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Browning A5 16 ga.

Hays
I have my great uncle's old 16 automatic, and a couple of questions. The serial number is 42375. When was it made?

It is marked "Full 16 Special Steel," and stamped "choke 16.8." Is it full choke?

The barrel is 27.5 inches long. I would like to have a 26 inch improved cylinder. Are replacement barrels available?

Thanks a million! Hays
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  • Pinhead
    Hays, try Vintage Sporting Arms & Accessories, Huntsville, Alabama--Phone 256-534-8383. They have the 16 gauge barrels from time to time. The short barrel that you are looking for is easier to find than the longer barrels. I have my fathers 16 Belgian made but it has a 25" with polychike on it. I have been looking for a 27 or 28 inch barrel(belgian made) for over 6 years now. Hope you find what your looking for. Jim
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  • Bert H.
    Hello Hays,

    Are there any letters that precede the serial number, or a two-digit (number & letter) just above the number give mention? If not, then it was manufactured in 1926 according to Browning.

    I do not know if anyone is currently making replacement barrels for the A-5 shotgun, but it would not surprise me if somebody does. Fonding an original barrel will not be easy though.

    Bert H.

    Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
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  • dcj10
    I have a 1951 Sweet Sixteen and a 1933 Std.16 both with their orginal belgium barrels. I have a 28" japanese Invector changeable choke barrel that will handle steel shot and works with both receivers. I would look for a japanese 16ga invector barrel on the auction sites and use that for hunting and keep the orginal barrel for show.

    dcj10
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