Franchi AL 48 help

[crossfire]

Needing some help getting my Franchi back in the game. Has a problem ejecting hulls consistently. Recently, took it apart and gave the reciever and everything else a good cleaning, but to no avail. It's gotten to a point where the only thing it would eject consistently was Winchester AA's, and now, it's even started choling on them from titme to time. Amazing that I've never had this problem with the old Winchester 59 or the Remington 1100. If no advice, how about a gunsmith in the western Ky area. Thanks.

[trust me]

If possible, get your 48 side by side with another that is working properly. Check out the ejector that is pinned in the barrel; is yours broken or worn? Are both extractors ok? They are the hooks on the bolt that grab the shell rim and pull it backward. The extractors and the bolt pull the shell backward until it hits the ejector on the barrel, and that kicks the shell rightward and out. If one of those three is broken, you'll have this problem.

Finding a gunsmith might take a while, but anyone can do the replacements. If you have a part broken, go ahead and have all three replaced.

I haven't played with a 48, but I'm assuming they work just like the Browning Auto 5 patent. This is the first part that wears out, and it usually takes a while.

[crossfire]

If possible, get your 48 side by side with another that is working properly. Check out the ejector that is pinned in the barrel; is yours broken or worn? Are both extractors ok? They are the hooks on the bolt that grab the shell rim and pull it backward. The extractors and the bolt pull the shell backward until it hits the ejector on the barrel, and that kicks the shell rightward and out. If one of those three is broken, you'll have this problem.

Finding a gunsmith might take a while, but anyone can do the replacements. If you have a part broken, go ahead and have all three replaced.

I haven't played with a 48, but I'm assuming they work just like the Browning Auto 5 patent. This is the first part that wears out, and it usually takes a while.

Thanks for the info, Trust. Leave it to a fellow grouse hunter for answers regarding auto shotguns. :D

[trust me]

Thanks for the info, Trust. Leave it to a fellow grouse hunter for answers regarding auto shotguns. :D

The Browning A-5 got too heavy, and I learned my lesson with a Franchi, and that's why this grouse hunter went back to an Ithaca pump and will never look back.:)

[GunCat]

A few more areas to check on:

Here is a schematic (http://stevespages.com/ipb-franchi-automatic.html)

Are the friction rings in good shape and installed correctly?

In the magazine tube slick and well polished (a little light oil is OK, but no grease on the rings or mag tube)

Is the magazine tube tightly screwed in to the receiver (so it cannot flex and bind the action when the gun operates)

If you still need further gunsmith services send me a PM or email via my profile. I'm right over in Hopkinsville.

[trust me]

Good points on the rings and magazine. I thought the bronze ring lasted forever, but my smith made me order a new one. A lot of folks don't realize the ring position must change when moving from heavy to light loads.

I dab a little 3-in-1 on a rag and lightly hit the magazine and its good for a couple boxes of very light 1 oz. reloads, then I have to oil it again. For regular field loads, it runs forever.