Browning A5: To Assemble....?

[earlthegoat2]

Hypothetically speaking, I were to get a great deal on a good A5 shotgun. And the catch was that it was all apart and in pieces. Thankfully the trigger group is intact. How difficult would it be for me by myself to put this beast back together? (we will assume all the pieces are there) I am pretty mechanically adept with an Associates degree in machining. I have tinkered with guns before but still abide by the "If it aint broke dont fix it" philosophy.

 

[Jim K]

Well, that one isn't broke, but it sure does need fixing. Instructions for disassembling the A5 are all over (there is an NRA book), so I suggest you get hold of one of those and reverse things.

I honestly don't know if I could still assemble one today, and I put dozens of them together after re-bluing.

Jim