New Browning 1900 rifle

PMangenot · Post by **PMangenot** » Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:26 pm

Hi guys

here is my new firearm find in France for a not too expensive price

The number is 4589 and is fairly in good condition except for the forend who was broken in half and badly glued with a swivel in place of the screw. This one was set badly and when I fired the gun, it splits the wood one more time. lot of work... I still have to make a new screw. Now it is nearly tough but not very beautiful. Here it is

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I disassembly all the gun and everything is in good condition.

I just have a question

In my Rem mod 8 in 32 Rem , I have a buffer spring, very tough as you know...

Here in my Browning 1900, no buffer spring; just a steel wad. The barrel recoil spring is bigger and seem to be more strong. I do not know if it is original or no...?

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When I shoot with it everything seem allright and "smooth" ( like a 35 Rem...

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I would like to find a exploded view or a manual about this particular FN gun, but find nothing but about Remington firearms

Thanks for your help and have a good day

Hibby83 · Post by **Hibby83** » Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:11 pm

Welcome to the forum. Happy you found it.

Real pretty stock set on your rifle!

I don't have an exploded view to show, here's 2 examples of the disassembled barrel assemblies. Top picture is my own, serial #441. The second picture is from another forum member, serial #2983.

It appears yours is missing the buffer spring. The heavy coil at the rear is the buffer spring, that's how they should be setup.

PMangenot · Post by **PMangenot** » Thu Jan 15, 2026 8:03 am

Hello guys

Thanks for help.

I was thinking of a miss of this buffer spring... Now, I know...

As I have a Rem Mod 8 .32 cal. with his Buffer Spring, I think I can try it on my Browning and see how it goes...

I will tell you

It seems to me that this rifle was shooting without this buffer Spring since long time... Do not know... But I tried a few rounds in this configuration and everything seems doing right

But I will not try no more without buffer spring. Just with my Rem Mod 8 buffer and look how it goes... I will put the washer (smooth on both faces), the buffer spring (rem mod 8 cal.32 Rem), recoil spring case & recoil spring and go to shoot...

One more time, thanks for your help

Pascal Doc Mangenot

Post by **81police** » Thu Jan 15, 2026 1:34 pm

PMangenot,

Your rifle brings the worldwide total (for our database) to 163 FN1900's. Congratulations on a very rare rifle whose numbers are dwindling. Many are in gun-unfriendly countries.

Yours is 7th FN in our database located in France.

The closest known number to yours is 4577 located in Canada

PMangenot · Post by **PMangenot** » Thu Jan 15, 2026 3:01 pm

Thanks for the news about Fn Browning registered here.
I Will put others pictures

PMangenot · Post by **PMangenot** » Sun Jan 18, 2026 3:18 am

Hi from France

Here some pictures on my FN Browning 1900

The little spots clear you can see on the fore end are the holes I made to secure my two halfs with brass rods glued inside with epoxy all trough the wood. the holes are blocked with epoxy mixed with "Pro-Bed". It works but If I could make a new checkering, it would be better look... Anyway, that's it... and I have the original wood

Can't put more of 3pictures, so I'll make most posts...