Recent content by erudite

That looks very similar to the barrel of a 16ga A5, but the devil is in the details. In the pics, I can't see if your barrel has a sliding retainer on the left hand side of the chamber like mine does - it appears not to, but I'm not sure. Newer 16ga A5 barrels may be different than mine. The...

I don't think it's really a problem with the gun, it just wasn't intended to run 2.75" birdshot. Compared to any other A5, the stock spring is extremely beefy. I usually shoot 3" slugs through it (with a shorter barrel) and it works with no drama. The lighter spring and longer barrel completely...

Hi all, I wanted to shoot 2 3/4" #6 birdshot through my magnum twelve with a 32" smoothbore barrel, but it wouldn't cycle very well even with the friction ring setup for light loads described in the manual. The spring is just too beefy and the 32" barrel too heavy (I think?) for the gun to run...

So as long as I regularly and thoroughly clean the barrel, I can run any sort of lead shot through this barrel safely with no problems? That'd be very cool. I understand the pattern will be different and all, but I've gotten used to the way the gun handles with the shorter and lighter barrel...

Thanks! Here's a gratuitous pic of my guns. The three in the front are the ones I enjoy the most - Browning A5s, a Sweet 16, a Light 12, and a Magnum 12. All Belgian made, not sure of the exact years. The 16 and Light 12 and some of the other rifles were my grandfather's, and I bought the...

Hi, first post, I'm kind of new to guns. I have a Browning A5 Magnum Twelve with a Hastings Paradox rifled barrel. As I said in the topic, I ran 4 winchester rifled slugs through it without thinking and I can clearly see lead built up inside the barrel now patterned after the slugs. Is the...