Browning Gold Fusion Shotgun Owners Manual

							Make certain you have the proper
spacer installed properly before 
re-attaching the buttstock and
recoil pad (Figure 7-C.)
Fit the buttstock back to the 
receiver, install the plate, washer
(making sure the bevels mate —
Figure 7-D), and the stockbolt.
Snug the stockbolt down with the
3/4 socket wrench, but do not
overtighten. Attach the buttpad
with care, so as not to scratch or
mar the finish of the stock.
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FIGURE 7-BLoosen stock bolt inside the buttstock.
FIGURE 7-CInstall the proper spacer before re-attaching
the buttstock.FIGURE 7-DThe bevels must mate.
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							INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR HI-VIZ™ SIGHTSYour Hi-Viz™ sights are the ultimate in barrel management for all
kinds of shooting. The Gold Fusion shotgun comes with one base, six
fluorescent light pipes and two opaque white sights. A fluorescent pipe
is installed (Figure 8.)INSTALLING THE HI-VIZ™ LIGHT PIPES1
MAKE CERTAIN YOUR SHOTGUN IS UNLOADED. PLACE THE SAFETY IN
THE ON SAFE POSITION, LOCK THE BREECH OPEN, AND KEEP THE
MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHANGE
YOUR SIGHTS ON A LOADED FIREARM!
2 Slide key between first and second ring under the light pipe. Remove 
light pipe by pulling toward receiver.
3 Install new light pipe by simply sliding it forward through the three
rings. (Key not required). Press firmly to engage spring.HI-VIZ™ CAREIf your shotgun is subjected to rain or snow, remove light pipe by 
following safety precautions in step 1 above. Remove moisture, and
lightly lubricate the base with 
a fine, light oil. The base could
rust if this procedure is not 
followed. Do not use abrasives
on base or fluorescent light 
pipe sights. Remove light pipe
sight from its base when 
cleaning your Gold Fusion 
shotgun. Some lubricants and
solvents may harm the light 
pipe sight. Clean the light pipe
sight with soft tissue.
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ring
light 
pipeengagement 
notch
ring
spring
ring
FIGURE 8Light pipes are easy to exchange.
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							LOADING PROCEDURESAT ALL TIMES DURING THE LOADING PROCEDURE, BE SURE YOUR MUZZLE
IS POINTING IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND THE SAFETY IS IN THE “ON SAFE”
POSITION.There are two methods for getting a loaded shell into the chamber of
your Gold Fusion shotgun.LOADING THE CHAMBER THROUGH THE 
EJECTION PORT 1 After making sure the safety is “on safe,” pull the operating handle to
the rear until the bolt locks in the open position.
VISUALLY INSPECT THE CHAMBER, CARRIER AND MAGAZINE TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE CLEAR OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS.
2 While pointing the muzzle in a safe direction, insert a cartridge of
the proper gauge through the ejection port into the open breech 
(Figure 9). Press the carrier release button. This will deliver the shell
to the chamber. The chamber is now loaded.
3 With the chamber loaded, load the magazine to full capacity. To load
the magazine, insert a shell, of proper gauge, through the loading
port at the bottom of the receiver, up into the magazine, using your
thumb to position it fully forward in the magazine tube (Figure 9-A).
Make sure the rim of the shell engages the cartridge stop and is held
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FIGURE 9Insert a cartridge through the ejection port into
the breech.
FIGURE 9-APosition the cartridge fully forward in the
magazine.
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							fully inside the magazine tube. It will make an audible click when
fully inserted.
LOADING THE CHAMBER MANUALLY FROM
THE MAGAZINE — SPEED LOADING1  Make sure the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction and the safety is
in the “on safe’’ position.
2 With the bolt open, insert a shell into the magazine. The shell will be
automatically cycled from the magazine to the chamber.
KEEP YOUR FINGERS CLEAR OF THE EJECTION PORT.
3 Load the magazine to full capacity as explained previously.
CAUTION: WHENEVER A SHELL HAS BEEN CYCLED INTO THE CHAMBER
— AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY — THE SHOTGUN IS READY TO
FIRE BY SIMPLY MOVING THE SAFETY TO THE “OFF SAFE” POSITION.
UNLOADING CAUTION: WHENEVER UNLOADING, ALWAYS BE CERTAIN THAT THE MUZZLE
IS POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND THAT THE SAFETY IS IN THE “ON
SAFE” POSITION. 1 Unload your Gold Fusion shotgun by grasping the operating handle
and cycling the action until all rounds are ejected.
ALWAYS INSPECT THE CHAMBER, ACTION, CARRIER AND MAGAZINE
VERY CAREFULLY AFTER UNLOADING TO BE SURE ALL LIVE ROUNDS
ARE CLEARED FROM THE GUN.
BREECH REMAINS OPEN AFTER THE LAST SHOTThe breech of the Gold Fusion shotgun remains open, with the 
bolt locked to the rear, after the last shot has been fired. This allows
convenient and fast reloading.
1  Place the safety in the “on safe” position.
2  Drop an appropriate shell into the open breech or into the magazine.
3  Close the action by depressing the carrier release button.
4  Load the magazine.
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							EVEN WITH THE BREECH LOCKED OPEN AFTER SHOOTING, DO NOT ASSUME
YOUR  SHOTGUN IS UNLOADED. ALWAYS INSPECT THE CHAMBER, CARRIER
AND MAGAZINE TUBE TO BE SURE THEY CONTAIN NO CARTRIDGES
.
FIRING YOUR GOLD FUSION SHOTGUNWith the chamber loaded, all that is necessary to fire the gun is to
push in on the safety so that the red warning band is visible on the 
left side of the trigger guard and pull the trigger. (See operation of the
safety, page 10).
The gas system ejects the fired shell and picks up a new shell from 
the magazine and chambers it automatically. This is repeated each
time you pull the trigger until the last shell has been fired.AFTER SHOOTING, IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE 
“ON SAFE” POSITION.THE MAGAZINE CUTOFFThe magazine cut-off is located at the front end of the left side of
the receiver. This cut-off has the purpose of locking the shells in the 
magazine so that they will not feed into the chamber. This permits
you to quickly change the load in the chamber of the gun without
going to the trouble of unloading the whole magazine. In this way,
a duck load can quickly be thrown out and a goose load inserted if
the need arises.INVECTOR INTERCHANGEABLE CHOKE SYSTEM20 GAUGE INVECTOR-PLUS The barrel of the 20 gauge Gold Fusion has been back-bored and is
threaded to accept the Browning  Invector-Plus Interchangeable
Choke System only. The Invector-Plus system is not interchangeable
with the StandardInvector chokes. The degree of choke is indicated
twice on each choke tube: Inscribed on the side of the tube, and 
indicated with a “notch” code on the top rim of the tube. Browning 
20 gauge Invector-Plus choke tubes are made with tempered steel and
are fully compatible with all FACTORY AMMUNITION (loaded in
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							compliance with SAAMI specifications) including magnum lead 
and steel shot loads and rifled slug loads. Browning’s universal tube
wrench is used to remove and install these tubes.12 GAUGE INVECTOR-PLUS The 12 gauge Gold Fusion shotgun has a back-bored barrel and is
threaded to accept Invector-Plus choke tubes only. They arenot
interchangeable with 12 gauge StandardInvector choke tubes. Do 
not use Invector-Plus tubes in barrels threaded for Standard Invector
tubes. Do not use Standard Invector tubes in barrels threaded for
Invector-Plus tubes. Failure to follow these warnings may damage your
gun and cause injury to yourself and others. A special “Plus” choke tube
wrench is provided to remove and tighten Invector-Plus choke tubes.DO NOT FIRE THE GOLD FUSION SHOTGUN WITHOUT HAVING AN 
INVECTOR-PLUS CHOKE TUBE INSTALLED.
Permanent damage may 
result to the threads.
DO NOT USE BROWNING INVECTOR OR INVECTOR-PLUS CHOKE TUBES 
IN ANY SHOTGUN BARREL NOT SUPPLIED BY BROWNING. ALSO, DO NOT
USE ANY OTHER BRAND OF CHOKING DEVICE IN ANY SHOTGUN BARREL
SUPPLIED BY BROWNING. USE ONLY CHOKE TUBES MARKED INVECTOR 
OR INVECTOR-PLUS
CAUTION: WHENEVER HANDLING ANY SHOTGUN FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REMOVING OR INSTALLING A CHOKING DEVICE, MAKE ABSOLUTELY 
CERTAIN THE GUN IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED, AND THE BOLT OR BREECH
IS OPEN! NEVER ATTEMPT TO REMOVE OR INSTALL A SHOTGUN CHOKING
DEVICE ON A LOADED FIREARM!TUBE REMOVAL1 Place the “safety” in the “on safe” position. Completely unload your
Gold fusion by opening the action and locking it rearward. INSPECT
THE CHAMBER, FEED MECHANISM AND MAGAZINE TO 
MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT CONTAIN ANY SHELLS.
2 Use the Invector wrench to loosen the tube, turning it counter-
clockwise. Finger twist the tube the rest of the way out of the barrel.
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							TUBE INSTALLATION1 Place the “safety” in the “on safe” positon. Completey unload your 
Gold Fusion shotgun by oppening the action and locking it rearward.
INSPECT THE CHAMBER, FEED MECHANISM AND MAGAZINE TO MAKE
SURE THEY DO NOT CONTAIN ANY SHELLS.
2 Before installing a tube, check the internal choke tube threads in the
muzzle, as well as the threads on the Invector choke tube to be sure they
are clean. Lightly oil the threads with an oil such as Browning Gun Oil.
3 Using your fingers, screw the appropriate tube into the muzzle end 
of the barrel, tapered end first, notched end outward. When it
becomes finger-tight, use the Invector choke tube wrench to firmly
seat the tube.THE INVECTOR CHOKE TUBE SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY CHECKED TO
ASSURE THAT IT IS TIGHT AND FIRMLY SEATED. BEFORE CHECKING, 
FOLLOW THE SAFETY GUIDELINES OUTLINED ABOVE.Replacement and additional tubes and wrenches are available from
your Browning dealer, or by writing:
Browning Consumer Department
One Browning Place
Morgan, Utah 84050-9326
(801) 876-2711.
Canadian customers please call or write:
Browning Canada Sports Ltd./Ltee
5617 Chemin St-Francois
St-Laurent, Quebec H4S 1W6.
(514) 333-7261.
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							INVECTOR CHOKE TUBE CODETo identify individual Invector-Plus tubes, refer to the abbreviated
indications on the side of the tube, or use the identification mark(s)
located on the top rim of each tube (Figure 10).INVECTOR TUBE SELECTIONTo help you choose the correct choke tube for each hunting situation,
all Browning Invector-Plus choke tubes are inscribed on the side with
the patterns they produce with both lead and steel shot. Each
Invector-Plus tube also has notches on the top rim of the tube. These
notches are a code to allow you to determine the choke designation
while the tube is installed. Rim notches refer specifically to lead shot.
You will need to use the chart below to cross-reference from lead to
steel, and determine the appropriate tubes for your ammunition and
hunting/shooting situation.
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FIGURE 10CylinderFull
Imp. ModifiedModifiedImp. Cylinder
Skeet
FIGURE 10-B
A — Invector Plus choke tube
B — Standard Invector 
choke tubeA
B
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							Available 20 Gauge Invector-Plus tubes for back bored barrels:
RIM NOTCHES PATTERN WITH PATTERN WITH
LEAD SHOT STEEL SHOT
I Full FullIII Modified Imp. ModifiedIIII Imp. Cylinder Modified 
1
IIIII Skeet Modified 
1
No notches Cylinder Imp. Cylinder
1When more than one choke designation is listed for a given steel shot
pattern, use the more open choke listed for high velocity, larger shot
size steel loads.
Available 12 Gauge Invector-Plus tubes for back bored barrels:RIM NOTCHES CHOKE DESIGNATION CHOKE DESIGNATION
WITH LEAD WITH STEEL
X on side of tube X-Full Special
*
IFull
**
II Improved Modified FullIII Modified Improved ModifiedIIII Improved Cylinder ModifiedIIIII Skeet Improved CylinderNo notches Cylinder Cylinder
*Extra Full Special with knurled rim. Do not use with steel shot.
**Do not use with steel shot. Using an over-tight choke constriction
with steel shot will result in an ineffective, “blown” pattern.
Note: When more than one choke designation is listed for a given steel
shot pattern, use the more open choke listed for high velocity, larger
shot size steel loads.
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							GOLD FUSION AUTOLOADER 
MAGAZINE CAPACITY
SHELL SIZE WITH 3-SHOT WITHOUT 3-SHOT
ADAPTER ADAPTER
*2 3/4 2 4*3 2 3
*The Gold Fusion shotgun handles mixed loads of 2 3/4 and 3 shells.USE OF EXTRA BARRELSAll Gold Fusion 20 gauge barrels are interchangeable within gauge.
No special fitting is required.
Three types of Gold Fusion 12 gauge barrels exist: those chambered
only for 2 3/4 loads (such as the Sporting Clays model), those 
chambered for 2 3/4 and 3 loads (Hunter models) and those 
chambered for all loads up to 3 1/2 (3 1/2 Hunter models).
All 3 1 /2 barrels are designed for use only on 3 1/2 receivers. All
other 12 gauge barrels are interchangeable.CAUTION:
Do not interchange barrels between 2 3/4, 3 and 3 1/2
receivers. Only use a 3 1/2 barrel on a  3 1/2 shotgun. Using a 3 1/2
barrel on a 2 3/4 or 3 Gold Fusion receiver could result in injury to
yourself or others.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SUGGESTIONSYou should clean your Gold Fusion shotgun whenever it becomes
excessively dirty. The barrel should be cleaned and the action wiped
clean and oiled after every day of shooting. The gas system should
require only occasional cleaning. If a malfunction occurs, perform a
thorough cleaning to see if it solves the problem, before seeking the
services of a Browning Recommended Service Center, the Browning
Service Facility in Arnold, Missouri, or a competent gunsmith.
Normal maintenance can be accomplished with the barrel still
attached to the receiver (oiling and wiping down). More careful 
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