Manual

CAUTION: Do not take the meas-
urement of an unfired shell to deter-
mine the length. An unfired 2 3/4" shell,
for example, only measures about 2 1/2".
Most shell boxes are stamped as to
the length of the shells they contain
and some shells are actually individu-
ally marked as to their length.
The Browning 2000 must be used only
with the gauge of ammunition stamped
on the barrel. The barrel and action
of this shotgun have been made with
large safety margins over the pressures
developed by established commercial
loads. Nevertheless, Browning can as-
sume no responsibility for incidents
which occur through the use of cart-
ridges of non-standard dimension or
those developing excessive pressures.
GENERAL OPERATION
This shotgun is gas-operated. A portion of
the expanding powder gases is bled off
through gas ports in the barrel and used to
operate the mechanism. During rearward
travel, the bolt extracts and ejects the spent
shell and cocks the hammer. During forward
travel, a new round is fed from the magazine
to the chamber.
This operation is semi-automatic; the
trigger must be released and pulled to fire
each successive shot. After the last shell has
been fired, the breech bolt locks open. This
of course, facilitates speedy reloading.
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