M dad has an old browning a-5..very old..belgium made. the original bbl was cut many years ago for some strange reason..hacked up more like it. that bbl was replaced with a 32" full japan bbl. i have use it some and actually killed my first 2 turkeys with it as did my dad.
he wanted to go hunting some this weekend and i took him. his health is not so great having had several severe strokes leaving him legally blind..anyways..we went hunting..i had my doubts as to how it would work. he has been hung up on old lead 5s..thanks turkey thugs! well we went friday and he actually killed one. i slipped him in the only 3" nitro #7 i had left :toothy12:..lead..well at 20 yards the 32" full worked very well.
long story short here..this joker is heavy! carrying it around gets old fast. we got to thinking about shaping up the short bbl to see if we could do something with it. we called up william at sumtoy and took it to him and in short order we had a cleaned up bbl threaded with tru choke threads mated up with a very sharp looking 660 to match. the bbl ended up at 20".
we shot it there at the shop and it was shooting waay high with a magnetic tru glo bead..so i found a tru glo pro series dot that jacked up the front sight lowering the poi just right. i was very skeptical when i went out today to see what it would do..i knew it should do ok..but i think we have a sho nuff killer here. i started at 30 since my dad says he will not shooot past that..but when i shot the 30 pattern i had to go to 40...
check em out
30 yards
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/DSC01544.jpg)
40 yards
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/DSC01543.jpg)
30 yards with daddys beloved remy nitro 5s
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/DSC01542.jpg)
needless to say hes gonna go with the hevi 13s!
thanks william...it turned out great and shoots just as good.
i'd say your ready to go!
I will be the first to say that I was blown away, especially with the short bbl. I havent net seen any other a-5 patterns, so I really didn't know where to start or what to expect. The work thy was done is top notch and am very pleased. I can't wait to see what it does with some tss 9s.
some awesome looking patterns
Very nice patterns!
Excellent patterns!!! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Nice patterns!
Great patterns!! If you are going to shoot the real heavy loads in it, you may consider an extra friction ring. should help with the recoil, and keep the bolt from hitting the "hump" with the heavies.
I do new some more friction pcs and brass rings. If somebody could point me in the direction to some I would appreciate it. I wanna see if I can get this gun to shoot 2 3/4" shells...it never has before
Show us a pic of the gun.
I will tomorrow if I can remember. It'd at my dads house and I gotta go over there tomorrow aim Anna clean it again after shooting from Sunday.
Great patterns! Can't wait 2 see a pic of the gun.
heres some pics..not the best, but im no photographer!
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/2011-05-049518-51-5695382.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/1304551200316.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/2011-05-049518-51-1395671.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/1304551203394.jpg)
...and the ol 32" full pipe
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/fountain327/terry.jpg)
Good to read!!!
Congrats to you and your dad on the bird. A memory which won't be forgotten!!
Great looking A5. Way to bring back a classic!!!
God Bless,
David B.
Quote from: fountain on May 03, 2011, 06:43:58 AM
I do new some more friction pcs and brass rings. If somebody could point me in the direction to some I would appreciate it. I wanna see if I can get this gun to shoot 2 3/4" shells...it never has before
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=319065
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=554390
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=595120
How to:
http://www.browning.com/customerservice/qna/detail.asp?id=105
God Bless,
David B.
Those old guns still get the job done! Here is my A5 (2-3/4") that has taken plenty of gobblers. I too originally shot it with the 32" barrel. I added the replacement stock/forearm a few years back to prevent damaging the wooden ones.
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