Christened simply as the Browning Semi-Automatic 22, or SA 22, he sent the manufacturing rights to Fabrique Nationale in Liege, Belgium. From the beginning, the SA 22 was a high-end rifle.

That design is more than 100 years old. This Browning BAR is still being made and doesn’t require a tax stamp to assume ownership. Browning has eight models of the semi-auto currently in production.

If you're in the market for a .22LR, you have many options. You can buy semi-automatic, bolt-action, lever-action and even pump-action rifles, or you can buy semi-automatic and revolving magazine ...

The semi auto survived two world wars, and was manufactured on three different continents—Europe, Asia, and the U.S. (as the Remington Model 11). The popularity that the semi-auto platform enjoys ...