Remington 11-48 Auto

timbroman

January 02, 2003 11:22

Hello Friends, Cleaning shotguns and other camp gear today. A cousin has a Rem 11-48 12 ga auto and I see it taken down for the first time...neither of us are sure about how the friction ring/brake are arranged on the magazine tube. I'm guessing it might be the same as Browning A-5? What appears to be a "brake ring" is engraved "light loads up" and "heavy loads up" with arrows pointing in respective directions. And it also has what appears to be a "friction ring" that is a rimmed ring with a flat side much like the A-5. Has anyone got the skinny as to the order of these various elements, including the recoil spring, as they should be installed on the magazine ring? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Jim

timbroman@aol.com

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  remroc

  January 02, 2003 17:07

  This can get confusing without pictures and proper names but here are some quotes from the instruction manual. "The friction piece usually remains enclosed in barrel guide ring. Should it become separated when barrel is disassembled, replace it in guide ring before assembling barrel". What is called the friction piece is the split ring.It fits in the lower(breech end) of the barrel guide ring. The friction ring is the part with up/down instructions on it. It fits against the recoil spring. Up means towards the muzzle end. I hope this helps.

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  timbroman

  January 03, 2003 05:48

  Remroc, Thanks much. I have it that the Friction Piece (split band) snugs up into the Barrel Guide Ring, but there is one more element in this one: a "flanged ring." I emailed Remington at their site for some help and haven't heard back from them yet. Does your manual show the order of assembly for those elements along the magazine tube?
  Flanged Ring - flat surface which way?
  Recoil Spring
  Friction Ring
  Friction Piece
  Barrel Guide Ring
  Since your quotation from the manual says the friction ring "fits against the recoil spring" (I'm guessing at the muzzle end), I suppose the flanged ring fits against the breech end of the recoil spring (but I wonder whether the flat surface of this flanged ring is against the receiver or the spring)
  Thanks a million. Best, Jim
  
  timbroman@aol.com

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  remroc

  January 04, 2003 10:47

  tibroman- sorry this took so long but I have been out of town. I neglected to mention the recoil spring cap that you refer to. It is placed on top of the spring with the small diameter (the flange) up. The friction ring (the part with the writing) sits on top of that. In other words the recoil spring cap snaps over the spring.

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  timbroman

  January 04, 2003 11:28

  Rem- That's perfect. It went together like a champ. Have it set for low brass shells and made a little diagram for future reference just in case one of us on this end forgets and I'll print this post to hang on to. From the receiver/breech along the magazine tube, we have:
  1 - Recoil Spring
  2 - Spring Cap
  3 - Friction Ring (writing)
  4 - Friction Piece (split band)
  5 - Barrel Guide Ring
  I do appreciate your patience and the information. Best, Jim
  
  timbroman@aol.com

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