browning a5 bolt removal - no notch

idigg · February 19, 2020, 12:25 PM

ok, found this post here, which discusses it a little bit....

https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=492118

finally got around to tearing down the gun i got from my grandfather... serial number B259##. first odd thing i noticed, is that when you get to 16:30 of this vid, the plug holding the bolt return spring in place is actually wood?!

https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=990

i have not found mention to that anywhere yet.

second, and more importantly, when i get to 30:08

https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=1808

there is no "notch" in the ejector port. ive read that that is normal with a 20g model, and apparently maybe with the model 11's... but what i have is definitely an auto5. im curious if my gun is special, but im also curious as to how i would go about removing the bolt? the thing looks like it hasnt been disassembled, potentially, ever. in fact, i can see some plant material up in the bolt, which surely came from the last time my grandfather lugged it after some rabbits. heartwarming, but id rather get this thing apart and keep it going!

Scorch · February 19, 2020, 03:55 PM

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the plug holding the bolt return spring in place is actually wood?!

Yes. The Japanese Auto-5s used plastic ones, but the Belgian ones used wood.

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there is no "notch" in the ejector port.

I am assuming this is a 16 ga or a 20 ga? No matter, you can still get a 3/32" punch on the pin and drive it out the left side. Once the pin is out, the locking block latch comes out the bottom and the bolt comes out the front.

idigg · February 19, 2020, 04:16 PM

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I am assuming this is a 16 ga or a 20 ga?

nope, 12g. thats the part i found odd. will that still work? definitely didnt look like a lot of room to access it.

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Yes. The Japanese Auto-5s used plastic ones, but the Belgian ones used wood.

thats neat. seems like the everything i saw online was plastic.

Scorch · February 20, 2020, 12:52 AM

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will that still work?

Yes

Scorch · February 20, 2020, 12:56 AM

Looking at the serial numbers ofr the American Brownings (made by Remington during WW2), your serial number is in that range, so your receiver will be like a Model 11, only with a magazine disconnect.

February 19, 2020, 12:25 PM	#1
idigg Member Join Date: September 3, 2015 Posts: 40	browning a5 bolt removal - no notch ok, found this post here, which discusses it a little bit.... https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=492118 finally got around to tearing down the gun i got from my grandfather... serial number B259##. first odd thing i noticed, is that when you get to 16:30 of this vid, the plug holding the bolt return spring in place is actually wood?! https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=990 i have not found mention to that anywhere yet. second, and more importantly, when i get to 30:08 https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=1808 there is no "notch" in the ejector port. ive read that that is normal with a 20g model, and apparently maybe with the model 11's... but what i have is definitely an auto5. im curious if my gun is special, but im also curious as to how i would go about removing the bolt? the thing looks like it hasnt been disassembled, potentially, ever. in fact, i can see some plant material up in the bolt, which surely came from the last time my grandfather lugged it after some rabbits. heartwarming, but id rather get this thing apart and keep it going!

February 20, 2020, 12:56 AM	#5
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Looking at the serial numbers ofr the American Brownings (made by Remington during WW2), your serial number is in that range, so your receiver will be like a Model 11, only with a magazine disconnect. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services