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| < 16ga. Guns ~ 1924 Auto-5 Pictures |
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Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:18 am
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A while back I promised to post some pictures of this gun.
Hope you like them! |
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Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:08 pm
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Beautiful gun, Great find . Looks to be in excellent original condition . Love that dark wood on those early guns . It has the early style very slender round knob stock . I have one with that style stock but it has cheek piece , does your have that ?. Although it doesn't bother when shooting it , I wish it didn't .
Have you weighed that gun? |
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Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:37 pm
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Thank you!
No cheek piece, just nice dark wood. The seller (on GunBroker) thought it was made in 1950. Good ol' Browning website will fool them every time. I told him it was from the '20s but he didn't change his ad. Nobody else bid so I got a steal.
Weighed just now on my wife's kitchen scale: 7lbs. 6oz. After shooting my 12 gauge A5s it feels like it weighs nothing.
It's got a full choke but with spreaders it's great at Skeet! Have to load 2 9/16" shells for it. Got me into reloading... |
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Tue Feb 25, 2014 3:50 pm
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Nice gun! And in remarkably good condition. That Ogden, Utah address is a sure sign that the gun is an old one.
How's the short shell 16ga reloading going? I have several old guns with short chambers that also got me into reloading this winter. Given the current shortage of powder and other components it has been a challenge, but I now have what I need to make my 1932 A5 run properly. |
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Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:15 pm
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I buy RGLs from Brownells, reload them a few times, then cut them down and load them on an MEC with a short kit. I've got a couple of cases loaded and I really don't take this gun out that often. I have others that are more in the "shooter" category.
Instead of using the short kit, in the future I may just trim the shells to 65mm and crimp with an overshot card. |
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Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:52 pm
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That IS a nice one!
I have and cherish a 1933 Rem. 11. They knew what they were doing back then.  |
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:08 am
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Barrel markings. Notice the black powder proof.
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:59 am
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Incredible condition for a gun that age! Nice!
Matt |
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:03 pm
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I really like the pre war short chambered A5 "s
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:58 pm
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| Whoa! The bottom two look brand new. And the first two have straight stocks. What year is each? |
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:32 pm
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The 2 straight stock guns were built between 1910 & 1313 ( also the round knob gun with the cheek piece , that I mentioned earlier , Not picture )
The one with the recoil pad 1928
The other is a 1938 Sweet Sixteen 3 shot |
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:32 pm
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Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:46 pm
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| fn16ga wrote: |
The other is a 1938 Sweet Sixteen 3 shot
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Now that's a unicorn... |
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:02 pm
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| Beautiful....I love prewar weapons of all types! |
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Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:19 am
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These shots are from the GunBroker listing. Can't believe no one else bid.
These photos seem to be the work of a professional, so I'll give credit to midwestgunexchange, who sold the gun. They are really great to work with. |
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