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My Daddy's Belgium SA-22
« on: September 15, 2012, 08:28:11 AM »
After my Dad passed 7 years ago, I was given all his firearms. Too many stories, memories to put on this page about them. Anyway, I get out his SA-22 every now an then during squirrel season an give it a go in the woods. He bought it new in 1961. I took it all the apart and deep cleaned the reciever and replaced a few springs in it after he passed. It's a great little shooter and many squirrel were harvested with it.
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Re: My Daddy's Belgium SA-22
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2012, 11:19:17 PM »
Nice rifle!!!! Looks well taken care of.

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Re: My Daddy's Belgium SA-22
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2012, 01:29:15 PM »
The FN SA-22's are great little rifles, fun to shoot and will get the job done.   Brings back fond memories of the 3 of them I've had.   An early top loader, a mid 50's 22 Short Only with a short carbine barrel and a late 60's Grade III 22LR.   Should have kept the top loader, would be pretty rare now days... the 22 Short would be too probably but the Grade III as the easy nicest of the lot so was the last one I finally relaxed my grip on.   Probably worth $2500-$3000 now or more.  Later I thought about getting a Miroku higher grade for a while but never got around to it.  No idea what's current now, but a few years ago the Browning custom shop in Belgium was making higher grades again.  Would rather have one of them than a Miroku, even if lower grade.   For old FN era times sake (the Miroku had a great rep when I checked into them).
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Re: My Daddy's Belgium SA-22
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2012, 06:17:09 PM »
After my Dad passed 7 years ago, I was given all his firearms. Too many stories, memories to put on this page about them. Anyway, I get out his SA-22 every now an then during squirrel season an give it a go in the woods. He bought it new in 1961. I took it all the apart and deep cleaned the reciever and replaced a few springs in it after he passed. It's a great little shooter and many squirrel were harvested with it.


Great memories for sure.  Well done, keeping the old girl running, and hunting.
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Re: My Daddy's Belgium SA-22
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2012, 01:47:40 AM »
I love my browning---bought for my grandson actually----but that will be afew years.
You see--I had no father to pass guns to me---I don't want that to happen to any of mine.
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