How good were Browning Auto 5`s

I was paranoid on taking mine apart but I just got the right screwdrivers and watched some videos and I was good. Cleaning mine fixed some issues that were stumping me. I even found wheat seeds when i took the trigger group out!.
 
Been so close to buying an old 20ga more than a dozen times. I've never shot one, shouldered lots. Lots to love.

First 1,000 shotgun shells I put through any gun was an old 12ga Rem 11-48. Was my grandad's gun. Still pretty good behind one, I always wondered how close the old A5's were to what that clunky/loud action cycling along your jawbone. lol
 
Canadian Bush Sniper said:
I was paranoid on taking mine apart but I just got the right screwdrivers and watched some videos and I was good. Cleaning mine fixed some issues that were stumping me. I even found wheat seeds when i took the trigger group out!.
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Bought an old Mossberg pump years back that had a lot of days in the field with what looked like ZERO cleaning. lol The amount of debris in the mag tube alone..lol
 
I have worked on a few older Browning A5's for hunters that absolutely abused them.
One was restocked twice since 1965, I was the third man to replace the butt stock on it.
When I asked why it was soaked with so much oil ( which made the wood punky) I was told that the fella's grandfather kept it well oil , so that the present he was told to do the same.
The problem of course was soaking the stock in motor oil!
The gun has spent countless hours in all kinds of weather in the bottom of a boat , out of a case, thrown in to a pick up truck or strapped onto a quad, pretty much year 'round. ( status native owned)
After the butt stock replacement it was still functioning flawlessly.The same goes for the other ones I have worked on.
Stone cold reliability.
Cat
 
iron cat said:
I have worked on a few older Browning A5's for hunters that absolutely abused them.
One was restocked twice since 1965, I was the third man to replace the butt stock on it.
When I asked why it was soaked with so much oil ( which made the wood punky) I was told that the fella's grandfather kept it well oil , so that the present he was told to do the same.
The problem of course was soaking the stock in motor oil!
The gun has spent countless hours in all kinds of weather in the bottom of a boat , out of a case, thrown in to a pick up truck or strapped onto a quad, pretty much year 'round. ( status native owned)
After the butt stock replacement it was still functioning flawlessly.The same goes for the other ones I have worked on.
Stone cold reliability.
Cat
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I agree. Shame some folks arent up to speed on simple wood maintenance. Sometimes less is more.
 
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