Browning Nomad .22 question

[DMA...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu]

Hi! I have a Browning .22 pistol which I would like to break down for

cleaning. I can't figure out how (or if) the slide comes off, since it
looks NOTHING like my Glock :). It shoots very nicely, but I'd like to
get it cleaned up before I use it much. Thanks!

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Deborah A. Marsh, CNE <deb...@wvuohsr.hsc.wvu.edu>
Network Administrator (304)293-1079
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[eli...@vt.edu]

In article <94305.121...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu> DMA...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu writes:
#Hi! I have a Browning .22 pistol which I would like to break down for

#cleaning. I can't figure out how (or if) the slide comes off, since it
#looks NOTHING like my Glock :). It shoots very nicely, but I'd like to
#get it cleaned up before I use it much. Thanks!

If it's a Nomad, there is a big screw underneath the barrel where it mounts in
the frame. With an appropriate size of screwdriver, remove this, and the
slide will come off frontwards after you lift the barrel and sight assembly
from the receiver.

The Nomad is a real jewel--don't use the wrong screwdriver, to avoid marring
it. Use one that fills the screw slot completely and anchors solidly in the
bottom. Buy a new one if necessary to do this job.

The Elitist

[Henry E Schaffer]

In article <94305.121...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu> DMA...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu writes:

#Hi! I have a Browning .22 pistol which I would like to break down for
#cleaning. ...

The Gun Digest Book of
FIREARMS ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY
Part I: Automatic Pistols
Revised Edition
J. B. Wood
DBI Books 1990

is the place to look for information like this. It turns out that the
Nomad is an older version of the Buck Mark, and there is a 10 page
section on field and detail stripping for this line of pistols.

--henry schaffer

[Mond...@crdnns.crd.ge.com]

In article <94305.121...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>, DMA...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu says:
#
#
#Hi! I have a Browning .22 pistol which I would like to break down for
#
#cleaning. I can't figure out how (or if) the slide comes off, since it
#looks NOTHING like my Glock :). It shoots very nicely, but I'd like to
#get it cleaned up before I use it much. Thanks!
#
#******************************
#Deborah A. Marsh, CNE <deb...@wvuohsr.hsc.wvu.edu>
#Network Administrator (304)293-1079
#WVU RCB Health Sciences Ctr.
#PO Box 9145
#Morgantown, WV 26506-9145
#******************************

Here is the procedure.

Remove Magazine, make sure gun is unloaded!

Under the barrel on the front portion of the frame is a screw that you can
loosen with a penny (3 or 4 turns should be sufficient). Put the safety in
the down position and pull back the slide. As you hold the slide back you
can remove the barrel by pulling up and back. Caution, there is a small
notched cylinder that fits in a hole under the barrel. It is used to help guide/hold
the barrel in position. Take care not to lose this piece as you remove the barrel
and take note of how the notches are positioned. With the barrel removed the
slide can be slid off of the rails and the recoil spring and guide rod removed.
It is really simpler than it sounds. To reassemble just reverse the procedure.

Except for the lack of a slide stop, the Nomad is a great gun.

Good Luck,

Frank Mondello
I can't wait for Nov. 8
Get your assault votes ready!