Browning A5 / Remington 11

Mine. 12ga "light twelve"

 

Remington Model 11 (M11 / Remington Autoloading Gun) - Development and Operational History, Performance Specifications and Picture Gallery

The 11 hung around longer than we assumed. A lot of modern versions are less than the older versions.

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I had a chance to buy a Charles Daly A-5 and I am still kicking my buns for passing it by. (Bruce, you can say I should be LOL)
My grandson "gets" family heirloom firearms. I see your family does also.

IMO. John Browning was the most prolific premier firearms designer of the 20th Century. I have a pre-1954 Ithaca M37. If I rest the butt stock on the floor and push the release; the bolt drops. Very few other, if any pump shotguns do that.
Judging by Dieudonne Saive, any designer who worked with John M. Browning profited from the experience.

I've read some put Kalashnikov and Stoner in Browning's league; I don't think so..

 

Trap was fun until the cost of ammunition went up.

 

I like the Franchi 48 over the A5 or the M11.

 

I have an A5 made in 1928 according to the serial number and it is in almost new condition. Wonderful old guns. Also have a Sweet 16 from FN that I inherited from my Uncle.

 

My Father had an A5 mid grade? 16 ga. He got it as a wedding gift, in the very early 50s. It's a Belgian FN . I Shot a lot of birds and bunnies with that. My brother has it, now that my Father has passed; I wanted it, but the old man did leave me the 03' so I was ok with that! I picked up a A5 light, 12 ga. last year at a pawn shop. It is a Japanese licensed copy. I would rather it was an FN, but I am really happy with it anyway.

 

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I look at the safety on a Remington Model 8, and it looks very familiar. J. M. Browning perfected it before Mr. K. was born. Kalashnikov was an innovator, Browning was an inventor.