY REARWARD WITH THE OPERATING HANDLE.
It
will be held in this open position if the magazine is installed. If the...

Any dried oil in these areas and on the magazine follower should be
removed. Follow this cleaning by applying a very light film of oil on
the affected parts. Do not pour large quantities of oil into the action.
An excess of oil will run into the wood and cause it to soften or warp.
7WIPE ALL EXPOSED METAL SURFACES WITH AN OILED CLOTH, MAKING
SURE TO WIPE GUN CLEAN OF ALL FINGER MARKS.
Finger marks
should be removed because they provide a place where moisture can
accumulate. Ordinary good judgment will,...

thereby extracting and ejecting any live round in the chamber. Re-
move all rounds from the magazine and remove it from the floor-
plate. Always visually inspect the chamber to make sure there are no
rounds present. (See page 12 for instructions on removing and
unloading the magazine.)
2 Remove forearm: Loosen and remove the forearm swivel eyelet with a
small wrench by turning in a counterclockwise direction. Care should
be taken to prevent scratching the forearm. Grasp the forward end of
the forearm and...

action bar by first
releasing the bolt
release lever spring
from the bolt release
lever and removing
the spring from the
receiver. (See Figure10.) Remove the boltrelease lever pin and
pull the bolt release
lever forward and
out of the receiver.
(See Figure 11.) You
can then pull the
forward end of the
action bar away
from the inertia
piece and lower and
pull the action bar
out of the receiver.
4 Remove gas cylinder
screw cap from the
forward end of the
gas cylinder: Turn
in a counter-clock-
wise...

NOTE: An extremely dirty gas cylinder and gas piston may require
forcefully moving the gas piston forward with a hammer and soft
drive punch. Extreme care must be used to avoid scoring parts. If the
gas piston will not move with moderate force, place a couple of drops
of nitro-solvent around the gas piston, wait about 15 minutes, and
then try to push the piston out with the drive punch. If the piston
still will not move, apply more nitro-solvent on the piston and allow
it to set overnight before...