Yamamoto 12 GA

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Does anyone know anything about these shotguns? I can pick one up foor $160 and wondered how they functioned and if that was a good price. Thanks for your help.
 
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We shot Yamamoto down, sank the Yamato, but I've never heard of a Yamamato.

(note, if anybody else gets this, please laugh for me. I hate being the only one who thinks something is ROTFLMAO funny)
 
I'm so sorry i spelled it wrong and all of you old pricks are perfect. This site is a joke anymore. I'm out. So long.
 
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PT140 when we can't laugh at ourselves and have a little humor in our lives what do we have but just another liberal? old Joe.:)
 
I thought it was funny... I actually answered. I never heard of a shotgun related to the words "Yamato", "Yamamoto", or "Yamamato". Did a google search for fear that I'd offended but still didn't find anything. Therefore, I can honestly say that I did not offend my memory... it was and always will be right! :D
 
"Firearms approved for importing into New Zealand
Sporting rifles and shotguns, and target pistols approved for use in New Zealand.The semi-automatic sporting rifles and shotguns listed are without any of the features listed in section 2 [Interpretation] of the Arms Act 1983, "sporting configuration". The target pistols are for use at police approved pistol clubs only.

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YAMAMOTO POINTER SHOTGUN SEMI-AUTO"
 
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"WTS/WTT Browning A5 Clone - 12 Gauge Shotgun

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Looking to sell or trade my Yamamoto Auto-Pointer, semi-auto, vent-rib, 12 gauge shotgun. It's pretty much a Browning A5 clone that was made in Japan by Miroku.

Includes 5 boxes of game/sport ammo.

Excellent condition with a few scuff marks. I've owned it for about 7 years and have never used it, so it's time for it to go.

NEW PRICE: FTF in Plainfield."
 
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If its well built, its built on a great design....

I know nothing of them. And dont get so easily offended....
 
posted by A5guy on shotgunworld.com

His title is ID & Value Expert.

"The Yamamoto Pointer, Mida, Nikko, Nikko/Charles Daly Pointer, Kodensha and Kawaguchiya (this is the KFC imported by LaPaloma Marketing) A5 clones were made when the Japanese made a run at the A5 market here in the US and some guns were sold through Golden Eagle, Kyowa-Boeki-Bussan and others. Not much is known of these front companies involvement in this matter since all records were secret and then destroyed. However, I think that Miroku put the stop (maybe they were behind the whole thing from the first) on these guns when Browning started to talk to them about building the A5 and other guns.

Parts for these clones are generally not interchangable and will not fit A5s. I know of no source for these cloned parts. The workmanship on these guns was pretty good. I have a Nikko/CD and a Yamamoto Auto-Pointer."
 
First time I've seen such a sensitive or vituperous Kiwi !
I don't care about spelling, but as an advanced collector I have never heard or seen that SG so he needed to provide more data rather than rudely flying off at the mouth when asking for help!
 
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I consider myself fairly knowledgeable where firearms are concerned, and I never heard of it either.

Who knew it was a Kiwi A-5? :confused:
I sure didn't.

rc
 
I'm sorry I just thought you guys knew everything:eek:....my mistake I guess!!!
 
"...just thought you guys knew everything..." We do. It sometimes just takes a bit longer. The shotgun was made by the Yamamoto Manufacturing Company(a Japanese company that currently makes rice processing equipment and imported by Sloan's. Don't know who they were/are. No website.). 'AUTO-POINTER' was the trade name.
"...FTF in Plainfield..." That means Face to Face(no shipping) in whichever municipality of Plainfield the guy lives. There are a bunch of 'em.
$160 isn't a terrible price for a semi-auto shotgun, but I'd think twice about any firearm I couldn't find any on-line info about. Mind you, that may be why it's at that price. Especially if you can't get parts. Had a really nice Hungarian made O/U, long ago. My first shotgun. (Thought an O/U would be closer to shooting a rifle. That doesn't work.) One ejector broke. Couldn't fix it.
 
PT140 PM'ed me out of the blue and cussed me out for being from California. I of course, returned the favor- in spades! Geez what an arseloch.
 
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