Late 1950s Sweet 16

[A5 Sweet 16]

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 design.

 

[Tomahawker]

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.

 

[nickmqt]

I have a 1959 20 ga , and it only shoots certain ammo ( IE winchester) if you do it's a machine gun . Love it

 

[redcows]

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.

 

[George]

Love the classic A5’s I have a 56 12 gauge with a poly choke would love to have a 16

 

[Mosby]

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.

 

[Goosemaster]

I have two and neither have ever jammed. A true nostalgic gunning experience.

Yeah one time I dropped my A5 in the river, and it still fired and cycled shells.These 50s Browning shotguns are The best bird hunting shotguns you can buy.

 

[Goosemaster]

Love the classic A5’s I have a 56 12 gauge with a poly choke would love to have a 16

Ok,loose that rediculas poly choke and get a full choke barrel.

 

[Goosemaster]

I have a 1959 20 ga , and it only shoots certain ammo ( IE winchester) if you do it's a machine gun . Love it

Yep anything made in the 50s is top shelf Browning. I also like Remington 1100s made in the 1970s. Very reliable guns, and can take a beating.

 

[CRP]

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.

 

[Goosemaster]

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.

 

[Mosby]

The army uses break free.

Break free CLP is hard to beat IMO.
I also keep some Balistol laying around but I think the CLP is better.

 

[Limitless]

Break free CLP is hard to beat IMO.
I also keep some Balistol laying around but I think the CLP is better.

I use break free clp on my semi-auto (not an A5).

 

[Obi_Wan]

Balistol, CLP, Transmission fluid all work for me. I used transmission fluid or CLP in the Army. I’ve used Balistol but prefer others.

 

[2point]

Years ago my Winchester Sx3 would not eject 3 inch high brass boss on super cold days, around zero Fahrenheit or below. The owner of BOSS said use a thin layer of synthetic Mobil 1 5W-20. I have used it for years on all my semi autos and never had any issues with jamming.

 

[Ky Setter man]

Have owned numerous A5s. Never had one jam in 50 years. Rings have to match loads and thats where those kind of things happen. But I never coated the tube with a lot of oil. Was always told to spray it with Rem oil or equivalent and wipe off with oil rag. Never a jam. 12s 16s and 20s. Never ever happened.