|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 11,384
Campfire Outfitter
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 11,384 |
Stopped by my grandpa's tonight to give him a couple gallons of tomatoes he was wanting for canning, he traded me a Savage Model 745 for them. Pretty fair trade?
Anybody know anything about the gun? Looks kind of like a Browning A5. This one has a 'ported' poly-choke on it. Had the wife throw 5 clay pigeons for me when we got home, hit all 5 and now can't hear out of my left ear.....pretty loud for sure. Gun is in pretty good shape. Grandpa said he had one identical to it back in the day, this one he traded into about 10 or 15 years ago.
The quick research I did showed most references to the late 40's for manufacture.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,389
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,389 |
If I recall correctly the years are right, 1948/9. Same as 740? but with an aluminum frame. Pretty receivers with molded, I think, scroll work. They have a friction ring for adjusting to 'high brass' and 'low brass' loads; I never remember which way though. Pretty sure it's the same as an Auto 5 Browning. Poly choke was factory. Been a loonng time since I had one but I used to win turkeys with one. The spring loaded barrel took a while to get used to. Nice old guns and fun to shoot.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 59,140
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 59,140 |
If I recall correctly the years are right, 1948/9. Same as 740? but with an aluminum frame. Pretty receivers with molded, I think, scroll work. They have a friction ring for adjusting to 'high brass' and 'low brass' loads; . Slight correction: Friction piece stays in place and is not adjustable.. But the compression ring is movable and is placed differently for low power loads vs. high brass stuff.. 
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,160
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,160 |
Yep, same setup as the Browning A-5. Parts don't interchange, though. Put the friction rings on the "magnum" setting and see if it cycles. Only go to the low-power setting if it doesn't cycle.
One thing to watch out for is the receiver cracking. On both sides at the front of the loading port, there are two pins on the underside that go up through the thin metal on the sides. This is where thecracks start. I've no idea how long it takes to happen, but it's a fairly common defect.
It takes a village to raise an idiot.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,389
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,389 |
Yep, same setup as the Browning A-5. Parts don't interchange, though. Put the friction rings on the "magnum" setting and see if it cycles. Only go to the low-power setting if it doesn't cycle.
One thing to watch out for is the receiver cracking. On both sides at the front of the loading port, there are two pins on the underside that go up through the thin metal on the sides. This is where thecracks start. I've no idea how long it takes to happen, but it's a fairly common defect.
Thanks, it has been too many years since I last thought about that and I'm sure you're correct. I still don't remember which way the compression ring goes, though. Dang it.
|
|
|
|
|
547 members (17CalFan, 1badf350, 1936M71, 160user, 22250rem, 46 invisible),
2,559
guests, and
1,388
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,191,708
Posts18,475,359
Members73,941
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
