moztoyota Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Hi all, need a little advice on a recently purchased browning A5 semi auto. here goes, it came with a mag restriction cert restricting it to a 2+1,trouble is the mag will only take 1 cart making it a 1+1 any ideas most welcome, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Semis can be restricted in a few ways slieve in the mag tube crimps a few ways, yours should have been restricted in such a way to alow you to get two cartridges in the mag tube now the gun may well have had this done properly, but if say they used a slieve in the mag tube it may be the mag spring is binding up on the edge of the slieve something like that, you need to look carefully at how its been done, the mag tube should be bonded so access is limited, but you may be able to see the problem and rectify it if you strip the gun down. as far as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDS Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) Auto 5 or newer A5 ? If the older model , It may have a restrictor plug inside the mag tube...some previous owner erring on the side of caution for shooting doubles at clays Undo the magazine cap and remove the barrel and you should see whats inside At a push you can remove the mag tube , only if damaged , as they are threaded and very securely held with Loctite but be very careful as you can bend or crush the tube..use a strap wrench and some heat on the threads Recommend a proper gunsmith do this and not a gunshop as not really a diy job Strip down manual here http://www.midwestgunworks.com/field_service_manual/browning_auto_5_field_service_manual.pdf More here http://www.shotgunworld.com/images/BROWNINGA5DISASSEMBLY.pdf First thought was that the tube had been removed and reversed , as you can with a Win SX1 , but I believe the threads are different on the ends of an A5 mg tube i.e very fine one end , coarser on the mag cap end. Edited March 9, 2016 by TDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moztoyota Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 hi all, thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Interesting post, I have been eyeing up an old A5 in my local RFD, its in pretty poor cosmetic condition but the bore looks very clean. Not sure of the age but it has a prince of wales type stock which is very dark. Seems like a nice project gun but reading that service manual posted kindly by TDS seems a complex beast. Wonder if anyone has tackled a strip down and clean on one of these themselves and has any comments or advice? Sorry dont mean to hijack the thread!!! Edited April 12, 2016 by Wingman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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