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My father-in-law finally got out his old shotguns to clean them up. I've convinced his daughter (my wife) to try shooting trap with me, and that finally got him moving!
One of them sounds interesting, and I hope to put a few shells through it this weekend and get some pics. It is an OLD Browning Auto-5 12-gauge. I managed to get a manufacture year from the serial number (109xxx) of 1931. It has a PolyChoke on it, that I doubt is original. I guess the wood is in great shape, and only one small rust spot. Everything else cleaned up nicely.
He bought it off a professional trap shooter back in 1953, and hunted with it for years. The rust spot came from a trip up to Minnesota in the late 50's, when they got snowed in and had to ship their guns back separate and fly out between blizzards. This thing put a lot of meat in the freezer over the years, and has busted its share of clays.
Anyway, if you know anything about these old Brownings, I'd love to hear it! Anything to watch out for? Parts that need replaced?
He might want it re-blued as well. Any recommendations in the Indy area?
He has on old Winchester 20-gauge that I want my wife to try. I'll get some info about it as well, but its a pretty plain-jane old gun.
One of them sounds interesting, and I hope to put a few shells through it this weekend and get some pics. It is an OLD Browning Auto-5 12-gauge. I managed to get a manufacture year from the serial number (109xxx) of 1931. It has a PolyChoke on it, that I doubt is original. I guess the wood is in great shape, and only one small rust spot. Everything else cleaned up nicely.
He bought it off a professional trap shooter back in 1953, and hunted with it for years. The rust spot came from a trip up to Minnesota in the late 50's, when they got snowed in and had to ship their guns back separate and fly out between blizzards. This thing put a lot of meat in the freezer over the years, and has busted its share of clays.
Anyway, if you know anything about these old Brownings, I'd love to hear it! Anything to watch out for? Parts that need replaced?
He might want it re-blued as well. Any recommendations in the Indy area?
He has on old Winchester 20-gauge that I want my wife to try. I'll get some info about it as well, but its a pretty plain-jane old gun.