|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,011
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,011 |
My son has a new A5. The gun has seen a lot of use (purchased new in Oct of this year) but has started to cycle very slow & at times not cycle at all. He has kept it clean. Looking for suggestions or possibly hint on something he might check.
Anyone else had this or heard of this problem with the new A5's?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,284
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,284 |
With any semi-auto shotgun the action spring in the buttstock can slow the action down in very cold weather when the grease/powder residue build up and act like a brake. I've experienced it with both an original Auto-5 and a Benelli M-2. Remove the buttstock and the action spring, clean the spring and the interior of the action spring tube. G96 is a cleaner and light lube that works well in very cold temps. (don't put grease back in the tube).
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
Archibald Rutledge
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 2,251
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 2,251 |
Odessa is pointing you in the right direction. Simple cleaning, and, or changing your gun oil should get it running again.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,011
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,011 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 59,140
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 59,140 |
Also ensure the friction piece and spring do not have their gaps lined up and, in cold weather keep the magazine tube exterior surface either totally dry or use a few drops of synthetic oil on it for the moving parts..
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,546
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,546 |
No friction piece in a "new" A5, unless it's a new old A5...
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304 |
No buttstock spring in an old A5 either.
If it's an old one, a wipe down of the outside of the mag tube, and make sure your friction rings are properly installed.
I don't know squat about the new A5's, but my Benelli M2 was getting ready to get tripped due to crappy cycling, until I did a little research and discovered the action spring in the buttstock issue, which has now been addressed.
The jury is still out on the M2, but I swear if it doesn't pan out, I am going back to my trusty Belgium A5's and calling it a career.
I love those old humpbacks!
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,546
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,546 |
Old A5's have an action spring.
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304 |
Yes they do. MY mistake. Brain-farted.
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,546
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,546 |
I thought maybe it was a trick.  Alzheimer's disease is not forgetting where you left the car keys - it's forgetting what car keys are for.
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,284
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,284 |
I love those old humpbacks! Me too!
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
Archibald Rutledge
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,683
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,683 |
I love those old humpbacks! Me too! Me Three ...
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 59,140
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 59,140 |
Interesting that a local guy has run a few 100 straight on trap using an old A-5... 
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 10,872
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 10,872 |
I had to sell all my shotguns except the old humpbacks because I couldn't hit anything with them. Been shooting the Brownings so long nothing else feels right.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,683
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,683 |
We should have a picture thread? A new thread of older Auto Five pictures, maybe some hunting pics and stories? Hint...
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 10,872
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 10,872 |
Sweet Lips is in the background. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd411/crowrifle/Jake_zpsd731ee81.jpg)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304 |
![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/images/rick_and_21_pheasant_2007.jpg) Sweet Sixteen south of the border.
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304 |
![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/images/rick_jack_21_2007.jpg) Life doesn't suck with a Belgium A5 and a good springer spaniel!
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 11,304 |
![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/images/mojavelimit.jpg) Light Twelve and a limit of redheads in the Mojave.
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated." Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,683
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 11,683 |
Rick, I can see you handle your A5's with skill! Excellent pictures...
Crow, more pics of that humpback please!
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
|
|
|
|
|
599 members (10ring1, 160user, 007FJ, 1eyedmule, 10gaugeman, 1lessdog, 66 invisible),
2,614
guests, and
1,315
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,191,476
Posts18,471,571
Members73,936
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
