Browning A5

Paddy Mc Ginn

Are Browning A5s legal in Ireland?

Kranob

Paddy Mc Ginn wrote: »

Are Browning A5s legal in Ireland?

I hope so as I own one. Why wouldn’t they be? They are just a standard semi auto shotgun.

Paddy Mc Ginn

Kranob wrote: »

I hope so as I own one. Why wouldn’t they be? They are just a standard semi auto shotgun.

Was Just wondering because I was left one by my father. Do you need a restricted licence or Unrestricted?

Kranob

Paddy Mc Ginn wrote: »

Was Just wondering because I was left one by my father. Do you need a restricted licence or Unrestricted?

Mines a standard unrestricted as it has a has the plastic piece installed to make it only able to hold 3 cartridges. How was it licensed previously by your father?

Paddy Mc Ginn

Kranob wrote: »

Mines a standard unrestricted as it has a has plastic piece installed to make it only able to hold 3 cartridges. How was it licensed previously by your father?

I think it was unrestricted.

Kranob

Paddy Mc Ginn wrote: »

I think it was unrestricted.

Should be no problem so.

tudderone

Never seen many A5's around, pity as i do fancy one. But they licenced here. Any pictures of it ?

Kranob

tudderone wrote: »

Never seen many A5's around, pity as i do fancy one. But they licenced here. Any pictures of it ?

Here’s my one anyway, ultimate partridges model.

Cass

Paddy Mc Ginn wrote: »

Do you need a restricted licence or Unrestricted?

Three rounds or fewer = Unrestricted
More than three = Restricted.

Asus1

Kranob wrote: »

Here’s my one anyway, ultimate partridges model.

God that's a great looking gun.

tudderone

Kranob wrote: »

Here’s my one anyway, ultimate partridges model.

Nice gun, but thats not a proper A5. The original A5 was long recoil, the barrel and bolt slid back into the action body, then the barrel was pushed forward by the spring and then bolt picked up a new shell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MfLYgTe6NI

Kranob

Asus1 wrote: »

God that's a great looking gun.

Kind of a love it or hate it design with the humpback as they call it, but it really makes it easy to line up for a shot in my opinion.

Paddy Mc Ginn

tudderone wrote: »

Never seen many A5's around, pity as i do fancy one. But they licenced here. Any pictures of it ?

I don’t currently have it. It’s being restored at the moment by a gunsmith to make it like it’s brand new. It’s the Browning A5 Belgium 1960s (I think it’s 1964).

Grizzly 45

Paddy Mc Ginn wrote: »

I don’t currently have it. It’s being restored at the moment by a gunsmith to make it like it’s brand new. It’s the Browning A5 Belgium 1960s (I think it’s 1964).

ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!:eek::eek:
Don't do that!!! The 60s Belgian A5s are sleeper collectors.IOW they are slowly gaining value over the years and trying to make an old gun look "brand new" will destroy its value if you ever want to sell it .

Now unless this gun looks like it was used as a fence post pile driver, and the wood is totally wrecked,it is best to leave them well alone, and hunt up some good second-hand wood stocks to replace the damaged ones
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The main thing is that it works 100%, with any kind of ammo you stuff in it. Which they should as they are utter dirt eaters, and they just really need a good strip down,clean and lube and the recoil spring set up properly with the recoil ring set for heavy or light loads. And checking that the mag cutoff lever isnt too flappy and blocking your feed at an inopportune moment.

The bluing jobs on these guns was pure craftsmanship, and weather time extremely well over the decades, so it has character and honourable scars and usage. which is fine on such a classic.
Your gun, and do what you want with it,but overdoing a restoration job to brand new has destroyed the value of many a collector's piece.

tudderone

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!:eek::eek:
Don't do that!!! The 60s Belgian A5s are sleeper collectors.IOW they are slowly gaining value over the years and trying to make an old gun look "brand new" will destroy its value if you ever want to sell it .

Now unless this gun looks like it was used as a fence post pile driver, and the wood is totally wrecked,it is best to leave them well alone, and hunt up some good second-hand wood stocks to replace the damaged ones
.
The main thing is that it works 100%, with any kind of ammo you stuff in it. Which they should as they are utter dirt eaters, and they just really need a good strip down,clean and lube and the recoil spring set up properly with the recoil ring set for heavy or light loads. And checking that the mag cutoff lever isnt too flappy and blocking your feed at an inopportune moment.

The bluing jobs on these guns was pure craftsmanship, and weather time extremely well over the decades, so it has character and honourable scars and usage. which is fine on such a classic.
Your gun, and do what you want with it,but overdoing a restoration job to brand new has destroyed the value of many a collector's piece.

100%. A new set of springs, a firing pin, taken apart and cleaned until its spotless and lubed correctly, a sympathetic cleaning of the wood and a coat of linseed oil rubbed in, and the metalwork given a gentle rub with some oiled 0000 steel wool, and thats it, tip on for another 100 years.

Mech1

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Thats my A5 its a Japanese made 1979 one. click on the photos to zoom in and see it stripped down.

Mech1

Its original condition, no more than a strip down wash out and a oily rag.
[IMG][/img]Stripped and cleaned by pat, on Flickr

otmmyboy2

Absolute beauty Mech1!

rossline123

If you don't mind me asking who is the gunsmith you used looking to get gun restored

Mech1

Anyone else got pictures of their own A5?

Mech1

Mine is a Light 12 model, full choke. I might look into buying a second more open choke barrel.

deeksofdoom

She's is an absolute beauty Mech1, I love those old Browning A5s.