Late 1950s Sweet 16

My Dad also has a model 11 Remington. I’m the son of a certified gun nut that leans towards shotguns. He just brought home a beauty of a model 12 in 12.
 
Keep them sort of clean. Use plenty of oil on the magazine tube. Set the friction rings right. As long as there are no broken parts, & the shells are halfway decent, an Auto 5 will not fail. Such a beautiful des
Amount of oil on the tube was one of the old mans tricks. When I used one for trap shooting, he would wipe some of the oil off. That way I didn't pelt the guy on my right side.
 
Love the classic A5’s I have a 56 12 gauge with a poly choke would love to have a 16
My brother has an old Sweet 16 with blonde wood and a poly choke. I think he paid about $200 for it. Poly chokes reduced the value for resale but he never cared. It was his primary bird gun for years.
 
Most of the trade-in A-5s and 1100's I've seen in gun shops were there due to claims of jamming. While any semi-auto can jam under the right circumstances, 99% of those were due to having actions being coated with WD-40. WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, not lube for gun actions. Most of those guns when degreased completely, and then lightly lubed with a silicon based lube (Rem Oil), would work fine.
 
Most of the trade-in A-5s and 1100's I've seen in gun shops were there due to claims of jamming. While any semi-auto can jam under the right circumstances, 99% of those were due to having actions being coated with WD-40. WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, not lube for gun actions. Most of those guns when degreased completely, and then lightly lubed with a silicon based lube (Rem Oil), would work fine.
The army uses break free.
 
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