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Me too.

The gunshop where my AL-48 came from had one in 28 gauge. They wanted $650. This was in 1998.
It sat there for nearly two years.
Now I wished I had bought it too tending to forget I was newly married with a baby on the way.

The more I shoot this thing the more i like it. I've only shot pigeons or chuckar (Penn raised birds), but have had to swing it a bit and I'm really impressed with it.

Nice shotgun. Love English stocks!

I like them for upland guns. Super light.

Do not use modern gun oil on the mag tube. Use 10w-30 motor oil. Just a drop or two. That is what John Moses Browning designed that action to work with. Fixed more than one jamming Franchi with that simple trick

Interesting. I have not heard that. I will clean it and try it that way.

With the excellent lubricants available today, frequent jamming from the lack of using 10w-30 should not be an issue. Although it is an excellent choice. One that is also attributed to Daniel Perazzi for use on his O/U's.

I've been using "shotgun lube". I don't know if it makes any difference, but since I cleaned it and lubed it with that, it's worked wonderfully.

They should all work....with the exception of the WD40 types. Lubricating a shotgun doesn't require any special knowledge. Drop per drop....motor oil is most likely the least expensive.

JMB used two drops of motor oil on the magazine tube and smeared it all around the tube. Now remember, his first patent for the Auto Five was in 1899 so there weren't two aisles of gun care products in every local gun shop like there are nowadays. Understand how the friction rings work and make sure they are set correctly and use a good quality lubricant sparingly on the magazine tube. There is no black magic or witchcraft required, just a little common sense. An Auto Five properly set up is as reliable as any modern semi-auto and will last a couple of lifetimes or more with a bit of care. The aluminum AL Franchi should be as reliable, probably not as long a life span as the steel Auto Five but it is a hunting gun, not a dedicated clays game gun. Art's Gun Shop has some good tutorial videos on setting the friction rings and lubricating the magazine tube.

I shot one of these in 28 gauge for a couple of years. With choke tubes it proved more versatile than expected. Having the friction rings properly oriented for the power level of the shotshells used was important. I did not lube the mag tube as the user manual said not to as I recall.

In the end I was just too used to doubles and over and unders to want to keep it.

I have the same exact gun love it my first was a 12ga which I was given when about 15 years old.A little hard on recoil do to light weight but Flys to your shoulder naturally

I've been running this 48AL of mine through the ringer for dove season so far. Very pleased, but have noticed it likes to be lubed up ever 2-3 trips for best performance.