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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

INSTRUCTlON

THlS

BOOKLET BEFORE USING YOUR NEW

FIREARM.

There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling of any firearm. At all times handle this shotgun with

intense respect for its force and power.

Please read and practice the following cautions:

CAUTION

THE PROPER HANDLING AND

PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN

ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR SHOTGUN POINTED IN A SAFE TION even though you are certain the shot-

gun is unloaded. Never point your shotgun at anything you do not intend to shoot. Be extremely alert and aware of all persons and property within the range of your ammunition.

DIREC-

NEVER TRUST YOUR SHOTGUN’S ME- CHANICAL

“safety,” 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. Mechanical “safeties” merely aid safe gun

handling and are no excuse for pointing your

shotgun’s muzzle in an unsafe direction. While it is a good idea to “test” your shot-

gun’s mechanical

proper function, NEVER test it while your

shotgun is loaded or pointed in an unsafe

direction.

Safe gun handling does not stop with your

gun’s mechanical “safety” device. It starts

there. Always treat this shotgun with the

spect

due a loaded,

“SAFETY”

describes a gun’s trigger block

DEVICE. The

“safety” periodically for

ready-to-fire

word,

firearm.

re-

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ALWAYS VISUALLY CHECK YOUR SHOT-

GUN to be certain that it does not

tently

contain any ammunition. Keep the

safety in the “on safe” position.

GLANCE THROUGH EACH BARREL EVERY

TIME YOU LOAD

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.

ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR SHOTGUN WHEN

NOT IN USE. As a safety precaution it is

preferable to disassemble your gun for stor-

age. Store your gun and ammunition rately-beyond the reach of children.

DO NOT PUT A 20 GAUGE SHELL IN A

12 GAUGE GUN. We strongly recommend

that all shells of different gauges be stored in

completely separate and well-marked con-

tainers. NEVER store shells of mixed gauges

in a common container or in your pockets.

EXAMINE EVERY SHELL YOU PUT IN YOUR

or rupture a barrel is to drop a 20 gauge shell

GUN!

for the safety of both your

The most certain way to bulge

B-SS

inadver

sepa-

into a shell, unfortunately, will not fall through the barrel; its rim is caught by front of a 12 gauge chamber. Your gun

misfire, and under conditions of

made lethal by haste, a 12 gauge shell be loaded behind the 20. You could not erately have created a more serious to your gun and yourself.

DO NOT SNAP THE HAMMER ON A

EMPTY CHAMBER-THE CHAMBER MAY NOT BE EMPTY! Treat every gun with

respect due a loaded gun-even though are certain the gun is unloaded.

KEEP YOUR FINGER AWAY FROM THE

TRIGGER while unloading. BE SURE OF YOUR BACKSTOP. Know

range of your shotshells and be certain is no chance of damage or accident. Never

shoot at water or hard objects. Handle your shotgun, at all times with deep respect alert consideration to all within its range.

DO NOT CARRY YOUR SHOTGUN

10.

A ROUND IN THE CHAMBER. We

mend you do not chamber a round until immediately before it is to be fired.

gauge chamber. The 20

gauge

completely

the

will

carelessness

can

delib-

hazard

the

you

the

there

and

WITH

recom-

ALWAYS UNLOAD ANY GUN’S CHAMBER

11.

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

12.

persons, livestock, buildings or other objects are behind or near your target. Be absolutely

sure of your target particularly during low light periods.

FOR EYE AND EAR PROTECTION we recom-

13.

mend that you always wear shooting glasses and hearing protection when shooting.

BE DEFENSIVE. BE ON GUARD AGAINST

14.

UNSAFE GUN HANDLING around you and

others. Don’t be timid when it comes to gun safety. If you observe other shooters violating

the above safety precautions, politely suggest

safer handling practices.

EDUCATE AND

15.

safety to all members of your family, especially to children and non-shooters. Closely supervise newcomers to the shooting sports.

Encourage enrollment in hunting-shooting safety courses.

SUPERVISE.Stress

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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 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.

AMMUNITION

The current production Side-by-Side 12 Gauge Model is chambered to accept all standard factory 12 2 3/4"

2 3/4"

Magnum and 3” Magnum shotshells

Current production 20 Gauge Models also

2 3/4" 2 3/4"

Magnum and 3” Magnum shotshells.

GENERAL OPERATION

This shotgun is a two-barreled shotgun with the bar-

rels

aligned side by side. It is designed primarily as

normal

gauge

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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. To fire the more openly choked, right barrel first, shift the barrel selector to the right; to fire the tighter choked left barrel first, shift the selector to the left.

Highly skilled techniques of hand-fitting and polishing have been used to accomplish the hairline fitting of metal parts on this tions are necessary to prevent looseness, even after

long use. You may consider your new gun to be

slightly stiff. This close fitting, however, assures you

of long lasting dependability.

gun. These painstaking opera-

AUTOMATIC

The Browning Side-by-Side is equipped with an automatic safety. Whenever the breech is opened, to insert a shell or for any other reason, the safety

SAFETY

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

ally to avoid any chance of accidental discharge.

ALWAYS KEEP YOUR SAFETY IN THE “ON SAFE’ POSITION FIRE THE SHOTGUN.

UNLESS YOU INTEND TO IMMEDIATELY

ASSEMBLY

A. BEFORE USING, clean anti-rust compound from

all metal parts, paying close attention to the barrel

interior and the breech area. The various exposed

metal parts of your new Browning Side-By-Side gun

are coated with a rust preventative compound for

protection. Browning Gun Oil is especially suited to

remove this compound and give your new gun its

first lubrication; however, any quality gun oil may

be used.

B. PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY, always make certain there is no shell in the chamber. After cleaning

visu-

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exposed metal areas carefully, place one or two drops of gun oil at surfaces (A) hinge pin recess of forward barrel lug; three drops on forearm bracket (one each at D, 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).

(B-C)

sides of both barrel lugs;

Fig. 1

D. Grasping the barrels in the left hand, engage the

barrel lug’s circular hinge pin recess (A) with the

action’s hinge pin on the barrel to keep the hinge pin aligned in the

barrel lug’s circular recess rotate the barrels upward,

(G)

(Figure 2). Keeping pressure

PARTS

LIST

SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN

Part No.

12 Ga.

PO82510

PO82514 PO82514 *PO82520 *

PO8252 1

PO82525* PO82527

PO82526

PO82529

PO82528

PO82532 PO82523

PO82531

PO82536 PO82536

PO82540* PO82542

PO82544 PO82544

PO82548 PO82548

PO82552* PO82554

PO82556* PO82558

PO82560 PO82562 *

PO82564* PO82566

PO82568* PO82570

PO82572 PO82572

PO82576 PO82576

PO82580 PO82580

PO82584 PO82584 *

PO82588* PO82590

PO82592* PO82594

PO82595 PO82597

PO82599

PO82604* PO82605

PO82608 PO82608

PO826 12* PO826 12

PO8261 5

PO826

*PO82622

PO82628 PO82626

PO82634

PO82642* PO82644

PO82646 PO82648

PO82650* PO82652

PO8265 1

PO82647 PO82649

PO82655 PO82655

PO82656 PO82656

PO82657

PO82658 PO82658

PO82659

PO82660 PO82660

PO82662

PO82665

PO82670* PO82672

PO82674 PO02678 PO02680

PO8270 1* PO8270 1

Part No. 20

Ga.

PO8251 2

*PO82522

PO82530

PO82601

PO826 15

PO8261

PO82624

PO82636

PO82653

PO82657

PO82659

PO82663 PO82667

PO82674

Description

Butt Plate Butt Plate Screw Cocking

Lever (Right)

Cocking

Lever

(Right),

Trigger

Only Cocking Lever (Left) Cocking

Lever (Left),

Trigger

Only

Cocking

Lever Screw

Cocking

Lever Screw,

Trigger

Only

Cocking Lever Screw Lock Screw Cocking

Lever Screw Lock Screw, Selective Trigger Cocking

Lever Connector Connector Connector Ejector (Right) Ejector (Left) Ejector

Ejector Hammer (Right) Ejector Hammer (Left) Ejector

Ejector

Ejector Ejector Hammer Ejector

Ejector

Ejector Ejector

Firing Pin Firing Pin Bushing

Firing Pin Spring Forearm, Standard Models Forearm Sporter Forearm Bracket Hammer Hammer lnertia

Inertia

Inertia Block lnertia Inertia Block Pivot Retainer, Selective

Trigger Only

Inertia Block Pivot Holder Pin, Selective

Trigger Only

Inertia Block Spring Inertia Block Stop, Selective Trigger Only Inertia Block Stop Spring, Selective

Trigger Only Joint Pin Joint Pin Retaining Screw

Locking Bolt Mainspring Mainspring Guide Safety

Pin Spring

Stop Screw

Hammer Hammer Hammer

Hammer Sear (Right) Hammer Sear (Left) Hammer Sear Hammer Sear Trip Trip Screw

Pin Block Block,

Block

Selective

Only

Spring

Housing

Housing Pin

Spring

Guide

pin Spring

Selective Trigger

Pin, Selective

Pivot Selective

Trigger Only

Only

Trigger Only

PO82702 PO82705 PO82705 PO82708 PO82709 PO82709 PO82711 PO82712 PO82714

PO82713 PO82716

PO82717 PO82718 PO82726 PO82727

*PO82730

PO82729

PO82734* PO82736

PO82738 PO82737 PO82731 PO82741 PO82742 PO82743 PO82744 PO82746 PO82747 PO82748 PO82749 PO82749

PO82750 PO82750

PO82751

PO82752* PO82754

PO82758 PO82756 PO82766

PO82768 PO82772 PO82775

PO82780

PO82787 PO82790 PO82794

PO82800*

PO82806

PO82808

PO82813

PO82815

PO82817

PO82820

PO82828

PO82832 PO82837

PO82840* PO82842

* PO82844

PO82847

PO82849

PO8285 1 PO82852 PO82852 PO82854

PO82860

* PO82864

PO82867 PO82868 PO82872

PO82876

PO82879

*Indicates

qualified gunsmith.

PO82702

PO82708

PO82714

PO82715 PO82716

PO82717

PO82719 PO82726 PO82733

PO82732

PO82735 PO82739

PO82740

PO82742 PO82743 PO82745 PO82746 PO82747 PO82748

PO8275 1

PO82766 PO82768 PO82772 PO82775

PO82780

PO82787 PO82790 PO82794 PO82800 PO82810 PO82812 PO82814

PO82815

PO82822

PO82828 PO82832 PO82837

PO82844

PO82847

PO82849 PO8285 1

PO82854

* PO82860 *

PO82866

PO82874 PO82876 PO82879

part should be fitted by our shop or a

Safety Selective Trigger Safety Pin Safety Spring, Selective Trigger Only Safety Spring Safety Lever, Selective Trigger Only Safety Lever Spring, Selective Trigger Only

Safety Lever Safety Lever Spring Screw, Selective Trigger Only Safety Lever Spring Washer Safety Lever Safety Push Rod Sear Right, Selective Trigger Only Sear Right Sear Left, Selective Trigger Only sear Left Sear Pin Sear Lever, Selective Trigger Only Sear Sear Spring Selector, Selective Trigger Sight Bead Front Sear Spring Plunger Selector Button. Selective Trigger Only Selector Button Pin, Selective Trigger Only Selector Plunger, Selective Trigger Only

Selector Plunger Spring, Selective Trigger Only Selector Plunger Spring Stop Pin. Trigger Only Stock Stock Snap Link Selective Trigger Only Stock Bolt Stock Bolt Washer Stock Bolt Lock Washer Take Down Lever Take Down Lever Pin Take Take Down Lever Spring Screw Take Down Lever Bracket Take Down Lever Bracket Screw (Rear) Take Down Lever Bracket Screw

Tang Screw. Selective Trigger Only Tang Screw Tang Screw Lock Trigger Only Top Lever

Top Lever Screw Top Lever Spring Top Lever Spring Screw Top Lever Dog Shaft

Trigger Trigger Gold Plated, Trigger Pin Trigger Trigger Guard Trigger Guard Sporter Trigger Guard Screw Trigger Plate Trigger Trigger

Trigger Spring, Selective Trigger Only

Trigger Spring Pin, Selective Trigger Only

Screw

Lever

Pin,

Selective Trigger Only

Sporter

Down Lever Spring

Guard,

Selective Trigger Only

Plate

Selective

Plate Screw

Only

Pin,

Selective

Trigger Only

Only

Trigger Only

Selective

(Front)

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 upper leg and engage the rear portion of the with the action as in (Figure 3). Pivot the forearm

forearm

the

Fig. 3

to the barrel tightly. This will cause the takedown lever latch to engage onto the barrel. It may be

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necessary to depress the should be flush with the wood on the underside of

the forearm. If the

ance, tap the forearm’s widest part sharply toward

the barrel with the heel of your hand. The

lever latch should then lock into position. CAUTION-In assembling your Side-By-Side, do not

use undue force in closing the action. If the action and barrels are not properly aligned, undue force will only cause them to grind together and score or mar the finely fitted surfaces. If there appears to

be interference, start over at Step mate and align the barrel lug’s hinge pin recess and

the receiver hinge pin properly.

takedown

lever latch offers resist-

lever latch. It

takedown

being careful to

LOADING AND FIRING

To load your Side-By-Side, move the top lever to the

right and break open the shotgun. Insert a shell in each chamber and close the action. Visually check

your safety to be certain it is in the “on safe” position. To fire the shotgun, push the safety forward with your thumb to the off safe position; the gun is

now ready to fire on the pull of the trigger. TOP LEVER. The top lever operates the locking

bolt, which is very closely hand-fitted to the barrel

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.

Upon closing your gun, let the top lever snap

position-do not retard its action with your thumb

If closed in this manner, the top lever spring

return the top lever mechanism to locked position It is not necessary that the top lever return to a corn pletely central position; in fact, it usually will not dc so in a new gun.

Many experienced shooters cultivate the habit o! lightly pushing the top lever to the left after the gur is closed. This habit is no trouble; it becomes auto matic

and is a quick method of assuring that foreign matter has not interfered with the corn plete closure of the breech. The breech is so

hand-fitted that accumulated debris, sand, etc. mav prohibit complete closing. If this should occur, action will not close and the safety will be locked in the

“on

safe” position making it impossible t fire the gun. Open the gun and unload it. examine the action surfaces and remove the matter.

into

will

yourself

tightly

Carefully

foreign

the

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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 the gun’s butt stock against the upper leg and pull the

takedown grasp the forearm and with the help of the left hand pivot the forearm away from the barrels, (Figure 4).

B. Break the gun in the usual manner. Carefully

disengage the barrel lug from the hinge pin and lift the barrel upward out of the action. The forearm can now be reattached to the barrels for storage.

lever latch outward. At the same time,

closed, anchor

Fig. 4

DO NOT TAKE YOUR GUN APART beyond dis

mounting the barrels and forearm from the action This is a specialized, finely fitted mechanism. may hopelessly mar it, and more complete assembly of the gun is not required for

maintenance.

CLEANING AND OILING

The broad, polished, finely-fitted surfaces at

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. We strongly recommend a high quality oil, not pure silicone or lanolin.

After use, run a lightly-oiled cloth over all exposed metal surfaces. Do not squirt large quantities of inside the action. Oil will only run down into wood which becomes soft when soaked with oil

Although modern powders are noncorrosive, it wise to occasionally run an oil patch through

barrel bore, starting the cleaning rod from the end. If leading develops, use a cleaning solvent and a brass brush in the barrel bore from time to time followed by one or two oil patches. Any good furniture polish or wax gives suitable protection to stock and forearm.

You

dis-

normal

the

oil

the

breech

the

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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.

CHOKE MARKINGS

A neat, clearly-defined mark indicates the choke of

your gun

SPECIFICATIONS

Gauge

Barrel Lengths Overall Length

Weight Choke Combinations

Stock Options

Length of Pull

Drop at Comb

Drop at Heel

The coding is as follows:

*Full Choke

*-Improved Modified

**Modified

**-Improved Cylinder

***Cylinder

Gauge or 20 Gauge Models

26", 28"

43" to 47" (depending on

barrel length)

lbs. 12 ozs.

Full/Full, Modified/Full or

Imp. Cyl. /Modified

Standard Style (pistol grip)

or Sporter (Straight grip)

14 1/4"

(20

1 5/8" (1 2 gauge), 1 1/2"

(20 gauge)

2 1/2"

(12 gauge), 2 3/8"

(20

30"

to 7

(12 gauge),

gauge)

lbs.

14 1/4"

ozs.

SERVICE OR REPAIR

If your

suggest you first.

Firearms Service Center. Your Browning Sporting

Goods dealer can

Center nearest you or you may call or write our

Consumer Information Dept. in Morgan,

876-27

Otherwise you may return your

repair facility for servicing. The address is:

Browning Service Department

Route 4, Box Arnold, Missouri 63010 (314) 287-6800

Canadian Customers-Please call or write:

Browning Canada Sports

5350 Ferrier Street Montreal, Quebec

Phone: (518) 298-8130

When returning your

sure

cardboard container, and insure the shipment. Under

no circumstances should ammunition be returned as Send a scribing the trouble experienced and the repairs or alterations desired. If convenient, also enclose a copy of your

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should require service or repairs we

contact

a local authorized Browning

tell

you the address of the Service

Utah-(801)

11. B-SS to

our own

624-B Tenbrook

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B-SS

is unloaded, package securely in a strong

is against postal and commerce regulations.

letter to

our service department clearly de-

letter with

the gun.

Road

Ltd/

Ltee

for servicing, please be

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compound bows hardwood handle maple

and centric rather than on bulky metal hangers for a faster harder to high performance are junior

BROWNING FISHING TACKLE - You’ll catch Browning Boron. Hi-Density Graphite, or Silaflex II handle everything from ultralight freshwater to deep sea action. Browning is also

the sole U.S. distributor of the famous line of Mitchell fishing reels.

fiberglass laminations

cams mounted in

special light

and lady archers.

draw

fish whether you choose

Fiberglass. There’s a rod to

risers limbs

hitting

arrow In

hunting

weight

give

you select

of hard rock

and ec

limb

notches

addition

models there

models for

BROWNING are known for They're

built

features

like Vibram

welts

Norwegian

leather

linings

BOOTS-Browning their

comfort and long wear

from the

finest

soles Goodyear storm

reverse welts full glove

and soft cushion insoles.

Boots

leathers,

with

GUN CARE PRODUCTS-Gun oil cleans,

lubricates, and protects metal and bluing.

It’s

designed to function in extreme

tem-

peratures.

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. All Browning knives are crafted from specially heat

treated, high-carbon, stainless steel

GUN CASES-Protect your new Browning in a choice of 3 flexible cases. They

come with vinyl or canvas exteriors, soft interiors that won’t scratch, and full length zippers for easy

uncasing.

Fitted luggage

cases are available for all Browning shot-

guns and rifles. They’re a

must

if your

guns are subjected to a

lot

of abuse. They

have a solid plywood frame with a

Nauga-

hyde®

exterior and a nylon fleece interior.

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