I purchased a Grade II for my 8 year old's birthday as his 2nd gun. I explained "this way more than a normal birthday present, as a matter of fact, this is not yours...you are only safekeeping it for a while until you give it to your grandchild 60 years from now."
Nice to see the period correct bushnell on top. Those were actually decent on a .22 with their integral rail. I still have a couple,but now most of my .22's wear full size optics.
I don't use a scope on my .22 LRs because it looks cool, I do it because I'm an old man and my eyes can no longer focus on the rear sight, front sight and target at the same time. I have a '72 model of this gun with a Tasco low profile 4X scope on it that actually has a rectangular, wide angle view, which is pretty cool. It sits low and isn't very long. I think it is parallax corrected at about 50 yards, instead of the usual 100 yards. I suggest that shooters mount airgun scopes to their .22 LR guns because they can be parallax corrected and focused down to as little as 10 yards with the right scope. I like your scope. I don't think I've ever seen one.
Just bought a brand new bl22 and was searching online for a Bushnell scope to go with it, told my old man about it and he said, look no further I have one hidden away and near perfect condition! Cheering haha
Got mine today. Was at my gun dealer to buy ammo. I just casually asked him if by any chance he got a used 22 lever rifle. He walked to the back and returned with a BL-22 in excellent condition. The price was a steal so it was a quick decision.
That is definitely a feature that stands out when shooting.....incredibly fast action. Plus, the trigger traveling with the lever makes it even faster and smoother.
Yeah, I agree. Check it out way back I did a Grade 2 video.....it was at the beginning of my RU-vid experience so cut me some slack but it was a vary popular video.....lots of views back then.
Great review! I just ordered one yesterday. I’m 55 and I just got into guns only a couple months ago! This will be my 5th gun already, but my first rifle. Can’t wait ‘till it arrives!
I have a 1980 model and love the Dang thing. I have never had a problem with it. It is a very accurate rifle. I don't believe you can get a better one. The Winchester 94/22 is great to but I don't think better.
Michael Carter I’ve got both of them and I think the BL22 is more finely made, in my humble opinion the 9422 is just a wee bit prettier. One thing for sure,they’re both fun.
I inherited a grade II from the era, and they used french walnut which is very dark reddish - absolutely gorgeous. I have a Micro Midas and I did notice the only changes in construction were: 1) older ones just say "Made in Japan", modern ones say "Miroku Japan", 2) The font of the serial number has changed, maybe going from older stamped to modern laser engraved style perhaps, and 3) the plastic of the butt plate is now glossy and I think is formed differently. Other than that, I can't find any other differences from old to new. They still make them like they used too...
Rockwood Joe Yes, Miroku is a quality manufacturer. I have a video from a few years ago on s grade 2 that has that dark wood you mention, it is awesome looking. Thanks for watching!
At 9:28, you recommend the half-cocked position when carrying the rifle loaded. The BL-22 manual states the following (sorry for the capitalization, it’s a copy and paste job): THE HALF-COCK HAMMER POSITION IS NOT A RECOMMENDED HAMMER POSITION WHEN CARRYING, HANDLING OR STORING YOUR RIFLE. ALWAYS KEEP THE HAMMER IN THE DROPPED POSITION UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT.
Yes, it does say that the half cock position exists strictly to prevent the hammer from falling if your thumb slips off when trying to fully cock the hammer. If you were carrying the rifle with a round in the chamber and the hammer fully dropped, what would happen if you dropped the rifle and it landed on its (very exposed) hammer? BANG! If we were walking through the woods you wouldn’t be carrying it like that near me. Notice that nowhere does it specifically say in Brownings literature to carry with the hammer down AND a round in the chamber. Maybe Browning fears the hammer can fall from the half cock position if there is an internal failure and fire the rifle. I didn’t engineer the thing and that might be a valid concern. Here’s a good compromise that solves both problems. Carry with the hammer wherever you want with no round in the chamber and cycle before shooting. It’s not a self-defense weapon or anything, so keep it super safe. Agreed?
@@MilsurpGarage yes agreed, thanks for replying. I gave your video a thumbs up before I made the comment anyway, I just wanted to bring the issue to your attention that's all. Keep up the good work.
I agree, the BL22 does have beautiful lines. The scopes on all my .22’s move around all the time and my BL22 Grade II gets a scope every once in a while because of its supreme accuracy.
I just picked up one of these in beautiful condition, I can't find a serial number. I can clearly see yours on the side of the reciever mine has a number under the receiver that starts off with 47B5xxxx, is this the 69-75 model or?
Greg did you ever figure your serial number out? I have the exact scenario. Just picked up one of these in great condition and mine has an 8 digit serial number under the receiver similar to how you explained. 71B4xxxx
The Workshop Mechanic Channel I just went there and you are right. They have some discontinued bl 22 models but are producing others. Cabelas told me they are discontinued. I’m glad they are still available.
