1959 Browning Auto 5 Magnum with double recoil spring

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Hi guys, usually just use the equipment exchange on here but I have a question that I am hoping someone with experience can answer. I recently purchased this 1959 Auto 5 12 gauge magnum. Came with just 1 bronze friction piece and 1 friction ring. However, it has the double recoil spring which I understand were only on the early magnum models. Took it out today to see how it cycled. I only had some light 2 3/4 target loads and it would not cycle them. Am I supposed to remove one of the coils and make it a single spring? I have read where this has been done and has helped but I am not sure that this was intended. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
You should have the same amount of friction rings and bronze friction brakes as any other Auto 5 magnum. To shoot light loads try separating the springs and using only a ring (bevel up) and a bronze friction brake. That should work. If not add some oil to the mag tube. Don't forget to change it back before shooting heavy loads.

Darryl
 
I figured I was still missing the extra bronze pieces and rings. In the process of tracking them down. Are the springs intended to be separated to make this work?
 
Removed 1 spring and ran a couple different target loads thru it and it cycles them fine. I will call Browning and see what they say in the morning.
In your guys opinion, should I get the other frinction pieces and rings and add some and see if it will still cycle the light loads using only 1 spring?
 
The double spring was used in 1959 and 1960 3"" mag guns . Brodning first listed the a5 mag in 1958 .with the 2 springs it would not use the 5 ring system for handling different loads it would likely use one brass ring
 
I will call Browning and see if they have an answer this morning. Thinking maybe I will just order a new single spring and the friction pieces and rings and put my double spring on the shelf.
 
Called browning and was told not to take 1 spring out. This seemed to be more of his opinion rather than a definitive answer. He did say that these early magnums were not reliable at cycling light loads. I suggested trying a newer single magnum spring and he said that might help. I would like to see what the owners manual stated for these early magnum models.
 
Just ordered a new single spring and all new friction pieces. Hopefully this setup will work for me, but I would still like to figure out the double spring. Talked to 3 people at browning this morning and still no further ahead.
 
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