I have never owned one but I have shot more than a few. The closest to a Model 11 I have come is the "American" Browning's made by Remington for Browning during WWII and shortly afterwards. These were not true M-11s nor true A-5s but a kind of mix of the two. Replacing some parts could be an adventure at times.
As expected of a John Browning design, they are quite dependable and reliable. Properly set up they can be fairly soft shooting too. Like many shotguns of the era, the drop at the comb is greater than the norm today but it was an effective design for the style of the time.
As an aside, the M-11 came about to circumvent the high tariffs put on foreign products in the early 1900's. The A-5 had just come out and the newly placed tariffs put the price well above what the average man could afford. The M-11 was redesigned to be more economical and production was granted to Remington for sale in the U.S.
