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I'd like to see some evidence of that claim about it being designed as a pigeon gun. It seems totally out of synch with all the attributes of purpose built pigeon guns.

My poorly informed opinion ...

Spikes advice is worthwhile. The mag cap should be tight enough so there is NO play between the forend wood and the metal, but should not compress and stress the wood.

While I agree the design is ...

Nice gun. You'll be very happy together. As mentioned before, keep the chamber spotless and you'll avoid one of the major causes of not cycling.

Learn how to set up the friction rings and you'l ...

With a couple of modest exceptions like the recoil spring Remington parts will not fit on an Auto-5.

Rem 11 parts will fit on the American Browning made by Remington during WW2.

There are more d ...

Yes. keep looking. Be patient.

Jeff

They show up from time to time on the net. the last two copies I saw sold for well over $100.

It is the only decent reference book on the Auto-5.

I suspect there will be a second printing at so ...

There is a lot of kludge sold on the net. It is a great place to troll for inexperienced buyers. Before the net it was harder to sell these things, you had to hit the shows and look the buyers in th ...

Post the serial number and we'll tell you what year it was made.

I agree that the shells are easy to get via mail order, but I load my own because I shoot a lot of them.

In addition to Art's Mid ...

I think the A5 will handle the chamber pressure, just put the rings on the heavy setting and make sure there is no oil on the mag tube.

One other thing, the hard tungsten/iron pellet loads should n ...

teats + boar hog = 3" 16 ga.

To my knowledge the asterisk by the serial number means nothing of significance. Look at it with a glass and make sure it is not a tiny FN.

If I read the posts right your trying to date a 16 ga wi ...

I would never put abrasives in the action of a new and functional gun.

There is no good reason to try to speed up the wear of a gun just to see the lever in the center.

It's just my opinion bu ...

This is a good deal all around....and the gun ended up in the hands of someone who will treasure it.

Decoy....you go girl!

Jeff

That pattern is center heave, not surprising as most of these Brownings are tighter than marked with modern ammo.

What are you shooting 6's at?

Jeff

I run mine bare unless they wont cycle.

The purpose of the fricton ring is to create friction, the more the better...as long as the gun will cycle.

I find that each gun is a little different dep ...