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Reba,
Yes, it will be hard (impossible)to find a Belgium Sweet 16 for under $1000. However, I have come across some decent Belgium Standard 16's for around a $1000 in the past. The standards are actually harder to find than the sweets, but tend to be much cheaper. I have one of each, and the Sweet is only 7 ounces lighter than the Standard.
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I sold a very nice Sweet with Solid rib choked I/C about a month or so ago for less than a grand to someone here on the fire. It was the Sweet I bought this summer as I had always wanted one, but found I shoot my Standard A5 16's much better. I had even offered one of the Standards up for less than $700 to a Gentlemen looking to get one as a present for a buddy that let him hunt on his land, but something must of happened as he suddenly quit communication after I thought we had an agreement. There are some very nice ones and some beat to hell out there, but they all seem to function great with a little maintenance.
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Just curious about the sweet 16 owners of earlier guns. Have you opened the ejection port to accommodate 2 3/4" ammo?
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The one I currently own was converted to take 2 3/4" smells sometime in the past. It is one of the reasons I bought it. The previous pre-WWII guns were all original as that was my priority. The conversion works just as well as the originals did.
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Remington Model 11 is the poorman’s version of the Browning A5. Only thing missing is the magazine cutoff and they sell for less than half of the Browning. A Remington Model 31 can also be found in 16 ga and is a great pump shotgun for considerably less than a Win M-12. Browning has made the Citori O/U’s for a number of years and a used one occasionally shows up for a good price. The magazine cutoff, the speed feed, engraving embellishment and blue polish are differences between a Browning Auto Five and the Remington Model 11.
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There are also differences in the stocks and safety/trigger assemblies. I learned the former trying to replace the buttstock on an "American" A-5 and the latter is obvious by looking at the particular guns, especially the pre-WWII guns.
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I have a friend that really wants a 16 ga, but can not afford a Sweet 16.
He would settle for an O/U or semi auto.
Any suggestions? Send a PM to JMB Fan on this forum. He has a very nice Browning Auto 5 "Sweet Sixteen" with choke tubes.
Last edited by Reloder28; 01/11/19.
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There are a few other options out there. Browning made a run of the BPS in 16ga a short while back. Franchi is making a run of O/U's in 16, though they are probably priced about the same as a Sweet 16. Someone, CZ maybe had some imported SxS a while back, though I can't recall prices. I'd cruise through the listings on Gunbroker - I found a shooter-grade Sauer SxS on there for $550. Kills pheasants dead.
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I've all ways been a 16 fan.... 2 Belgian Sweets and a Jap one, a M37R, and an LC Smith Field grade. Cabelas in RC SD had a nice LC Smith Field grade a week or so back under a grand. If you are going the Belgian Sweet Route find One with Imp Cyl choke which will be as tight a patterning as anyone else modified. MB
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