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Test firing old Remington shotgun?
fish
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Hey,
Inherited a 70 - 80 year old Remington (manufactured in New York under various Browning patents from the early 1900's) 12 ga. semi-auto Shotgun. After removing barrel, stock, recoil spring and cleaning/oiling/inspecting I'm thinking of test firing. All metal parts are free of cracks and dings and all mechanicals seem to be working fine.
Is there anything to watch out for before test firing? BTW this thing has not been fired in about 50 years and saw pretty heavy use prior to that.
Fish
Inherited a 70 - 80 year old Remington (manufactured in New York under various Browning patents from the early 1900's) 12 ga. semi-auto Shotgun. After removing barrel, stock, recoil spring and cleaning/oiling/inspecting I'm thinking of test firing. All metal parts are free of cracks and dings and all mechanicals seem to be working fine.
Is there anything to watch out for before test firing? BTW this thing has not been fired in about 50 years and saw pretty heavy use prior to that.
Fish
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This is to adjust for light or heavy loads. Experiment with it, to see which position is required for the loads you intend to use.
If the gun is not marked Model 11 (as rufe-snow mentioned), it could be the predecessor which was simply referred to as the Remington "Auto-loader"... and were manufactured from 1905 - 1910. Both the Auto-loader and Model 11 are essentially identical to the older Browning A-5s as the other fellows mentioned.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
PUT IN A "GOOD" GUN VISE AND USE A LONG, LONG STRING TO THE TRIGGER. START WITH THE LIGHEST LOAD YOU CAN FIND. SHOULD WORK FINE BUT YOU CANNOT BE TO SAFE. GOOD LUCK.
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.
If you would feel better going this route, an old tire from a gas station works equally as well. Wedge the butt in vertically on one side, tie the forend with a piece of cord on the other side of the tire. Let her rip from a safe distance.
My gut tells me the gun is ok but putting it in a vise, tire, or brother-in-law's hands (just kidding) would certainly be the safer route. Have thought about having someone at a gun shop look at it. There are no advertised gunsmiths in town, but lots of experience.
I actually have a second, nearly identical gun that is in much rougher shape that might be good for parts. I don't think I would consider firing this second one.
Fish
The magazine tube should be cleaned, oiled and wiped dry.
For light loads, only the taper in the barrel ring acts on the bronze brake. For heavy loads, the bronze brake is acted on at both ends: by the barrel ring and by the taper in the loose steel washer. If you don't have the steel washer with internal taper, get one before firing heavy loads.