#2345435 - 08/01/08 11:55 AM
Auto 5 copies
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KevinGibson
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All,
I know that Remington made the Sportsman 11 and Savage had the 755/775 series, but there are other Auto 5 copies out there, but I can't remember/find out what they are. I recall one with an aluminum receiver though; anyone know what the other Auto 5 copies are?
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#2345842 - 08/01/08 03:21 PM
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Gadfly
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Kevin, the only A5 clone with an aluminum frame that I have seen was a Savage. Don't recall the model #. It was a 16ga. with a polychoke and a modified stock that ran up to the top of the back of the receiver to give it a "round back" profile. Uglier than sin. I've seen an A5 or two with a store brand (Westernfield maybe?) but I assumed those were made by Savage.
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#2345987 - 08/01/08 04:37 PM
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I'm not sure there are any "copies" out there....only variations. The Browning patented "humpback" auto was used in a number of configurations....some good, some not-so-good.....All in the eye of the beholder, I guess.
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#2346002 - 08/01/08 04:43 PM
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anyone know what the other Auto 5 copies are?
Do you consider the Franchis as a copy? They made a humpback long recoil gun, maybe still do. There's probably other furrin' examples not common in the US as well.
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#2347109 - 08/02/08 09:48 AM
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The Franchi 48 is copy of the Auto 5.
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#2348923 - 08/03/08 01:08 PM
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diawa made one with different lenth chokes.
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#2350251 - 08/04/08 06:55 AM
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KevinGibson
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GPA - The Savage was the only "copy" as it was not a licensed Browning, but a copy they made when the patent expired, and it's the aluminum frame gun I was thinking about (I think the 775 was the aluminum one)
Joe - The Franchi AL48 is a non-humpback copy, and a good shotgun that can be had for not a whole lot of money.
338rcm - That's the one I was trying to remember; dead ringer for an auto 5.
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#2359772 - 08/08/08 06:14 PM
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Charles Daly Auto-Pounter,did not have the mag cutoff.Good gun for me it handles better than my Brownings.
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#2383767 - 08/21/08 03:45 PM
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Many years ago I traded for a Savage Model 745. It was the same design as the A-5 and had an aluminum receiver that had a molded ? in game scene. Mine had the polychoke and was a delight to shoot except for the habit of trying to jump out of my hands when it cycled and came back. I never did get used to the barrel sliding into the action to cycle. It had the same friction ring to adjust for different loads. All in all, it was a fine shotgun.
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