12 gauge browning semi-auto shotgun jam?

6 Comments

1. bound says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:21 pm

   Bound’s hubby here:

   I am making the dangerous presumption you are shooting a Browning A-5 which is a recoil operated shotgun. The Browning A-5 uses a friction ring collar over the magazine tube between the barrel extension and the recoil spring. Chances are very good you are shooting light loads when the friction ring is set for heavy (high velocity) loads. It has been ages since I’ve taken my Father’s or my Grandfather’s A-5 apart. I can not tell you off the top of my head the correct setting for the friction collar ring. If you go to the Browning website, I believe they have the owner manuals on-line. This answer will also apply to Remington Model 11s and Savage shotguns that are of "hump-back" design.

   Good luck and good shooting.
2. kiked off yhoo says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:21 pm

   take it apart clean and oil it also with browning if you fire too many shells too fast they will jam ok i am saying you have a cheap gun semi auto shot guns are not cheap if you want a good working one you go used –decent brand or get new good one runn about 1200 dollars
3. David C says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:21 pm

   I have an old Browning Auto 5 that consistently does the same whenever I shoot low brass out of it.

   Have you tried long brass or slugs?

   Temp, humidity, wear and of course cleanliness can effect the operation as well.

   So if it were my firearm I would begin by breaking it down and giving it the best cleaning I possibly could. Proper lubrication is a must and over-applying it can have adverse effects so be aware. Ensure you thoroughly clean the chamber and check it for pitting that could be causing the spent shell to hang up. Then I would shoot higher velocity/recoil shells through it and see if there was a point where it would no longer cycle. For instance begin with 1oz slugs and then some turkey loads and then pheasant.

   The weapons failure to eject the spent round could be an issue of the bolt failing to travel all the way to the rear or an extractor problem. An easy way to determine this is to have a friend who isn’t gun shy watch the your weapons cycle of fire as you’re shooting.

   Best of luck and happy shooting
4. fishtrembleatmyname says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:21 pm

   It depends on what type of shotgun it is. Some of the gas operated shotguns need a specific load to cycle reliably; target loads won’t cycle a water fouling shotgun. Some of the same guns will go through gas rings every 200 shots or so, so you may need to replace those. Some of the inertia based guns have different springs for different types of loads, and without the softer spring the action won’t recoil enough to hit the old shell on the ejector and get it clear out of the action. It may be something else, without seeing it, there’s not really any way to tell. Find someone who’s knowledgeable with guns and let them take a few shots with it, and they might be able to throw in their opinion on what’s wrong. You could always send it back to Browning and have them look at it, but I suspect you’re trying to spend as little as possible to make it work, and that wouldn’t be the cheapest way to get things moving again.
5. James D says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:21 pm

   What model do you have?
6. kyleluvsbuck4 says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:21 pm

   iight buddy i got the exact same gun
   is it all greased up?
   ahhh is the bolt closing all the way when ur closing it?
   hows ur firing pin? do u need a new one?
   tighten everything.
   clean the whole thing.
   iight peace im out of here
   make sure theres nothing in the barrel