sigarms228
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I have really nice looking low mileage Belgium made Browing Auto 5 Light 12 modified choke that I bought new back in high school in 1967. I probably have not shot it in 50 years, wow how time flies. Kept in in a case stored in area that has heating and air conditioning and removed from the case every so often to inspect and wipe doen the exterior metal. Probably around 1000 rounds shot through it and was totally reliable in the few years I did use it.
Now my son and I are going to an outdoor range soon that is a little bit of a drive for us but not too bad and he wants to try it out and I would like to shoot it some more. I plan to shoot only low brass loads 7 1/2 lead shot through it. I can adjust spring sleeve/buffers to low brass setting if it has trouble ejecting shells.
It has never been taken apart other than remove the barrel to clean and lube with the bolt locked back. Not to long ago I removed the barrel and cleaned the steel magazine tube and lubed it lightly with Slip 2000 EWL per the manual and put the spring and buffers back on set for high brass loads with both at the top of the spring toward the screw on cap. I also lubed the two slots cut in the receiver and each side where the bolt and barrel ride on during recoil to operatre the action. Beyond that the manual does not specify anything else to lube?
I am wonder what others that have experience with the Auto 5 recommeden lubing wihtout taking the shotgun down requiring removing the screws from the receiver. I was thinking about locking bolt back and spaying the area below toward the trigger group assembly a bit with Breakfree CLP or Hornnady One Shot. I like like how the Break Free CLP foams up so it can get into everywhere. I have read about Hornady One Shot but don't have any yet but I understand the excess dries quickly. With either one I would have the shotgun in some sort of a stand horizontally, handguard removed, with a tilt toward the barrel so that excess spray could drain out without going back toward the wood stock too much or maybe I should remove the stock first?
Any thoughts on the above lubing with the bold locked back? Do I even need to worry about lubing anything else other than I recently did?
Thanks a bunch for any advice and sharing of information.
Now my son and I are going to an outdoor range soon that is a little bit of a drive for us but not too bad and he wants to try it out and I would like to shoot it some more. I plan to shoot only low brass loads 7 1/2 lead shot through it. I can adjust spring sleeve/buffers to low brass setting if it has trouble ejecting shells.
It has never been taken apart other than remove the barrel to clean and lube with the bolt locked back. Not to long ago I removed the barrel and cleaned the steel magazine tube and lubed it lightly with Slip 2000 EWL per the manual and put the spring and buffers back on set for high brass loads with both at the top of the spring toward the screw on cap. I also lubed the two slots cut in the receiver and each side where the bolt and barrel ride on during recoil to operatre the action. Beyond that the manual does not specify anything else to lube?
I am wonder what others that have experience with the Auto 5 recommeden lubing wihtout taking the shotgun down requiring removing the screws from the receiver. I was thinking about locking bolt back and spaying the area below toward the trigger group assembly a bit with Breakfree CLP or Hornnady One Shot. I like like how the Break Free CLP foams up so it can get into everywhere. I have read about Hornady One Shot but don't have any yet but I understand the excess dries quickly. With either one I would have the shotgun in some sort of a stand horizontally, handguard removed, with a tilt toward the barrel so that excess spray could drain out without going back toward the wood stock too much or maybe I should remove the stock first?
Any thoughts on the above lubing with the bold locked back? Do I even need to worry about lubing anything else other than I recently did?
Thanks a bunch for any advice and sharing of information.
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