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| < 16ga. Guns ~ My new A5 Sweet 16 Ultimate |
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Mon Sep 07, 2026 9:36 am
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Was working in Utah a few weeks ago. Had an evening to kill before flying home. Has been wanting a new A5 Ultimate in 16 and had enough Scheeks reward points to pick it up. Scheels showed none in inventory but went to try and get one ordered and delivered to Kansas City. Low and behold, they had 2 in stock. I grabbed the one with best wood. For $30 they shipped it to my local FFL. Beats checking it on plane or having to drive 150 miles to KC to pick it up.
5# 12 ounce on my digital kitchen scale.
First shots this morning using a mixture of cheapy Walmart Federal and Winchester shells resulted in a limit in an
The mojo and decoy tree were almost cheating.
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Mon Sep 07, 2026 11:49 am
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Mon Sep 07, 2026 5:49 pm
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| Nice work with a Beautiful shotgun! |
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Mon Sep 07, 2026 7:59 pm
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| Nice looking gun. I didn’t no they made an upgrade version of the new A5. I have owned the standard version several years. They’re very good upland guns. |
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 1:34 am
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| I only wish it had the POW grip. Zero complaints otherwise. |
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 5:42 am
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| I agree that the grip in not good. I had mine altered to a POW grip. I like it much better. That resulted in the wood being refinished in a satin finish vs the browning high gloss. And I like the satin much better. |
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 10:20 am
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Very nice! What is the barrel length on it? I wanted a 26" barrel on my A5, but could only get it with the 28", mine weighs in at 5lbs 12oz also. I was fortunate to find one with decent wood. Love the look of the receiver on yours, I'm a little jealous!
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 1:52 pm
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I agree that the grip in not good. I had mine altered to a POW grip. I like it much better. That resulted in the wood being refinished in a satin finish vs the browning high gloss. And I like the satin much better.
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I knew I saw somebody had done that, thought it was over on SGW and searched and searched for the thread about it. I'm tempted to grab a rasp....but don't think I have the guts to do that. |
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 1:54 pm
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| nj gsp wrote: |
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Very nice! What is the barrel length on it? I wanted a 26" barrel on my A5, but could only get it with the 28", mine weighs in at 5lbs 12oz also.
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Mine is also 28", because it was the better wood of the 2 Scheels had out in Utah. I kind of wanted the 26", but honestly, I really don't care. I shot mostly well with it....got a few misses out of it as well.  Had no misfires or anything faulty with it. Can't wait for walking South Dakota with it this fall. |
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 7:31 pm
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| Cheesy wrote: |
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I agree that the grip in not good. I had mine altered to a POW grip. I like it much better. That resulted in the wood being refinished in a satin finish vs the browning high gloss. And I like the satin much better.
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I knew I saw somebody had done that, thought it was over on SGW and searched and searched for the thread about it. I'm tempted to grab a rasp....but don't think I have the guts to do that.
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Mark Larson, in Portland did mine, and he really does a nice job. He has a web site if you’re interested. |
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 8:42 pm
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Mark Larson, in Portland did mine, and he really does a nice job. He has a web site if you’re interested.[/quote]
Did Mark move? Last I knew he lived in Tacoma, WA |
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Tue Sep 08, 2026 9:06 pm
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| Love those Scheel's Points! :-) |
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Wed Sep 09, 2026 4:17 pm
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| AmericanMeet wrote: |
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Mark Larson, in Portland did mine, and he really does a nice job. He has a web site if you’re interested.
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Did Mark move? Last I knew he lived in Tacoma, WA[/quote]
I do not know. When I used him 4-5 years ago, he was in Portland. |
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Thu Sep 10, 2026 6:13 am
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| My Lightning version is a 26 inch but it doesnt have that nice of wood. Youll love hunting with it. |
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Sat Sep 19, 2026 10:42 am
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| I asked Mark to convert mine to a POA or straight and he said it was such a PIA that he wasn't doing them any more. |
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