® BLR RIFLE OWNER’S MANUAL
Important operating instructions for: BROWNING BLR® LEVER-ACTION RIFLE If you have any questions or comments regarding your new firearm, please contact us. Browning Consumer Information One Browning Place Morgan, UT 84050 Phone: (801) 876-2711 Please use the space below to record information about your new firearm.
C O N T E N T S P A G E State Warning............................................................................................2 WARNING: You are Responsible for Firearms Safety............................2 General Description and Operation......................................................10 Nomenclature..........................................................................................10 Serial Number.........................................................................................
S TAT E WA R N I N G According to state law, California requires that firearm manufacturers, distributors and retailers include conspicuous, specific warnings with firearms sold in that state. Firearms must be handled responsibly and securely stored to prevent access by children and other unauthorized users. California has strict laws pertaining to firearms, and you may be fined or imprisoned if you fail to comply with them. Visit the Web site of the California Attorney General at https://oag.ca.
Please read and understand all of the cautions, warnings, notices, proper handling procedures and instructions outlined in this owner’s manual before using your new firearm. 1 ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR FIREARM POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE CERTAIN IT IS UNLOADED. Never point any firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot. Be extremely alert and aware of all persons and property within the range of your ammunition.
3 WHENEVER YOU HANDLE ANY FIREARM, OR HAND IT TO SOMEONE, ALWAYS OPEN THE ACTION IMMEDIATELY AND VISUALLY CHECK THE FIREARM’S CHAMBER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE FIREARM IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED. Make certain the firearm does not inadvertently contain any ammunition. Remember, merely removing the magazine does not mean the chamber is unloaded. Always keep the chamber empty and the “safety” in the on safe position unless shooting is imminent. 4 ALWAYS WEAR EAR AND EYE PROTECTION WHEN SHOOTING.
HUNTING FROM ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS TREESTANDS IS DANGEROUS. Doing so may increase the risk of mishandling a firearm. The following rules should always be observed by you and those you hunt with. Always make certain that the stand being used is safe and stable. Always make certain that your firearm is unloaded when it is being taken up and down from the stand. Always make certain that your firearm is not dropped from the stand, or dropped while it is being taken up or down from the stand.
10 BE ALERT TO THE SIGNS OF AMMUNITION MALFUNCTION. IF YOU DETECT AN OFF SOUND OR LIGHT RECOIL WHEN A CARTRIDGE IS FIRED, DO NOT LOAD ANOTHER CARTRIDGE INTO THE CHAMBER. If your firearm fails to fire, keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction for a minimum of 30 seconds. Rotate the ejection area of the firearm away from you, carefully open the action and remove the cartridge from the chamber. If the primer is indented, the defective cartridge should be disposed of in a way that cannot cause harm.
assume no liability for incidents which occur through the use of cartridges of nonstandard dimensions or which develop pressures in excess of commercially available ammunition which has been loaded in accordance with standards established by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI).
20 BE CERTAIN YOUR FIREARM IS UNLOADED BEFORE CLEANING. Because so many firearm accidents occur when a firearm is being cleaned, special and extreme care should be taken to be sure your firearm is unloaded before disassembly, cleaning and reassembly. Keep ammunition away from the cleaning location. Never test the mechanical function of any firearm with live ammunition. 21 TEACH AND SUPERVISE FIREARMS SAFETY TO ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND NON-SHOOTERS.
25 DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ALTER THE TRIGGER, “SAFETY” OR OTHER PARTS OF THE FIRING MECHANISM OF THIS OR ANY OTHER FIREARM EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL. We reserve the right to refuse service on firearms that have been altered, added to or substantially changed. Removal of metal from the barrel, or modifications of the firing mechanism and/or operating parts may lead to a refusal of service on such firearms.
FIGURE 1 Buttstock Folding Hammer Bolt Rear Sight Barrel Forearm Receiver Recoil Pad Finger Lever Trigger Front Sight Muzzle Magazine Release Button G E N E R A L D E S C R I P T I O N A N D O P E R AT I O N The Browning BLR is a lever-action rifle that utilizes a robust rack and pinion mechanism and multiple-lug breech bolt with rotating head and recessed bolt face. Cartridges are fed from a detachable box magazine.
SERIAL NUMBER The serial number of your rifle can be found toward the rear, on the right side of the receiver. Record this number for future reference. INITIAL CLEANING PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE CLEANING YOUR FIREARM. C L E A N I N G PA RT S W I T H S P E C I A L F I N I S H E S Be especially careful when cleaning guns with camouflage, Dura-Touch® Armor Coating and other special finishes.
O P E R AT I O N O F THE “SAFETY” Like many lever-action rifles with exposed hammers, the BLR does not have a separate manual safety. However, the BLR has a folding hammer feature which provides an added measure of safety when the hammer is at half-cock. The exposed hammer itself can be an excellent indicator of the safety status of the rifle. FIGURE 2 The full-cock position.
HALF-COCK POSITION FIGURE 3 ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND THE HAMMER IN THE FOLDED POSITION AND YOUR FINGERS OFF THE TRIGGER, EVEN IF YOU ARE CERTAIN THE RIFLE IS UNLOADED. CHAMBER A CARTRIDGE ONLY WHEN The half-cock position. SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. WHEN YOU PLACE A CARTRIDGE IN THE CHAMBER, IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE HAMMER IN THE HALF-COCK POSITION AND FOLDED FORWARD.
F O L D E D F O RWA R D HAMMER POSITION FIGURE 4 THE FOLDED FORWARD HAMMER POSITION IS MERELY AN AID TO SAFE HANDLING OF YOUR RIFLE. IT IS DESIGNED TO PUT YOUR RIFLE IN A SAFER STATUS. HOWEVER, LIKE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE, IT CAN SOMETIMES BE JARRED OR The folded forward position. UNINTENTIONALLY MANIPULATED INTO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. ALWAYS HANDLE YOUR RIFLE AS THOUGH IT WERE LOADED AND KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
FIGURE 5 The hammer would continue past the half-cock position to the dropped or fired position and the gun could discharge. LOWERING THE HAMMER ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Lowering the hammer.
FIGURE 6 The folding hammer rotates forward for additional safety. FIGURE 7 The dropped or fired position. pin (Figure 6). This fold-down feature puts the hammer in a safer position, but this position should not be considered a safety. DROPPED OR FIRED POSITION This is the position of the hammer after a cartridge is fired. However, it is not a recommended carrying position (Figure 7).
DO NOT USE AMMUNITION OTHER THAN WHAT IS INSCRIBED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BARREL. EXAMINE EVERY CARTRIDGE YOU PUT IN YOUR RIFLE. FAILURE TO USE THE CORRECT AMMUNITION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO YOURSELF OR OTHERS. Carefully select your ammunition. Because your BLR uses a box style magazine and not a tubular magazine, pointed Spitzer-style bullets can be used. The BLR is available in many different calibers. It is important to use the correct ammunition for your particular rifle.
2 Load cartridges by pressing them straight downward in the magazine until they are retained by the rim of the magazine. FIGURE 8 LOADING THE CHAMBER 1 Inspect the chamber to be sure that the chamber is empty. Close the bolt by swinging the finger lever completely upward. Press down on the magazine release. 2 Lower the hammer to the half-cock position and fold the hammer forward. 3 Insert a loaded magazine into the rifle until it is retained.
1 With a cartridge in the chamber, you need only to thumb the hammer rearward to its full-cock position to make the rifle ready for firing. Cycling the lever to place a cartridge in the chamber will also leave the hammer in the full-cock (ready-to-fire) position. 2 Take aim and squeeze the trigger to fire the rifle. 3 After each shot, you may lower the finger lever to open the bolt, extract and eject the empty cartridge case.
4 Cartridges in the magazine may be removed by sliding them forward and out of the magazine with the thumb. TRIGGER The trigger mechanism has been adjusted at the factory to provide a short, crisp pull. It is recommended that no attempt be made to change these adjustments by anyone other than a qualified gunsmith at a local Browning Recommended Firearms Service Center or by our Service Facility in Arnold, Missouri.
until the rear sight has been raised the needed amount (Figure 10). To lower the point of impact, turn the screw counterclockwise. FIGURE 10 MOUNTING A SCOPE BEFORE MOUNTING A SCOPE, MAKE SURE YOUR RIFLE IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED. REMOVE THE Rear sight elevation adjustment. MAGAZINE, CHECK THE ACTION AND CHAMBER FOR CARTRIDGES. KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
3 Clean all oil, grease and dirt from the receiver or barrel and from the scope base parts. 4 If mounting the scope to the receiver remove the filler screws from the top of the receiver using a small, thin-bladed, gunsmithing-type screwdriver. If mounting the scope to the barrel remove the rear sight using a small, thin-bladed gunsmithing-type screwdriver to remove the rear sight screws. 5 Position the bases on the receiver or on the barrel.
FIGURE 11 FIGURE 12 Hold the rifle securely and pull the takedown lever down. Hold securely and separate the halves of the rifle. TA K E D O W N 1 Open the action by swinging the finger lever completely downward. 2 Remove the magazine. 3 Locate the takedown lever on the bottom of the rifle at the rear of the forearm. 4 To prevent losing control of half of the rifle, brace the buttstock against your thigh, and hold the forearm of the rifle securely with one hand.
5 Press the takedown lever upward and into the recess in the forearm. ALWAYS BE CERTAIN THE TAKEDOWN LEVER IS IN THE CLOSED POSITION BEFORE FIRING THE RIFLE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MUZZLE BRAKES AND SUPPRESSORS THE ADDITION OF A RECOIL REDUCING MUZZLE BRAKE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES NOISE AND MUZZLE BLAST.
MANUAL INCLUDED WITH THE DEVICE, AND PRECISELY FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SUPPRESSOR OR MUZZLE BRAKE MANUFACTURER. DURING INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL, ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE FIREARM IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED, WITH THE MAGAZINE REMOVED AND THE ACTION IN THE OPEN POSITION. PERIODICALLY CHECK THE MUZZLE BRAKE OR SUPPRESSOR TO ASSURE THAT IT IS TIGHT AND FIRMLY SEATED.
finishes from any contact with chemicals used. Also, avoid any contact between external finishes and other strong chemicals like those found in DEET-containing insect repellents, sunscreens, etc. Damage to camouflage, Dura-Touch and other finishes caused by chemicals is irreversible and not repairable. BEFORE PERFORMING CLEANING PROCEDURES, MAKE SURE THE RIFLE IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED. PLACE THE HAMMER IN THE FOLDED FORWARD POSITION. ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
DO NOT PLACE LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL INTO THE ACTION. A LARGE EXCESS OF OIL WILL RUN BACK INTO THE WOOD OF THE STOCK AND CAUSE SOFTENING OF THE WOOD, WITH CONSEQUENTIAL LOOSENING OF THE STOCK. 1 Be certain the chamber and magazine are completely unloaded, the lever is down, and the ejection port is open. Again, to unload your rifle, eject any live cartridge in the chamber by operating the lever downward.
Browning offers a complete line of products to make cleaning the bore of your firearm fast and easy. Be sure to follow all instructions when using any product to clean your firearm. 4 To maintain the utmost accuracy of your rifle it is recommended you clean the bore with a copper solvent. Modern bullet jackets are made mainly of copper and zinc. Residues from copper and zinc stick to the barrel and require more frequent cleaning.
CLEANING THE MAGAZINE WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN CLEANING THE MAGAZINE TO PREVENT SOLVENTS OR OTHER AGENTS FROM CONTACTING YOUR EYES, RESULTING IN INJURY. Frequently inspect magazines to determine the need for cleaning as lubricant and dirt will gradually collect in the mechanism. Normally, the magazine should be cleaned after firing 500 to 1000 cartridges. 1 Remove the magazine from the rifle as explained previously.
MAINTENANCE OF OIL-FINISH STOCKS Keeping the oil-finished wood surface on your firearm looking its best requires only a small amount of maintenance. When the surface becomes spotted or dull, the affected area(s) can be treated using rubbing alcohol on a soft, lint free cloth and allowed to dry.
SERVICE OR REPAIR If your firearm should require service or repairs, we suggest you first contact a local recommended Browning Firearms Service Center. To locate a service center visit browning.com, contact our Customer Service Department or your Browning firearms dealer for the address of the Service Center nearest you. Otherwise, you may send your firearm directly to our Service Department in Arnold, Missouri.
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