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BigJimP · November 24, 2012, 11:36 AM

I'm in the Northwest ...but the market on Auto 5's does vary accross the country.

The Auto 5 - is the semi-auto of my youth ( in the 50's) / there were a lot of them in the family ...and I've had one in the back of my safe for a long time ..but in terms of comparison with a variety of guns on the market today - like the Benelli's - the old Auto 5's just have a bunch of issues ( and unless you're very meticulous on your maintenance - a lot of them have cycling issues).

So all of this does affect my view of them ...and how I view the 16ga today as well. In the 50's the 16ga had a niche ...just not so today...and unless you reload 16ga shells, it can be expensive to shoot vs 12ga or 20ga especially.

I'm a big Browning fan...just not an Auto 5 fan...

November 24, 2012, 11:36 AM	#8
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I'm in the Northwest ...but the market on Auto 5's does vary accross the country. The Auto 5 - is the semi-auto of my youth ( in the 50's) / there were a lot of them in the family ...and I've had one in the back of my safe for a long time ..but in terms of comparison with a variety of guns on the market today - like the Benelli's - the old Auto 5's just have a bunch of issues ( and unless you're very meticulous on your maintenance - a lot of them have cycling issues). So all of this does affect my view of them ...and how I view the 16ga today as well. In the 50's the 16ga had a niche ...just not so today...and unless you reload 16ga shells, it can be expensive to shoot vs 12ga or 20ga especially. I'm a big Browning fan...just not an Auto 5 fan...