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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ New to me auto 5 |
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:52 pm
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| Emtymag wrote: |
| Upland Carpenter wrote: |
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| Upland Carpenter wrote: |
Hope you get a lot of pleasure from it, Emtymag. I have several A5s, great guns.
You might want to double check that YOM, though. I would bet it's a 50s era gun.
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Serial # is 85xxx if I remember right, I don’t have it in front of me.
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Is there a letter preceding it? Perhaps a "H", "L", "M" or "G"?
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Assuming the 85xxx is correct and is preceded by a "M", that would make it a 1957 gun according to the serialization chart in the Blue Book. |
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:19 pm
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:17 pm
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| Unless you really wanted an earlier gun, it being a 1957 gun is a good thing IMO. The guns in that mid-50s era were beautifully made A5s. I don't know your plans for it but a standard 12 with solid rib would make a fine clays or waterfowl gun. Pheasant, too, if you don't mind carrying a little extra weight. Enjoy it, it'll be running strong when you pass it along to your kids. |
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