browning a5 bolt removal - no notch

[idigg]

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!

 

[Scorch]

the plug holding the bolt return spring in place is actually wood?!

Yes. The Japanese Auto-5s used plastic ones, but the Belgian ones used wood.

there is no "notch" in the ejector port.

I am assuming this is a 16 ga or a 20 ga? No matter, you can still get a 3/32" punch on the pin and drive it out the left side. Once the pin is out, the locking block latch comes out the bottom and the bolt comes out the front.

 

[idigg]

I am assuming this is a 16 ga or a 20 ga?

nope, 12g. thats the part i found odd. will that still work? definitely didnt look like a lot of room to access it.

Yes. The Japanese Auto-5s used plastic ones, but the Belgian ones used wood.

thats neat. seems like the everything i saw online was plastic.

 

[Scorch]

will that still work?

Yes

 

[Scorch]

Looking at the serial numbers ofr the American Brownings (made by Remington during WW2), your serial number is in that range, so your receiver will be like a Model 11, only with a magazine disconnect.