Browning Gold 3 1/2"

[cps420us]

Just curious if anyone can help me out with my Browning. I bought this gun brand new 11 yrs ago. The first 5 years it worked great, and each year since it gets worse and worse. It used to just not eject 3 1/2" loads occasionally and now it's to the point I get one shot with a 2 3/4" and it either doesn't eject the spent shell or doesn't feed the next one in the chamber properly. I've been to a gunsmith to try and fix it and last year I stripped the whole thing down, even took the stock off to clean all the springs and tubes, and I'm still having problems. I know quite a few people with the same gun, and some have problems, some don't. Just wondering if anyone knows how to fix this, short of buying a new gun

[B-man715]

Have you have the spring/rod in the butt end cleaned by a gunsmith too? That part is often overlooked.

Mine is acting the same way, especially in colder weather. That is the only part I myself can't get at to clean.

[BucksnDucks]

If urs is the same as mine, i have had luck correcting this problem by taking steel wool to the magazine tube. Alot of gas and unburnt powder accumaltes on it and causes jams on mine. It's actually not real hard to disect the stock and take that rod outta there either, jus 2 phillips screws in the butt plate and thats about it. I get alot of [PoorWordUsage] built up down in there and also the back end of the reciever. A good areasol degreaser seems to keep the gunk at bay for a awhile, but in the end they need 2b taken down to nothing, degreased, lubed and put back together.

[BoxMN]

Bman and Bucksnduck are right on . Me and bro have had golds, I think his since first year it came out. We always do regular cleaning, but noticed it was slower than it should be. We took the stock off, cleaned the spring and tube in the stock, put it back on, and then it cycles like lightning again.

There are two screws to take the butt plate off, as Bucks said. Phillips bit.

Then you need a deepwell (maybe standard, but we use deepwell) I am pretty sure 9/16 works, or whatever metric is closest, but I think 9/16. You also need an extension to reach.

Remove the nut that fixes the stock to the receiver.

Then, if I recall correctly, you have the stock off and just the tube attached to the receiver. I think there is a nut holding it on. Remove that and the spring will come out.

I am sure you find that is gunked up pretty good, mine had mud/reeds/cattail bits/seeds/etc. Gunscrubber it down, clean the spring. You could now put it all back together, but here is something that worked great for me....

Pull the spring apart - meaning "Stretch it" a bit. I am sure some will tell you not to do this, I am not sure. But we did... and it works. My gold is now faster than greased lighting! You can also get aftermarket springs, but they are spendy.

Be carfeul putting the screws back in to attahced butt plate, so you don't strip them. They are hidden iin the butt plate, so you have to pick around to find them, but are at the top and bottom.

Good luck! Your gun will be like new again. This was the only issue we have had with them, and now we take them down like this about every two years just for maintenance.

[tracker x-2]

I was having s similar problem with my super x and like buck n duck said clean the inside of the magazine tube, I used a little emery cloth a smoothed it out.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

i use a 20 gauge bore brush and cleaning rod attached to my dewalt on low speed to polish up the buffer tube really good. the key with the buffer tubes is they dont need very much lube at all. it just attracts dirt.

[SledNeck]

mine works good after just basic cleanings.

I also only use the high power 2 3/4" when I do use 2 3/4"..(grouse)

[wooduck26]

After getting my first BGH 3.5 replaced from Browning for jamming issues, I have learned a few things about theses guns....Cleaning the reciol spring is only the beginning of what needs to be done to make them guns oprerate well....make sure you clean the GAS PORTS!!!!! just because light shows thru them dont mean they are clean, take time to get them 100% spotless! that will maks as much difference as the recoils spring does, second thing is lubricant...DO NOT use REMOIL! its not a good lube, and everything sticks to it....Theres a product called Break Free CLP "Cleaner Lubricant Preservative" its comes in a small Yellow and Black can....Its by ar the best lube I've used. Use is sparingly! you wont need much. I used by Browning alot last spring for Snows and it worled lke new by using this lube, and cleaning the above parts.....

[Fish&Fowl]

Buy a Benelli...

Sorry I couldn't help myself

[wooduck26]

Buy a Benelli...

I bought one a few years ago and loved it ever since, but to be honest the BGH fits me better, and I shoot it better.

[cutter08]

Save the cash and buy an 870 LOL. That's all i use

[Ray1]

I second the 870. Indistructable. Use them and abuse them and fire them.

[B-man715]

I have 3 870's, they have their place, but I like my browning a lot more. Some day a sbII would be nice to have too

[311Hemi]

second thing is lubricant...DO NOT use REMOIL! its not a good lube

I agree, especially in colder weather. I now use FP-10 (light coat of it at that) and have noticed a big difference.....great cold weather performance. I wont touch Remoil again.

[Gordie]

Originally Posted By: Fish&Fowl

Buy a Benelli...

I bought one a few years ago and loved it ever since, but to be honest the BGH fits me better, and I shoot it better.

I bought a stoger this year but I seem to hit better with my BGH

[broken_line]

I second the 870. Indistructable. Use them and abuse them and fire them.

ditto if you get one to regularily fail you have either broke something or you have an amazing talent! mine has gone through he^^ and back still shoots and hardly ever jams. only thing is that it kicks the shell out on its own =/