Browning Gold 10 Owners Manual - Page 8

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Fi

ure

2A

'On

Safe"

PP%

gas

cylinder.

High

pressure

gases

force

the gas

piston rearward,

applying pressure

to the

piston rod.

As

the

piston

rod

moves

rearward,

it

pushes

the

bolt assembly

rearward,

operating

the

action.

As

the

bolt

assembly

moves

rear-

ward,

it

recocks

the

hammer,

and

ejects

the

fired

shell.

After

full

rearward

travel,

the

bolt

assembly

returns

forward,

picking

up

a

new

shell

from

the

magazine

and

chambers

it

auto-

matically.

After

the

last

shell

has

been

fired,

the

bolt

assembly locks

to

the

rear,

instead of

re-

turning

forward. This

facilitates

speedy

reload-

ing.

The

short

-stroke

of

the gas

piston

along

with

the

snug,

gas

sealing

fi

t

of

the

piston rod

limits

the amount

of

combustion

gases

blown

out

of

the gas

cylinder

and

into

the

receiver,

keeping the

inside

of

the

receiver

clean.

NOTE:

The Gold

shotgun

is

delivered

with

the

magazine

adapter

in

the

magazine

which

limits

the

gun

to

three

shots,

in

accordance

with

fed-

eral

migratory

bird

laws.

If

you

do

not

want

your

gun

to

be

limited,

merely

take

out

the

three

shot adapter

as

explained

on

page

14

un-

der

"Three

Shot

Adapter."

Initial

Cleaning

Various

exposed

metal

parts

of

your

new

gun

have

been

coated

at

the

factory

with

a

rust

pre-

ventative

compound.

Before

assembling

your

shotgun,

clean the

anti-rust

compound

from

the

inside

of

the

barrel, receiver

and

the

action-

Fi•ure

2B

Ready

to

fire

(Red band

showing

on

left

side).

chamber

areas.

Browning

Oil is

ideal for re-

moving

this

compound

and

for

giving

your

new

gun

its

first

lubrication,

however,

any

quality

gun

oil

may

be

used.

Clean

the

barrel

using

a cleaning

rod

and

patch

as

explained

under

"Cleaning

and

Maintenance

Suggestions"

on

page

18,

19

and

20.

Serial

Number

The

serial

number

of

your

Gold

shotgun

is

found

on

the

right

side

of

the

receiver

—just

below

the

ejection

port.

Ammunition

The

Gold

shotgun

will

shoot

all

factory

lead

and

steel

shot 10

gauge

loads.

All

current

fac-

tory

loads

are

3

1/2"

in

length.

Browning

can

assume

no

responsibility for

in-

cidents which

occur

through

the

use

of

car-

tridges

of

nonstandard dimension

or

those

developing

pressures

in

excess

of

SAAMI

(Sporting

Arms

and

Ammunition

Manufacturer's Institute)

established

standards.

Operation

of

the

Safety

The

cross

bolt

safety

prevents

the

trigger

from

being pulled

when

in

the

"on

safe" position.

The

safety

is

located

at

the

front

of

the

trigger

guard

(See

Figure

2A).

In

the

"off

safe"

position

a

red

warning

band

is visible

on

the

safety

but-

ton

on

the

left

side

of

the

trigger

guard.

To

place the

gun

"ON

SAFE,"

press

the

safety

but-

Section	Page
Cover	1
Gun Owners Record Form	2
Introduction	2
Firearms Safety	3
Nomenclature	7
General Operation	7
Initial Cleaning	8
Serial Number	8
Ammunition	8
Operation of the Safety	8
How to Assemble the Barrel to the Receiver	9
Disassembly of the Barrel from the Receiver	10
Disassembly of the Trigger Group and Bolt Assembly	10
Gun Schematic	12
Gun Parts Listing	13
Reinstalling the Bolt Assembly	14
Three-Shot Adapter/Magazine Capacity	15
Loading Procedures	16
Unloading Your Gold Shotgun	17
Breech Remains Open After Last Shot	17
Firing Your Shotgun	17
Choke System Charts	19
Use of Extra Barrels	19
Cleaning and Maintenance Suggestions	19

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