I have been working on a Remington Mod. 11 (Browning Auto 5 look-alike) 12 Ga., 2 3/4” for some time now, and I can’t get it to cycle hard enough to eject Winchester A-A trap loads. I’ve polished everything up and am using Brownell’s Action Lube. I’ve moved the friction ring to the bottom and even tried removing it altogether with no luck. Do you have any suggestions? I’m out of ideas on this one.
Maybe I can help, till master Ken can reply. Is the ring on the barrel were the friction ring and recoil spring seat look bent and dragging on the recoil spring tube and binding? Also make sure the extractor on the bolt face has good spring tension to get a good grip on the cartridge. It also keeps it against the barrel extension ‘til the ejector grabs the rim of the cartridge and throws it out. The A5 and Savage have the extractor on the bolt face. Also check the cartridge stop timing and make sure that there is a one- eighth gap at the bolt face and ejector after you pull the bolt back and let it go to remove any play. Also remember to check the condition of the micarta buffer that goes at the back of the receiver on the Remington Mod 11. Hope this helps some; I have seven Model 11’s in different gauges.
Answer:
OK as Mark said check the barrel ring to make sure it did not get bent. Is the barrel ring marking up the magazine tube?? Polish the magazine tube lengthwise, go thru the different grits of sand paper start with 240 and go to 400. If you have already done this then polish with 600 grit, then buff the mag tube. Now when you say hard enough to cycle the loads we will assume that the action remains closed on the MT cartridge, otherwise the problem is not a cycling issue.
