Safety comes on when shooting A-5 Browning

twister69z · March 7, 2009, 10:10 PM

I have a Browning A-5 shotgun I purchased for my son to shoot trap with for his high school team. When h fires the gun the safety applies itself after the first shot. This gun has a forward and back safety ahead of the trigger guard.I have the sealing rings installed correctly , is there anything that would cause this to happen? Please help

sadsack · March 8, 2009, 01:00 AM

Twister: That A-5 has been around for awhile. Check the safety spring and detents.

twister69z · March 8, 2009, 01:29 AM

Manualy the safety is firm and moved with considerable force. I will check into the spring and detents . After shooting this for a whyle we have determined when the shotgun shot with 1 1/8 oz. shot loads the safety moves on its own , when shooting 1 oz. loads it wont malfunction.Is the spring on the barrel weak? could this be cause. Too much recoil?

sadsack · March 8, 2009, 12:15 PM

Twister: A weak spring is a possiblity, but have you tried different friction ring settings? I would try that before I replaced the spring. Without having the gun in hand, I would point to the safety spring/detents first.

March 7, 2009, 10:10 PM	#1
twister69z Junior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Posts: 3	Safety comes on when shooting A-5 Browning I have a Browning A-5 shotgun I purchased for my son to shoot trap with for his high school team. When h fires the gun the safety applies itself after the first shot. This gun has a forward and back safety ahead of the trigger guard.I have the sealing rings installed correctly , is there anything that would cause this to happen? Please help

March 8, 2009, 01:29 AM	#3
twister69z Junior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Posts: 3	Another piece to the puzzle? Manualy the safety is firm and moved with considerable force. I will check into the spring and detents . After shooting this for a whyle we have determined when the shotgun shot with 1 1/8 oz. shot loads the safety moves on its own , when shooting 1 oz. loads it wont malfunction.Is the spring on the barrel weak? could this be cause. Too much recoil?

March 8, 2009, 01:00 AM	#2
sadsack Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2006 Posts: 206	Twister: That A-5 has been around for awhile. Check the safety spring and detents.

March 8, 2009, 12:15 PM	#4
sadsack Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2006 Posts: 206	Twister: A weak spring is a possiblity, but have you tried different friction ring settings? I would try that before I replaced the spring. Without having the gun in hand, I would point to the safety spring/detents first.