Belgium Browning
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Fork Horn
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Belgium Browning
Gentleman, I hope you can help me out, I just bought a nice Belgium Browning A5 12 gauge with the barrel stamped special steel, it has a full choke. question #1, can I shoot non toxic ammo through it. question #2 can I have the barrel bored out to accomandate screw in chokes? I did not pay alot for this gun and it will be used for hunting.
Thx for all your support.
Thx for all your support.
#2
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Belgium Browning
I wouldn't recommend #1. I shot steel shot through my old Rem Mod. 11 for years. You probably won't wreck the gun, but I suspect you might put undo wear on the choke. For #2, I'd look into buying an extrabarrel threaded for choke tubes rather than convert a factory barrel.If your gunsmith doesn't thread the muzzle perfectly, you might not get the choke tube perfectly aligned with the barrel, which will throw off your point of impact. And then there's the collector's value of a nice Belgian Browning.
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RE: Belgium Browning
ORIGINAL: sauer06
Gentleman, I hope you can help me out, I just bought a nice Belgium Browning A5 12 gauge with the barrel stamped special steel, it has a full choke. question #1, can I shoot non toxic ammo through it. question #2 can I have the barrel bored out to accomandate screw in chokes? I did not pay alot for this gun and it will be used for hunting.
Thx for all your support.
Gentleman, I hope you can help me out, I just bought a nice Belgium Browning A5 12 gauge with the barrel stamped special steel, it has a full choke. question #1, can I shoot non toxic ammo through it. question #2 can I have the barrel bored out to accomandate screw in chokes? I did not pay alot for this gun and it will be used for hunting.
Thx for all your support.
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RE: Belgium Browning
ORIGINAL: sauer06
Gentleman, I hope you can help me out, I just bought a nice Belgium Browning A5 12 gauge with the barrel stamped special steel, it has a full choke. question #1, can I shoot non toxic ammo through it. question #2 can I have the barrel bored out to accomandate screw in chokes? I did not pay alot for this gun and it will be used for hunting.
Thx for all your support.
Gentleman, I hope you can help me out, I just bought a nice Belgium Browning A5 12 gauge with the barrel stamped special steel, it has a full choke. question #1, can I shoot non toxic ammo through it. question #2 can I have the barrel bored out to accomandate screw in chokes? I did not pay alot for this gun and it will be used for hunting.
Thx for all your support.
#6
RE: Belgium Browning
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
A5's are getting more and more expensive. A quick way of dropping the value is to have a adjustable choke installed.I know I wouldn't do it.You can date the gun thru browning website.
ORIGINAL: sauer06
Gentleman, I hope you can help me out, I just bought a nice Belgium Browning A5 12 gauge with the barrel stamped special steel, it has a full choke. question #1, can I shoot non toxic ammo through it. question #2 can I have the barrel bored out to accomandate screw in chokes? I did not pay alot for this gun and it will be used for hunting.
Thx for all your support.
Gentleman, I hope you can help me out, I just bought a nice Belgium Browning A5 12 gauge with the barrel stamped special steel, it has a full choke. question #1, can I shoot non toxic ammo through it. question #2 can I have the barrel bored out to accomandate screw in chokes? I did not pay alot for this gun and it will be used for hunting.
Thx for all your support.
#7
RE: Belgium Browning
The barrel OD is too small to properly put chokes in it for steel, it needs to be at least .825" for a steel safe choke to be installed. My 1926 A5 has a solid rib and Full Choke, with #7 lead it patterns really well, so I would say Bismuth or Classic doubles would work just fine. The problem is, a seasons worth of shells will pay for a new barrel.
Best bet is find a fixed choked Mod barrel, Belgium or Japan, and shoot the snot out of #3's or #4's. I know a person who shoots an 66 A5 mag with a Belgium Mod barrel and reports not one scar.
I found an Invector + barrel NIB for $250 for my '26 Standard A5, they are around, you just have to hunt for them. I have a 66 Light 20 with a Belgium Mod and Japan Mod barrel with Tru-chokes installed, and I just bought a Invector + barrel for it.
Best bet is find a fixed choked Mod barrel, Belgium or Japan, and shoot the snot out of #3's or #4's. I know a person who shoots an 66 A5 mag with a Belgium Mod barrel and reports not one scar.
I found an Invector + barrel NIB for $250 for my '26 Standard A5, they are around, you just have to hunt for them. I have a 66 Light 20 with a Belgium Mod and Japan Mod barrel with Tru-chokes installed, and I just bought a Invector + barrel for it.
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Fork Horn
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RE: Belgium Browning
Thx for the advice, I will try to find another A5 barrel with the invector chokes, I put a WTB message in another section of this web site. If you know of anyone or place that sells them E-mail me at [email protected]