Originally Posted by
Wingbone
Depends on whether you want to use it and shoot it or is it "just for lookin' at".
Please tell me why that would matter?
I have a 1957 Browning A5 that gets a great deal of use...was my grandfathers (he bought it new) and it has got to have a bazillion rounds through it shooting trap and a few pheasant hunts...it's still as tight, clean and accurate as the day it was when it was new. I think the older guns are better built, they hold their value better, the wood on them actually has some character and they handle as well if not better than the new ones. I vote for an older Belgium built model, you won't be disappointed.