| Topic: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
rudolph31
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 Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:19 pm Subject: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
| I’ve got a couple of case colored shotguns. A 20 gauge side by side and a 12 gauge over under. And I really like the way they look. I just don’t think I’d like a color case-hardened Auto-5. |
| Topic: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 11:04 am Subject: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
| No, I’ve never seen one. Not sure that I’d want to. |
| Topic: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:24 am Subject: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
From a distance. I bought it because it’s after the new Browning logo, but before standard engraving. I posted it to bump this post to the top.
https://i.imgur.com/eZyzEWg.jpg |
| Topic: Favorite Gun Games |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:18 am Subject: Favorite Gun Games |
Crazy is an tough easy game.
Straights are rare. Misses are often caused by mental lapses.
Why sometime it does appear that I am not even
in the same state as the clay !
That’s funny! And ... |
| Topic: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:47 am Subject: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
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| Topic: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:45 am Subject: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
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| Topic: Favorite Gun Games |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:35 am Subject: Favorite Gun Games |
| I haven’t posted lately, but since Skeetx taught us the game, Crazy has become our favorite. And almost 8 years to the day after we began, someone finally shot a perfect game. Every Wednesday for 8 ... |
| Topic: Short 16ga Shells at Cabela's? |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:23 pm Subject: Short 16ga Shells at Cabela's? |
| Visiting Art’s a year or so ago, I asked Art’s son Brad about that comment. He admitted that his father was in error and they get their short shells from the internet. |
| Topic: May go look at a shotgun, decipher proof marks. |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm Subject: May go look at a shotgun, decipher proof marks. |
P 1 K 284.6. is Poids (weight) 1 Kilogram, 284.6 grams, the weight of the barrels.
The diamond with the 16 C inside is the black powder proof. P.V. is Poudre Vive, the smokeless proof. |
| Topic: Browning Standardweight 16 vs Sweet 16 VR barrels |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:16 am Subject: Browning Standardweight 16 vs Sweet 16 VR barrels |
Per S/V, Sweet Sixteen ribs are .280” tapering to .260”, vs. .the 335/.317” standard.
As far as I know, this applies to both solid and vent ribs. Incidentally, “solid” ribs are hollow.
Switching ... |
| Topic: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:44 pm Subject: >>>BROWNING A5 16ga SERIAL NUMBER DATE GUIDE<< |
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| Topic: Western Xpert 65mm |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:22 am Subject: Western Xpert 65mm |
| I did some testing today. To measure capacity I filled three 65mm hulls with #8 shot. A paper Cheddite held 78.3g, a Plastic (cut down) Cheddite held 81.3g, and the Xpert 72.1. In ounces that’s 2.7 ... |
| Topic: Beginner question about 2.5 vs 2.75 |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:59 am Subject: Beginner question about 2.5 vs 2.75 |
| I think roll crimping is difficult at best; roll crimping a previously star crimped shell may well prove impossible. But there’s an easy alternative. Don’t use your Short Kit; load your short shells ... |
| Topic: Western Xpert 65mm |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:02 am Subject: Western Xpert 65mm |
Rudolph31
Your box states " non-corrosive primers".
Well, DUH!
Thank you, J.
Also, I found these recipes:
Winchester X-pert 1 oz PB 19.5 Fed 209A WAA16 1250 11,200 Hodgdon 2009
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| Topic: Western Xpert 65mm |
rudolph31
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:57 am Subject: Western Xpert 65mm |
| Thank you. That leads to the question, is it possible they were loaded with corrosive primers? |
