Any Browning Auto-5 owners ever had a problem with thier A5 not cycling at low temperatures? What can cause this?
I had a pheasant hunt out west that was not as enjoyable because my Sweet 16 Auto 5 (1958 vintage ) was not cycling. it was mostly a single shot that day. Temperatures were below freezing. The gun is a 58 vintage and I had a new stock and forarm put on it a few years ago. I probably put 5 or 6 boxes of shell through it and it performed flawlessly but I never used it on a real cold day. BTW - I bought it used and it looked almost unfired. I put a new stock on because the gun was cut down. So the gun is not wore and the mag tube looks flawless. I thought I may have put the friction rings in backword and i made sure they were in correct. I cleaned the mag tube and switched to using the red oil that stays fluid at low temperatures that a gun smith raved about. It recently happened again. This time it only happened with Federals and not the Remington extended range (the first time it hapened with the extended range shells). It seems to be a little unrelaiable at low temperatures.
I have a Auto 5 that is a mid 70's vintage that I was using the same day and I had no problem. It seems to eat all the amunition that I load into her. It is also a very low mileage A5.
Any insight into what is going on and what I can do to prevent this from happening?
I had a pheasant hunt out west that was not as enjoyable because my Sweet 16 Auto 5 (1958 vintage ) was not cycling. it was mostly a single shot that day. Temperatures were below freezing. The gun is a 58 vintage and I had a new stock and forarm put on it a few years ago. I probably put 5 or 6 boxes of shell through it and it performed flawlessly but I never used it on a real cold day. BTW - I bought it used and it looked almost unfired. I put a new stock on because the gun was cut down. So the gun is not wore and the mag tube looks flawless. I thought I may have put the friction rings in backword and i made sure they were in correct. I cleaned the mag tube and switched to using the red oil that stays fluid at low temperatures that a gun smith raved about. It recently happened again. This time it only happened with Federals and not the Remington extended range (the first time it hapened with the extended range shells). It seems to be a little unrelaiable at low temperatures.
I have a Auto 5 that is a mid 70's vintage that I was using the same day and I had no problem. It seems to eat all the amunition that I load into her. It is also a very low mileage A5.
Any insight into what is going on and what I can do to prevent this from happening?
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