Posted on 11/26/2018 5:03:54 AM PST by w1n1
He’s special, that’s for sure. We need to always treat him fairly about everything all the time. :)
I have the Savage clone of the A5 that was passed down from my father. It’s the only shotgun I’ve ever fired that left my shoulder bruised after just half a box of low brass 7 1/2 shot target loads.
I guess I’m just a wimp.
The Humpback can leave a mark on an uneducated shoulder.
+1
Browning Belgium 16, rumored to be taken from the German SS after D-Day. Can’t prove it other than the grandpappy was in D-Day.
Still a sweet swinger (pun intended) and a dead-nuts on rabbit/dove shooter.
Been shooting A5s, 20 and 12 ga since I was 10.... for 62 years. You got to set the friction rings correctly for the load you are shooting and keep tube and friction rings free of oil, dry or it will kick really hard.
We have the Mossberg 500 tactical but the first shotgun I ever shot was my dad’s Browning pump. Kicked like a mule.
The tubular magazine under the barrel has a five-round capacity, and there is no disconnector in the fire-control system, allowing the shotgun to be slam-fired. Holding the trigger down and pumping the slide will fire the gun as the bolt locks into the breech. This feature has been discontinued in modern shotguns, but it ensured the ’97’s popularity as a military trench gun.
Great way to burn through some ammo, and great fun. :->)
Good point.
I generally shoot 2 3/4 high base shells.
Got an old 97.... thought it would have been on the list. Still shot it in cowboy matches and was my dove and squirrels gun for years... Slam fire make it great for cowboy and steel matches.
I love my Mossberg 930 SPX. Something about 8 rounds semi-auto that just gives me a thrill. For those who mistakenly think the sound of chucking a round will cause your attacker to crap their pants and run away all I can say is do you really want to bet your life on it? If you don’t already have a round in the chamber so all you have to do is flip the safety, aim, and pull the trigger you will probably die. Its as dumb as going conceled carry witjout a round chambered. When the SHTF most people get rattled. Only frequent training and a fully prepared to fire weapon will help you overcome an attacker.
I think that's overstating things a bit. If you want to keep one in the chamber you can do so with either a pump or semi - there are arguments for both ways. Whether to go pump or semi is merely a matter of personal preference both are fine shotguns.
I, too, have a LC Smith 20 ga FG double. What a sweet shot when squirrel hunting. I also have a Remington Model 11 of Browning A5 heritage. I inherited both from my father and he from his father. Both guns are still used as they have been over 100 years. Gotta get the Model 11 fixed, the firing pin dropped out.
And if the A5 were all that great, it still would be being manufactured and Browning wouldn't have tried to build two (2!) successors. It's time has passed. I own Belgian and Japanese A5s in ever gauge they were made in and I'd rather shoot 100 rounds through my gas-operated 12-gauge Browning Silver Hunter than run one box of shells through any of those other mare's legs.
The MPs said "Sergeant, these are the property of the people of Belgium..."
Got my first A5 16 ga. for Christmas in 1953. Also have 3 other Brownings, 12 ga. superposed, one for hunting 2 for trap. Love my Winchester model 12 also Gotcha by a few years but bet you love your A5 as much as I love mine. So many great memories hunting with my dad, mom, aunts and uncles too.
You are a lucky man! I am so jealous.
12 ga... ahhhh my mouth is salivating. Ugh!
I have Remington 870 (left hand) and a Mossberg 590A. That Mossberg is a sweet piece of black, tactical, scary shotgun.
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