Don't forget Browning made a run of the Winchester model 42's that were made in Japan. Even so, they are well made, and normally have attractive wood. They're considerably less expensive than the Winchesters.
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The only negative, if it is a negative, regarding Browning Model 42's, was I believe they were all choked "Modified".
Choke makes very little difference in the .410. Of note was Winchester’s change in choke boring for “skeet” chokes in the Model 42. In the mid-50s, responding to skeet shooters complaints of thin patterns, changed their “skeet” construction from about .003” to .009”. As a point of reference, Winchester’s .410 modifies constriction was .007”.
Modified is a great choke for almost any .410 application (and I can testify that those .009” skeet chokes were just fine shooting quail over a pointing dog.
