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Jeff; Is that why part of the extension was exposed forward of the receiver. I had just assumed the forend had been modified to move it forward to flush it with the ejection port.
For the really light loads the ring can be moved back next to the receiver behind the spring, thus not subject to loss. This was the recommended set-up for Cutts equipped guns firing standard loads incidentally.

One of the steps in modifying an A5 for 2 3/4" shells is the removal of 3/8" of wood from the front inside of the foreend. This exposes part of the non blued portion of the barrel extension in front of the receiver. It is part of the lengthening of the "stroke" from 2 9/16" to 2 3/4".

The ejection port is also lengthened 3/8" by removing metal from the front edge. Those are just two of the steps, but you get the idea.

Another obvious thing to look for is the ejector claw on the barrel extension. If it is short and fixed in place it is for 65mm chambers, if it is mounted in a sliding rivet and can extend back past the end of the barrel extension 3/8" then it is for 70mm chambers.

2-piper, what your describing the normal set up for light shells, I'm not sure of another set up for light shells....

Bill, cutting down the friction ring is a neat trick, I've never tried it. I have a very old spring that I use, it's lost enough of its "boing" to handle lighter loads pretty well.

Jeff

Jeff; I actually used the wrong terminology. These guns have a friction ring & a friction piece. For heavy loads the friction piece is set between the bbl ring & friction ring so it is compressed by the bevels on each end for max friction. For light loads the ring is placed back next to the receiver, so it no longer aids in compressing the friction piece. The instructions I have seen for the cutts was to swap places with these parts, ie put the ring back up next to bbl ring but put the compressible friction piece down next to the receiver. I was speaking of this split friction piece, but called it the ring. I assume the piece we are speaking of cutting half in two, is also this friction piece, & not the ring

Did a little actual looking after making last post. The procedure I stated is actually for a Mod 11 Rem. Browning instructions say to never fire the gun without the bronze friction piece next to the bbl ring. The M11 has an outside bevel on one end of "Ring" with the internal bevel in other. The A5 ring is flat on the one end. On the M11 for use with the Cutts the ring is turned with outside bevel fitting into bbl ring, & bronze piece placed down against receiver. I appoligize for the mix up, going to have to quit going from memory.

Yup. Bevels must face bevels.

If you use an A5 without the beveled side of the ring facing the bevel on the barrel ring you will peen the edge of the barrel ring up. I have a 1928 barrel with this peening.

Jeff