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re: Anything I should check on a old Browning A5 before firing it?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:08 pm to REB BEER
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:08 pm to REB BEER
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Sometimes it wouldn’t eject low brass shells so I oiled up the tube. I thought I was just being a pansy, but after shooting it 100 times in a day, my shoulder was miserable.
My first brand new shotgun. I’ve killed thousand’s of waterfowl with it.
I used to shoot the cheap Federal Field loads if I had to buy my shell’s. They had wax on the ends to seal them. This would build up in the bore and need to be cleaned for proper ejection.
I’ve made ones that didn’t shoot wheel by boiling a kettle of water, spraying the receiver with degreaser, then pouring the boiling water to rinse it.
Don’t oil the tube. Clean the recoil spring. Pay attention to whether you put the bottom ring with the seat up or the flat side up. It’s simple and quick to change them up, but you have to have them configured correctly.
Good Shooting.
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:23 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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Don’t oil the tube. Clean the recoil spring. Pay attention to whether you put the bottom ring with the seat up or the flat side up. It’s simple and quick to change them up, but you have to have them configured correctly.
Good Shooting.
Thanks! I'm pretty excited to shoot it. I was kind of hesitant to use it because of the sentimental value but it wasn't given to me to collect dust.
My dad still shoots my grandpa's model 11. We have a box end from when he bought it showing that he paid $16 for it. I've been enjoying reading up on the history of them. I don't remember the exact year but this one was made in Belgium.
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