Those of you who know me know I have a fondness for things of quality. I am particularly fond of items that are so undervalued by the general public I can obtain them cheaply. Older shotguns made by Brno and CZ definitely fall into this category, as do many of the CZ pistols and the [...]
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Forend cracks are a common problem with Browning Auto-5s. The wood is necessarily thin to accommodate the magazine tube and the recoil spring. The barrel snapping back into battery hits a pretty good lick, and the impact is rough on the tiny ridge that slides into and mates with the front of the receiver. The [...]
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Browning Auto-5 Magnum 12 The Auto-5 was the first successful semiautomatic shotgun design. My Papaw carried a Belgian-made Browning Sweet 16, and my little Franchi AL-48 20 gauge uses the same long-recoil mechanism. Some find the “double-shuffle” of the barrel snapping forward into battery distracting, but having known nothing else during my early shotgunning days, [...]
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