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< 16ga. Guns ~ A-5 Friction Ring? |
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:48 am
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Joined: 17 Jun 2004
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Location: Kansas
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I have my A-5 working again and now I'd like to shoot it alot.
I want to be diligent about switching the friction ring from light loads to heavy and back again, but where is the line for a 16?
Is it based on FPS? 1150, 1200, 1270, 1300+...?
Or throw weight? 1 oz. 1 1/16, 1 1/8?
What is a heavy load? Thanks, --Hagrid |
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Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:04 am
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Joined: 25 Jul 2006
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Use the heaviest setting that will still cycle your gun with the load your using. This gives you the most recoil reduction and the least impact on the gun.
When I shoot a new shell I always try it on the heavy setting, if it does not cycle all the time I move to the light setting, if that does not work I'll put in one of my older (heavily worn) springs or put a very little oil on the mag tube.
If none of the above work I use a heavier load. In my experience most commercial 1 oz loads have cycled my guns with the heavy setting. A few required the light setting but they all cycled.
On my lighter reloads I find that 7/8 oz is difficult to cycle unless you get the velocity up there over 1200. But every gun is a little different based on the wear on the bronze ring, springs etc.
Jeff |
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Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:05 pm
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Joined: 17 Jun 2004
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Location: Kansas
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As usual you are the man to ask about A-5s.
It sounds like the mag tube should be almost dry for max friction?
I also installed a Brownells rehab kit with new springs and a new friction rings set-up too. This seemed to have the gun cycling normally again. The old rings looked awfully tired and the old springs were all shorter than the new ones.
Thanks, an auto is a new world to me. --Hagrid |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:14 am
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Hagris,
Yes, minimal oil. My mag tubes are wiped down with the same cloth I wipe the outsides with, leaving no obvious oil behind.
I only add oil as a lube if I'm having trouble cycling a really light load and even then my long term solution is a heavier load. I dont want to keep the tube oily as it contributes to oil saking of the wood forends and eventual crakcing.
Regards,
Jeff |
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Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:29 pm
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Joined: 31 Oct 2006
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Location: On the banks of the North Fork of the Kentucky River
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My 12 ga will run all day on field loads with the light setting but after a box or two of my 1 oz reloads it stops ejecting. A light wipe with oil on the magazine will get it through another box or two.
I didn't realize the rings would wear like they do until my gunsmith made me order a new one. Then I saw the difference.
The extractors and ejectors will also need replacing every so often. It isn't a big deal but I learned to do it early before something breaks. It takes a while, but the ol' A-5 will wear down eventually.
FYI, the folks at the Browning parts warehouse told me there were plenty of 12 and 20 parts, but zero 16 parts. All gone. I'd find a parts gun or two if I owned a 16. |
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