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Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:29 pm to White Bear
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Worst recoil I’ve felt.
I once shot a single shot New England firearms 10 gauge break barrel all day on the farm shooting cormorants
You ain’t felt recoil till you do that. My shoulder was literally bruised black the next day
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:10 pm to White Bear
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I leave mine on the heavy setting and shoot everything.
The oiling of the mag tube is what will make it kick the absolute shite out of you. Worst recoil I’ve felt. was probably hungover too but either way it left an impression
Ran a couple of boxes of low brass estate target loads through it today. It wouldn't eject them on the heavy setting but damn, it felt like a 20 gauge. Still didn't kick bad on the light setting. It's more beat up than I remember but functionally it's perfect. Tempted to see anout getting it re blued.
I forgot to get the serial numbers, I'll check it tomorrow. Really pumped to be shooting my godfather's gun.
Eta: when I took it apart both of the rings were up against the receiver under the spring.
This post was edited on 4/25/24 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:28 pm to Loup
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Tempted to see anout getting it re blued.
I'm not sure that's a good plan....I've always been told it's worse on a guns value than leaving the original finish.
Maybe someone with more restoration experience will chime in.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 8:24 am to deltaland
quote:I have one. Take the piece of rebar out of the stock and it really will hurt you. I shot a coyote with buckshot out of my climbing stand once and it almost knocked me out of the tree.
I once shot a single shot New England firearms 10 gauge break barrel all day on the farm shooting cormorants You ain’t felt recoil till you do that. My shoulder was literally bruised black the next day
Steel shot wasn’t that bad.
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 8:27 am
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:38 am to Grifola
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What can you tell me about a sweet sixteen S/N #G77935
In 1956 the serial numbering system changed for a "light weight" from "L" to "G". In 1956 they manufactured G1 thru G23000. In 1957 they manufactured G23001 thru G85000. In 1958 they went to a 2 digit identifier (number and letter) that preceded the serial number to identify date of manufacture.
So it looks like yours was manufactured in the latter part of 1957.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 10:09 am to kaleidoscoping
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Belgian 46’
If it’s a 46 then you have an American made Browning. Browning outsourced their production to Remington from 1940 - 1946.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 12:19 pm to Loup
Inherited one also about 6 years ago. I had a local gun shop go through it. All it need was an original wooden plug. Which was hard to find.
This A5 is in close to mint condition.
This A5 is in close to mint condition.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 12:48 pm to Potchafa
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This A5 is in close to mint condition.
Way better condition than mine. Beautiful gun.
Does the hole for the bead go all the way through to the barrel on them or is that just mine?
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:52 pm to JDPndahizzy
What info do you have on a 68G 30024 serial number if you don’t mind?
If we’re showing off…
If we’re showing off…
This post was edited on 4/29/24 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:58 pm to Loup
I got rid of mine because of the rings. Got a browning gold and love it.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:12 pm to saintsfan1977
Just coming in to say y’all’s Grandparents took way better care of guns than mine. I have an A5 from grandpa and it looks like it was used to row boats and beat mules in the off season
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:14 pm to saintsfan1977
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I got rid of mine because of the rings. Got a browning gold and love it.
Damn son.
This post was edited on 4/29/24 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 4/29/24 at 8:41 pm to White Bear
A5 is garbage compared to a Browning Gold. That's the truth. It's comparing a Daisy to a Gamo difference. But OP has it. It's not bad for a shotgun. I just didn't like mine..
This post was edited on 4/29/24 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 4/30/24 at 6:47 am to saintsfan1977
quote:Opinions vary
A5 is garbage compared to a Browning Gold. That's the truth. It's comparing a Daisy to a Gamo difference. But OP has it. It's not bad for a shotgun. I just didn't like mine..
Posted on 4/30/24 at 8:31 am to REB BEER
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What info do you have on a 68G 30024 serial number if you don’t mind?
Starting in 1968 thru 1976 Browning started using a 2 digit year code followed by either an "M" for "Standard Weight" or a "G" for "Lightweight". This was followed by the serial number.
So your 68G is a 1968 lightweight and was the 30024th made since the SN change. It's a pre-75 so it was made in Belgium by FN. The 36th edition blue book has it valued at $1525. Add 60% in 20gauge, 15% for round knob NIB condition, and 15% for blonde wood but those were made mid 60's.
Very nice gun ya got there.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 8:41 am to saintsfan1977
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A5 is garbage compared to a Browning Gold. That's the truth
I kinda get what you're saying but wouldn't have used the word garbage to describe it. One is recoil operated and was produced for 97 years without any major changes to its design.
The other is gas operated and was made for 14 years. It was a beast of a gun and very dependable.
Both are great firearms but neither are garbage..
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:53 am to JDPndahizzy
Thanks for the info. I thought the gun was a little older than that; my stepdad picked it up at an estate sale probably in the 90’s, so we really didn’t have any info about it.
Like I said earlier, I only shoot it every couple of years at skeet shoots. Other than that it’s just a pretty piece of furniture.
Eta: I took it on a pheasant hunt in SD several years ago just because it’s the nicest looking gun I have. The weather turned bad and was snowing pretty hard and it was COLD. Most of the guys with the fancy new guns couldn’t shoot because their actions were freezing up; the old A5 kept chugging along.
Like I said earlier, I only shoot it every couple of years at skeet shoots. Other than that it’s just a pretty piece of furniture.
Eta: I took it on a pheasant hunt in SD several years ago just because it’s the nicest looking gun I have. The weather turned bad and was snowing pretty hard and it was COLD. Most of the guys with the fancy new guns couldn’t shoot because their actions were freezing up; the old A5 kept chugging along.
This post was edited on 4/30/24 at 9:56 am
Posted on 4/30/24 at 10:42 am to REB BEER
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Most of the guys with the fancy new guns couldn’t shoot because their actions were freezing up; the old A5 kept chugging along.
It will definitely do that!! The design is so simplistic its scary genius.. If you're like me and forget how time flies, your gun is 56 years old.. That's pretty old for a gun that still shoots like it was new lol..
I picked one up at an estate sale many years ago (1995ish) that was still in the box with the packing grease.. bidding topped out at like $380.. I couldn't believe it.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 10:57 am to Loup
I looked up one of my A-5 serial numbers yesterday for shits & giggles.
It was made in 1934
It was made in 1934
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