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Long Ranger Question

Post by JEBar » Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:05 am

can the lever and bolt of a Long Ranger be removed in the same manner as the lever and bolt in BBS series .. :?: .. the Long Ranger is said to be designed in a manner similar to the Browning BLR where that is not the case
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by Ojaileveraction » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:07 am

It is not made to easily remove the bolt.
The looks I've gotten at the Long Ranger it looks very similar to my Sako Finnwolf. Lots of intermeshing and timed parts and pieces.
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by JEBar » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:14 am

Ojaileveraction wrote:Lots of intermeshing and timed parts and pieces.
that is the same reason I've been given by independent gunsmiths as why they don't like to disassemble a BLR .... they said that should only be done by someone certified by Browning .... unless proven otherwise, I tend to believe the same will be true for a Long Ranger
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by ESquared » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:20 am

The Henry Long Ranger Owner's Manual expressly discourages you from trying to disassemble the whole bolt/lever assembly. In fact, they only recommend basic bore-snaking for cleaning the barrel and just talk about swabbing out the chamber and parts you can see/get to. If you look at the blow-up of the parts diagram, you'll understand why. Happy to take a picture of mine and post it if you'd like...Just let me know.
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by JEBar » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:17 pm

seeing a parts diagram would be most interesting but your confirmation is all I need .... thanks, info appreciated
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by ESquared » Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:31 pm

I'll try to get a decent picture and post it here soon, just so you can appreciate the complexity, but your familiarity with the BLR is probably all you need!
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by Ojaileveraction » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:27 pm

I'd really like to compare the three rifles
Here are links to pet's of the BLR and Finnwolf. Also a Savage 99

Sako VL 63 Finnwolf. In side a Finnwolf.
http://www.sako.fi/sites/default/files/Finnwolf.pdf

Inside a BLR
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... RE-uLB1Vhl_

Inside a Savage 99.
https://www.google.com/search?safe=off& ... rGyNNrmCfM:
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by JEBar » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:51 pm

interesting .... those schematics have a way of making it look much simpler than it actually is
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by Sir Henry » Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:00 pm

JEBar wrote:interesting .... those schematics have a way of making it look much simpler than it actually is
Say that when all the parts are laying on your coffee table. :lol:
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Re: Long Ranger Question

Post by Ojaileveraction » Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:01 pm

JEBar wrote:interesting .... those schematics have a way of making it look much simpler than it actually is
The "exploded view" just before gravity takes everything down and it scatters across the floor.
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