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Originally Posted by Brian Dudley
Most A-5s (or other makes of same design) having too much recoil is due to improper adjustments or lubing of the gun in relation to the mag tube and friction rings. A gun of that design if adjusted and lubed properly should be very comfortable to shoot with most loads.
Now... my light twelve with the rifled barrel shooting sabot loads kicks no matter what.
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When I entered my "Buy It Now!" phase of my A-5 addiction, I quickly learned that a crucial factor almost universally overlooked by people buying used A-5s was to
always replace the springs with new ones!! There are 3 of them whose tension and force are critical for proper operation of the gun; the most obvious is the magazine tube spring, the bolt return spring in the metal tube in the buttstock, and the carrier latch return spring buried deep in the action. (Replacement of this spring requires total disassembly of the action). Weakness in any one of them can support a chain reaction that enhances recoil dramatically as the synchronized cycle of detonation, ejection, and rechambering a new shell is interrupted or, at worst, accelerated. This in addition to the above advice gives a marked reduction in felt recoil in the A-5.
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