Great Grandpas Gun.

["J"]

I’m thinking you grandfather probably did it...

 

[GoetsTalon]

Had a A-5 light twenty that had the friction ring placement directions glued inside the forearm like that. One thing you might want to check is behind the butt plate. Lot of old timers would put a note about the guns history in the hole behind it.

 

[Jackalope]

Had a A-5 light twenty that had the friction ring placement directions glued inside the forearm like that. One thing you might want to check is behind the butt plate. Lot of old timers would put a note about the guns history in the hole behind it.

Thanks. Some more poking around revealed someone else who said the same. Must be factory.

 

[Jackalope]

I’m thinking you grandfather probably did it...

Sure got me to wondering. We're so used to factorues cutting corners these days that it's hard to imagine a manufacturer would take the time to do that. Looks to be factory.

 

["J"]

Sure got me to wondering. We're so used to factorues cutting corners these days that it's hard to imagine a manufacturer would take the time to do that. Looks to be factory.

I couldn’t expand it out to see what the actual paper said but one never knows I guess lol

 

[Jackalope]

I couldn’t expand it out to see what the actual paper said but one never knows I guess lol

It's the setting for the recoil friction rings. Its an inertia gun qhere the wntire barrel recoils so you set them in different positions for light or heavy loads to control recoil

 

[Jackalope]

Slomo of the action. https://ibb.co/ch3QER

 

["J"]

It's the setting for the recoil friction rings. Its an inertia gun qhere the wntire barrel recoils so you set them in different positions for light or heavy loads to control recoil

My FIL had the Remington semi that did the same thing. I believe it was their first semi. Before the 11-87

 

[tracker 6]

Not really inertia, it's long recoil.J, that Remington was probably an Model 11,looks just like the Browning without the magazine cutoff , replaced by the model 11-48,which used pretty much the same design.And that piece of paper is factory.

 

[tracker 6]

Did you ever notice what the choke is? Don't forget to contact Browning for an owners manual

 

[Archertl]

Thanks guys.

Does anyone know of they came from the factory with the friction setting paper glued inside in the forearm? Just wondering if one of my grandfathers did it or if it was factory.

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Its factory. my belgian light 12 has it too.

 

["J"]

Not really inertia, it's long recoil.J, that Remington was probably an Model 11,looks just like the Browning without the magazine cutoff , replaced by the model 11-48,which used pretty much the same design.And that piece of paper is factory.

50 or 52 or 58 I’ll look in the morning to make sure... The barrel moves into the receiver about 2”

 

[Jackalope]

Did you ever notice what the choke is? Don't forget to contact Browning for an owners manual

the barrel has two stars on it so I think from my reading thats a mod choke right. And thanks. I downloaded one from online

 

[tracker 6]

Right side barrel,just above the forearm.there are *'s before the words special steel. *is full ** is mod -** is imp cyl.

 

[Jackalope]

Right side barrel,just above the forearm.there are *'s before the words special steel. *is full ** is mod -** is imp cyl.

Yep mod then.

 

["J"]

Model 48 sportsman

 

[giles]

I like that dark stock.

 

["J"]

FIL bought it the first year they were out for pheasant hunting...

 

[tracker 6]

Nice gun J, The Sportsman 48 is the 3 shot version of the 11-48.It has a crimped mag tube that only holds 2 shells.Nice wood on that one.

 

[Jackalope]

Very nice gun J. I really like the wood on it.