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Welcome aboard.You've a good,maybe great, shotgun there.
At this point, buy the cheapest ammo you can find, IF it's a light load. I recommend 1 oz, 2 3/4 dram loads of 7 1/2s or 8s. If these do not quite function your A-5, learn how to set up the friction rings for light loads. As you gain proficiency, you can pattern and determine just what loads your shotgun "Likes".
Full choke is used for trap and definitely not for skeet or SC. A recoil operated auto like the A-5 will pass on more kick that a gas auto, this can add up fast for a tyro and lead to bad shooting habits. I recommend a good pad, or if you do not want to alter your classic, a wearable pad like the PAST or Bob Allen will be a great help.
Extra A-5 bbls set up for choke tubes are neither scarce nor cheap. Still, a good investment. I'm no smith, but I believe some have to be fitted, not a drop in swap. Maybe DML or another smith can confirm this.
Leave the 10 gauge alone for now, 10 gauges and tyros are not a match made in Heaven.
HTH....
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