Browning 2000 Owners Manual

							CAUTION: Do not trip the carrier latch
and let the bolt fly home when the gas piston
bar is removed. The operating handle of the 
bolt will slam into the front of the receiver
and damage it. If you wish to close the bolt at this time, make sure you hold onto the
operating handle and let the bolt very slowly
ride forward until the operating handle rests
against the forward edge of the ejection port.
You are now ready to wipe out the maga-
zine tube and clean the components. The gas
piston and gas cylinder plug are bronze. If
you decide to scrub these components with a
brush, be sure you use a typical  brass bore
cleaning type brush and not a steel brush or
any other type that will scratch these com-
ponents.
Use a good quality powder solvent, such as
Browning Liquid Gunsmith, to clean the gas
system components.  Do not use gun oil. This
will collect foreign matter. Keep these com-
ponents clean and dry.
Reassemble the gas system components in
the exact order as you removed them. Pay
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							particular attention to lining up the slot inthe gas piston bar guide (A, Figure 
15) with
the holes in the gas piston (B, Figure 15) and
the magazine tube (C, Figure 15) so that you
can easily insert the gas piston bar. Be cer-
tain that the slot in the gas piston bar guide
(A, Figure 15) is rearward. This is critical
for proper functioning. Also be certain that 
the aperture in the forward end of the gas
GAS ENTRANCE APER
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							piston is located upward and in alignment 
with the gas entrance aperture in the top of
the magazine tube (Figure 
16). To insure
that you install the gas piston with this aper-
ture upward, the slot C in the magazine tube
and the slots A 
& B in the gas piston and
gas piston bar guide are machined off center If after installing the gas system in the  mag-
azine tube, you cannot easily install the gas 
piston bar, you have not assembled the com-
ponents properly. Remove them and be cer- tain the aperture is located upward. 
Never
under any circumstances tap the gas piston
bar with a hammer or other object. 
If you
cannot insert the bar with your fingers, you
are not assembling the gas system correctly Also during assembly be sure the concave
surface of the gas cylinder plug bears against 
the gas piston.
(Of Interest: During disassembly of the
gas system you will have noticed the white gas
piston buffer. Buffers are also located in the forearm cap and in the rearward portion of
the receiver. These act as shock absorbers
greatly cushioning the forceful operation 
of
the gas system and the energy it imparts to the bolt. They help to soften recoil, making
your 2000 very pleasant to shoot.)
TO SHOOT 3 MAGNUMS
If the barrel of your Browning 2000 is
chambered for  2 3/4shells, all you need to
shoot 3” magnum 
loads is an extra barrel
chambered for 3” shells. You do 
not need to
purchase a different action nor alter the gas
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							system in any way. The gas ports in the
barrels differ, so that you can interchange2   3/4 chambered barrels and 3 chambered
barrels on the same action
NOTE: With the 3  *inch Magnum barrelinstalled the B-2000 is designed to functionreliably with 3 inch Magnum shells Whileno harm can come from shooting 2 3 /4   Mag
num Ioads in the 3 inch chambered Magnum
barrel,  it is not advised since the ejector
mechanism built into the 
barrel extension
of the  3 
barrel to specifically eject 3 cart-
ridges 
is not totally dependabIe upon ejec-
tion with the shorter cartridges. Should the
shooter not mind an occasional hang up in
the ejector port with the shorter 2 3/4 Mag_
num shells he indeed may also use them ifdesired.
DISASSEMBLY OF THEACTION
PeriodicalIy YOU may wish to completelydisassemble your Browning 2000 for a
thorough 
cleaning Your 2000 can be com-
pletely stripped down without any tools ex-
ceptmg a drive punch or any similar objectwhich wiII enable you to remove the trigger
guard retaining pin. Follow the steps below:
Be sure your gun is unloaded and on safe.
1. Remove the b
arrel and forearm and
dismantle the gas system as describedon page 17.
2. Hold onto the bolt operating handle
trip the carrier latch and softly ease
the 
bolt forward unti1 the operating
handle rests against the forward part
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							of the receiver. DO NOT LET THE
BOLT SLAM FORWARD.
3. Remove the trigger guard retaining pin (Figure 
17).
Fig. 17
TRIGGER GUARD RETAINING PIN
4. Draw the bolt rearward about 1 1/2
inches (Figure 18).
CARRIER LATCH
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							5. With your other hand trip the carrier
latch, grasp the trigger guard (Figure
18) and remove by forcing it slightly
forward before attempting to lift it out
of the receiver (Figure 19).Ease the bolt for-
ward again.
Withthe butt
stock resting firmly
on a workbench or
table, grasp the
action bar assem-
bly and compress
the action  spring
several  inches
(Figure 20).
Remove the bolt
operating handle with your other
hand. Firm finger
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							pressure removes it easily (Figure 21).
9.To remove the bolt
and bolt slide ease
the action bar as-
sembly forward off
the magazine tube
while depressing
the cartridge stop
with your finger(Figure 22). The
cartridge stop pro-
jects from the bot-
tom of the bolt
slide. Particularly
notice how the
double action bars
separate from the
bolt. This will help
you during reas-
sembly later.
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							You can now easily clean all of these com-
ponents as well as the inside of the receiver. (See Figure 23.) Again a good solvent is
ACTION SPRINGBOLT SLIDE
CARTRIDGE STOP
recommended. Further disassembly of the 
trigger group is not recommended. NOTE: Do not apply large quantities
of oil to the trigger group or other areas of 
the action. Excessive oil is not necessary and 
serves to collect dust and minute particles of
dirt. Excessive oil could also soak into the 
stock; softening the walnut and loosening the 
stock. Only a very, very light film of fine
quality gun oil is needed to protect these 
working parts.
REASSEMBLY OF THE ACTION
Follow the steps below: 1. Slide the action spring onto the maga- zine tube, compress the action spring
and start the action bar assembly onto 
the magazine tube. Grasp the action 
bar assembly keeping the spring
slightly compressed.
2. Assemble the bolt and bolt slide and align the action bars in their respective
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							recesses in the bolt slide. This is done
just forward of the receiver before the
bolt is completely inserted into the
receiver.
Notice that the left (loading port side)
action bar enters from the top of the bolt slide (Figure 24) while the right action bar
LEFT ACTION BAR ENTERS
BOLT SLIDE FROM TOP
attaches from the bottom (Figure 25). It is
RIGHT ACTION BAR ENTERSBOLT SLIDE
FROM BOTTOM
Fig. 25
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							easiest to cant the bolt assembly to the left 
and attach the left action bar first, then 
rotate the bolt assembly to the right anddownward until the right action bar is en-
gaged.
3. Keeping the action bars located in the bolt slide with your fingers (Figure
26) carefully orient the bolt assembly
in the appropriate receiver channels 
and push rearward on the action bar
assembly until the bolt assembly slides
into the receiver.
Fig. 26
4. Insert the bolt operating handle andgradually release pressure on the ac-
tion bar assembly.
5. Draw the bolt partially rearward andinsert the trigger group (Figure 27).
Replace the trigger guard retaining pin.
CAUTION: While inserting the trigger
group be careful not to scratch the undersur-
face of the receiver with the carrier cartridge
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