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What does the lever on the left side of the receiver of a browning a-5 do?
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∙ 16y ago
It blocks off the magazine to allow the shooter to change the shell in the chamber without needing to empty the magazine or manipulate the lifter. The "classic" use was changing from a duck load to a goose load.
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