Posted: 1/20/2005 4:27:09 PM EDT
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I have an old Browning auto 5 that I picked up for a song, mainly because it is in dire need of refinishing, and possibly tuning. Currently it will not cycle properly (will not feed rounds, or eject) My figuring is because it looks like someone lubed it with somethign sticky (reminds me of cosmoline, in feeling and smell) so I need to get the whole thing apart, do a full cleanign on it, and I am going to either parkerize it or do a deep dark blue on it, have not decided yet. But I need ot know how to dissassemble it, anyone have any links, or files that will show me how? thank you all |
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Unscrew the end nut where the forearm is. Remove the forearm wood & then the springs should come off as well. Pay attention to which way the friction ring is on the recoil spring. It looks like a split washer, only taller looking. It goes on one way for standard loads, the other for light loads. Browning will also send you an owners manual free if you call them. I got one for mine, learned all kinds of stuff with it too. Good luck! |
| I used to tear my down every year after hunting season. Basically you take the rear stock off, pull the pin holding the spring out releasing the tension on the bolt. Then you start by taking out the trigger group screws and so on. Only trick part is you have to drive out a pin in the bolt, and the bolt needs to be pulled back just right. There is a slight notch in the ejection port. Drive the pin out from opposite the ejection port. If your receiver doesn't have the hole opposite the ejection port take her to the gun smith. |
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It's built like a Swiss watch but it's even more durable. An alternative to stripping down the mechanism is to remove the stock and mainspring, taking the tension off the mechanism. Remove all wood. Locate someone with a parts washer with fresh, CLEAN mineral spirits in it. Let the action soak in the parts washer with the pump running a stream of mineral spirits through it for at least half an hour. Remove it from the parts washer and blow dry it with an air nozzle. Now for the critical part: It must be immediately and properly re-oiled. Put it in a pan and pour light machine oil all over it, in it, and through it, cycling the action often. Drain off the exces oil and then let it drip excess oil out of the mechanism for several hours or more. Wipe down the action as often as needed, and when the amount of oil coming off it is not very much anymore, reassemble it. It'll still be in an over-oiled condition, but some dry rag treatments and lots of action cycling will work out the excess. Or, since you're planning to get it refinished anyway, hand it over to a good gunsmith and let him deal with it. It has to be totally cleaned and stripped anyway before reblueing. CJ |
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www.browning.com/products/manuals/pdf/auto5_light_om_s.pdf www.reloadbench.com/fire_manuals.html Some links for manuals. Be sure to be careful with it |