The engraving on the A5s was head and shoulders above everything else in that time period or now as far as that goes. The magazine cutoff was something I have never used in the 40 years I've hunted with A5s, although I see where it might be very handy in a duck blind when geese may present a change in shells. I've had several M11s apart and haven't found them lacking in any way as far as machining. The higher grade m11s will give the A5 a run for their money in stock work finish and engraving, but most people bought the lower grade m11 as a utilitarian shotgun. All the better manufacturers, Winchester and Ithaca for example all had bluing, machining and stock work would rival the Brownings. It seemed gun makers took a lot of pride in their workmanship in those days.
