ok, found this post here, which discusses it a little bit....
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=492118
finally got around to tearing down the gun i got from my grandfather... serial number B259##. first odd thing i noticed, is that when you get to 16:30 of this vid, the plug holding the bolt return spring in place is actually wood?!
https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=990
i have not found mention to that anywhere yet.
second, and more importantly, when i get to 30:08
https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=1808
there is no "notch" in the ejector port. ive read that that is normal with a 20g model, and apparently maybe with the model 11's... but what i have is definitely an auto5. im curious if my gun is special, but im also curious as to how i would go about removing the bolt? the thing looks like it hasnt been disassembled, potentially, ever. in fact, i can see some plant material up in the bolt, which surely came from the last time my grandfather lugged it after some rabbits. heartwarming, but id rather get this thing apart and keep it going!
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=492118
finally got around to tearing down the gun i got from my grandfather... serial number B259##. first odd thing i noticed, is that when you get to 16:30 of this vid, the plug holding the bolt return spring in place is actually wood?!
https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=990
i have not found mention to that anywhere yet.
second, and more importantly, when i get to 30:08
https://youtu.be/LzbCtQGpyvM?t=1808
there is no "notch" in the ejector port. ive read that that is normal with a 20g model, and apparently maybe with the model 11's... but what i have is definitely an auto5. im curious if my gun is special, but im also curious as to how i would go about removing the bolt? the thing looks like it hasnt been disassembled, potentially, ever. in fact, i can see some plant material up in the bolt, which surely came from the last time my grandfather lugged it after some rabbits. heartwarming, but id rather get this thing apart and keep it going!