Browning Semi-auto not reloading

[wayacoyote]

I have a Browning Semi-auto 12 Ga, about 20 years old but practically brand new since it hasn't been fired a lot. I took it out today for the first time in 10 years and it would eject the spent shell and reload (4 out of 4 shots). I KNOW this is a concern for Semi-autos. But what do I need to do to fix this one?

Thanks

[Sundance]

I am going to assume this is an A5 action??
What loads is it set up for?? Are the loads
you used now different than before?

Did you tear it down and clean and lube it?
Especially the mag tube, spring, and sliding
components.

Make sure the recoil rings are in the correct
positions.

[Sundance]

Those recoil rings positions can be adjusted to
allow for heavy and light loads.

[Sundance]

You should be able to get all the info here....

http://www.browning.com/faq/detail.asp?ID=105

[wayacoyote]

Sundance,
Yeah. A-5 "Light Twelve" model. The recoil spring was set to heavy, and I shot two each of Winchester Super Speed Game 7 1/2 and Federal Heavy Field. I've cleaned it since I fired those last time, but they are what I had left over from before.

I had to eject the casings manually, actually pulling the casing out by hand since it didn't eject free of the chamber. That makes me wonder about a second issue:

When tightening the magazine cap (holds forearm on), the manual says to tighten is so that the forearm is in firm contact with the receiver. However, part of the barrel extention projects rearward into the ejection port. That makes me think that the spent casing is too long to clear the ejection port.

I'll try these loads with the recoil spring in the "Light Load" configuration.

Thanks.

[alpha6]

Check your extractors to make sure they are not chipped or broken and not pulling the shells out correctly. If the bolt is not moving reward enough to clear the ejection port then it could be the bolt spring is rusted and not properly functioning or the settings as mentioned before don't calibrate to the loads.

[Ravenseye]

Clean, clean and clean. Then...fire, fire and fire. When I had a Browning, it seemed to work better after I used it for a bit...kinda like my knees. They never work right until I walk for a bit.

[alpha6]

Bad knees huh? Must have been all the kicking you did as a youngster.

[Sundance]

I had an A5 for 30 years, great gun and I handed
it down to my son.

Stay away from the cheap light loads, they just
don't cycle well unless everything is perfect. If
you spend another buck or two per box for a more
premium light loads (more powder, a bit more shot)
they cycle well.