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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Browning 525 16 Gauge frame |
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Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:55 pm
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I have a Browning 525 16 Gauge Sporting with 30" Barrels. Does anyone know what frame size that is? I no longer own any Citorie's to compare it too. I have a chance to purchase a 525 Sporting 30" 4 barrel set and wonder if the 16 gauge barrels are on a 12 gauge frame and would fit this receiver? It would be interesting to have a 5 Barrel set.
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_________________ Robert Kittine
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Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:40 pm
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Location: Central ND
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Definitely not a 12 gauge receiver. The 16's are built on a 16 gauge receiver. They are closer in size to the 20 gauge than they are the 12 gauge. |
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Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:07 pm
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If they were on a 12 gauge reciever they wouldn't be worth a plug nickel. |
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Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:23 pm
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Standing next to a 12 ga the frame size is noticeable--never had a chance to compare against a 20 |
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Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:10 pm
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Thanks - That is what I expected.
Bob |
_________________ Robert Kittine
Sag Harbor and Manhattan, New York
WA2YDV
16 Gauge O/U Browning 525 Sporting
16 Gauge SxS Rizzini Islide
16 Gauge Pump Browning BPS Upland
16 Gauge Semi-Auto Remington 1100 Sporting |
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Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:25 pm
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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RK,
Bob the 525 16 gauge is built on a 16 gauge Browning frame for sure, which is just great, however I have an old J.P Sauer 16 gauge Best gun built on a 20 gauge frame, and man it's some kind of Sweet Grouse gun, especially with Krupp 16 gauge barrels.
The modern Parker double gun built in Japan, is a 2 barrel set built on a 20 gauge Parker frame, and has both 16 and 20 gauge barrels. One sweet piece of engineering for sure.
As was noted if the 16, 525 hand been built on a 12 gauge frame, Browning would not have sold many of the 16 gauge guns.
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man
Browning also has a Citori 28/20 Combo Gun, however it is built on a 20 gauge Browning frame, one serious O/U gun. I wish it had been built on the 28 frame however. Would have been even better engineering.
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Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:06 am
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Nice |
_________________ Robert Kittine
Sag Harbor and Manhattan, New York
WA2YDV
16 Gauge O/U Browning 525 Sporting
16 Gauge SxS Rizzini Islide
16 Gauge Pump Browning BPS Upland
16 Gauge Semi-Auto Remington 1100 Sporting |
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