User Guide

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Cleaning and Maintenance
Suggestions
You should clean your A-500G whenever it
becomes excessively dirty — and perform a
thorough cleaning at least once a year. The
barrel should be cleaned, and the action
wiped clean and oiled after every day of
shooting. The gas system should require
only occasional cleaning. If a malfunction
occurs, perform a thorough cleaning, to see
if it solves the problem, before seeking the
services of a Browning Recommended
Service Center, the Browning Service Facility
in Arnold, Missouri, or a competent
gunsmith.
Normal maintenance can be accomplished
with the barrel still attached to the receiver
(oiling and wiping down). More careful
cleaning requires removal of only the barrel
from the receiver (cleaning the barrel), and
the removal of several gas system
FIGURE 22
components. A complete cleaning requires
removal of the breechblock and trigger
group.
PERIODIC OILING —
Ordinary good judgment will indicate that
the metal parts of the gun should receive a
light film of oil after the gun has been
exposed to weather or handling.
Occasionally, a small drop of oil may be