New Gun Owner’s Record (Keep this record for future reference) Browning Model Serial Number Gauge Purchase Price Purchased From Date of Purchase Please fill out and mail the Market Survey Card at the back of the booklet. We are proud that you have chosen a Browning. In its manufacture, we have endeavored to incorporate the very finest in materials and craftsmanship, and with just reason able care, this gun should provide you with many years of pleasure and dependable service.
BROWNING B-SS 1 YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIREARMS SAFEIY Please let us remind you that, as a gun owner, you accept a set of responsibilities of the most demanding nature. How seriously you carry out these responsibilities can be the difference between life and death. Mistakes made with guns are final and cannot be paid for with money or regret. PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PROPER HANDLING AND INSTRUCTlON PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THlS BOOKLET BEFORE USING YOUR NEW FIREARM.
2 2. NEVER TRUST YOUR SHOTGUN’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY” DEVICE. The word, “safety,” describes a gun’s trigger block mechanism, sear block mechanism, hammer block mechanism or firing pin block mechanism. These are mechanical devices that place your gun in a SAFER status. No guarantee can be made that the gun will not fire even if the “safety” is in the “on safe” position. Like any mechanical device a safety can sometimes fail; it can be jarred or inadvertently manipulated into an unsafe condition.
BROWNING B-SS 3 3. 4. 5. 6. ALWAYS VISUALLY CHECK YOUR SHOTGUN to be certain that it does not inadver tently contain any ammunition. Keep the safety in the “on safe” position. GLANCE THROUGH EACH BARREL EVERY TIME YOU LOAD for the safety of both your gun and yourself. Mud, snow, and an infinite variety of other objects may inadvertently lodge in a barrel bore. It takes only one small obstruction to ruin (swell or rupture) the finest of shotgun barrels. ALWAYSUNLOADYOURSHOTGUNWHEN NOT IN USE.
4 7. 8. 9. 10. into a 12 gauge chamber. The 20 gauge shell, unfortunately, will not fall completely through the barrel; its rim is caught by the front of a 12 gauge chamber. Your gun will misfire, and under conditions of carelessness made lethal by haste, a 12 gauge shell can be loaded behind the 20. You could not deliberately have created a more serious hazard to your gun and yourself.
BROWNING B-SS 5 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. ALWAYS UNLOAD ANY GUN’S CHAMBER AND MAGAZINE BEFORE CROSSING A FENCE, CLIMBING A TREE, JUMPING A DITCH or negotiating other obstacles. Never lean a loaded gun against a fence, tree, car or other similar object. BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET. Be sure no persons, livestock, buildings or other objects are behind or near your target. Be absolutely sure of your target particularly during low light periods.
6 BROWNING SIDE-BY-SIDE NOMENCLATURE In conventional gun terminology the position and movement of shotgun parts are described as the occur with the shotgun horizontal and in normal firing position; i.e. the muzzle is forward or front the butt stock is rearward or rear; the trigger i downward or underneath; the sight is upward o on top.
BROWNING B-SS 7 a field gun with two separately choked barrels that allow a rapid second shot when needed. The trigger is a single mechanical trigger. BARREL SELECTOR All current BSS models offer you the advantage of barrel selection. The barrel selector button is located in the rear of the trigger guard, convenient and easy to manipulate even while wearing gloves. Both the left and right surfaces of the selector are checkered to assure positive shifting.
8 automatically moves to the “on safe” position. An “S” will appear above the sliding safety lever. Once the safety has been put off safe to fire a shell, it remains off safe until it is manually returned to the “on safe” position or until the breech is again opened. Despite this automatic safety precaution, always be certain that your gun is pointed in a safe direction, and check the safety manually or visually to avoid any chance of accidental discharge.
BROWNING B.SS 9 exposed metal areas carefully, place one or two drops of gun oil at surfaces (A) hinge pin recess of forward barrel lug; (B-C) sides of both barrel lugs; three drops on forearm bracket (one each at D, E, F), (Figure 1). C. To attach the barrels to the action, grasp the stock’s pistol grip with your right hand and anchor the butt stock between your right forearm and right side. With the thumb of your right hand, move the top lever sideways to extreme right (Figure 2). Fig. 1 D.
PARTS LIST SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN Part No. 12 Ga.
PO82702 PO82705 PO82708 PO82709 PO82711 PO82714 PO82702 PO82705 PO82708 PO82709 PO82712 PO82714 Safety Selective Trigger Only Safety Pin Safety Spring, Selective Trigger Only Safety Spring Safety Lever, Selective Trigger Only Safety Lever Spring, Selective Trigger Only PO82713 PO82716 PO82715 PO82716 PO82717 PO82718 PO82726 PO82727 *PO82730 PO82729 * PO82734 PO82738 PO82737 PO82731 PO82742 PO82743 PO82744 PO82746 PO82747 PO82748 PO82749 PO82750 PO82717 PO82719 PO82726 PO82733 * PO82732 PO82735 * PO827
14 fully closing the action. Release the top lever should snap back to its central position. Fig. 2 Now place the butt of the gun’s stock against the upper leg and engage the rear portion of the forearm with the action as in (Figure 3). Pivot the forearm up E. Fig. 3 to the barrel tightly. This will cause the takedown lever latch to engage onto the barrel.
BROWNING B.SS 15 necessary to depress the takedown lever latch. It should be flush with the wood on the underside of the forearm. If the takedown lever latch offers resistance, tap the forearm’s widest part sharply toward the barrel with the heel of your hand. The takedown lever latch should then lock into position. CAUTION-In assembling your Side-By-Side, do not use undue force in closing the action.
16 lugs. Provision is made for the gradual wear of lock ing surfaces by allowing a slight excess of metal This exacting metal allowance keeps the breech o the gun tight for many years.
BROWNING B-SS 17 AUTOMATIC EJECTORS. The ejectors of your Side-By-Side gun are fully automatic That is, fired shells will be thrown completely out of the gun upon opening the action; unfired shells will be conveniently elevated above chamber level so they can be easily lifted out by hand for unloading. DISASSEMBLY A. After having made certain there is no shell in either chamber and with the action closed, anchor the gun’s butt stock against the upper leg and pull the takedown lever latch outward.
18 DO NOT TAKE YOUR GUN APART beyond dis mounting the barrels and forearm from the action This is a specialized, finely fitted mechanism. You may hopelessly mar it, and more complete disassembly of the gun is not required for normal maintenance. CLEANING AND OILING The broad, polished, finely-fitted surfaces at the breech must always have a film of oil. Put one drop on the ejector slides. Put another drop on each side of the barrel receiver walls.
BROWNING B-SS 19 It is VERY IMPORTANT that the chambers of your shotgun be cleaned thoroughly and promptly after shooting plastic shotshells. Cleaning with a good powder solvent, followed by an oiled patch is recommended.
20 SERVICE OR REPAIR If your B-SS should require service or repairs we suggest you first. contact a local authorized Browning Firearms Service Center. Your Browning Sporting Goods dealer can tell you the address of the Service Center nearest you or you may call or write o u r Consumer Information Dept. in Morgan, Utah-(801) 876-27 11. Otherwise you may return your B-SS to our own repair facility for servicing.
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GUN CARE PRODUCTS-Gun oil cleans, lubricates, and protects metal and bluing. It’s designed to function in extreme temperatures. Available in pouring spout or aerosol can, Liquid Gunsmith is a swift penetrating, hard scrubbing bore and metal cleaner that lubricates as it cleans. Comes in aerosol cans. SPORTSMAN’S KNIVES-Knives to dress big game, clean fish, and handle any camp chore. Fixed blade, folding hunters, pocket knives and a fillet knife with a fine cork handle to keep it afloat.
