I was at Scheels today, spent some time playing with that A5. Man it points nice and is just the right weight my wife would enjoy it also. It would also give me an excuse to reload. Man 16 gauge shells bring a premium.
Browning A5 Sweet 16
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Go ahead and get it...you know you want to.
Here's Dad's old Belgium Sweet 16 from the 1950s that he used to take when we'd go quail hunting. I've knocked down a few quail since I've had it. Internals are a bit different than the current ones, but I've not seen a new one so don't know that much about them.
Yep, 16 gauge shells ain't cheap. I'll never own another one due that.
The old A5 and new A5 share very little other than a hump on the back.
The old A5 and new A5 share very little other than a hump on the back.
A5 is the best looking semi auto shotgun out there, IMO
Classic, yes.
Shotshells are easy and fun to reload, IMHO. Make your own specialty ammo.
AA
Shotshells are easy and fun to reload, IMHO. Make your own specialty ammo.
AA
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I need to do more research on reloading supply’s on a 16 gauge. My cousin who is 4 years older than me would come out to our farm, he had a model 12 in 16 gauge. I fell in love with that gauge when I was 12.
He is now quite well off and owns a lot of high end shotguns but will not part with that Winchester.
Love me some Browning autoloaders. Don't have a 16 ga. in anything, nor a 20 ga. Maybe some day. I have a very old A5 that I was given and an A 500G. The A500G has the look of a classic A5 but works very differently, still a nice shotgun IMHO.
Love my A5 (12 gauge). It just does everything correctly.
The Sweet-16 was without a doubt my favorite shotgun. Unfortunately I didn't get custody.
that’s good lookin’.
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