By: armchairoutfitter

armchairoutfitter — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:06:02 +0000

As usual, Raimey, you are right on. I have a running forend crack that is probably due to either the “Baby Mags” or some of my more ambitious handloads. As much as I hate to alter the classic good looks (in the eye of the beholder, right?) of the Auto-5, I may go with composite when I have to replace it. Search the terms Browning Auto-5 and forend or forearm crack sometime and see how many hits you get.

By: ellenbr

ellenbr — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:10:52 +0000

I’ll agree that the A5s are somewhat noisy when compared to the slick Benelli SBE (the inertia system makes it so much more quiet?? – HA!) much less a double. There are really only 2 issues w/ the A5 which is the beating the forend experiences and keeping up w/ the friction rings (contractile collar-brake) in the off season. Little has changed, with the exception of the location of the safety, since John Moses Browning’s patent of 1903 (filed May 6, 1899) with 10k being sold world-wide by say 1905. I think most of the first ones were straight stocks, unlike your round knob or Prince of Wales grip, but could be ordered w/ different dimensions and stock types. And price; well if anyone is interested, the Regular Gun was $35 with Cockerill (John Cockerill, a very large iron and steel company in Belgium) tubes. One interesting feature is that the receiver is pretty thick at the rear which provides a block for whatever extreme shotshell cartridge one might choose to ignite.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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