Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Took me a while to find one but finally about 12 months ago I was lucky enough to locate this ripper of a gun. 1957 Browning 12g double auto, steel receiver, 30 '' full choke barrel. I now use it for Trap..just literally smokes dem' targets. You see very few autos on the layouts nowadays compared to years ago, mostly down-under it is O /U's that are used. Most of our clay shooting is double barrel events. I normally shoot a Browning A grade or a Beretta but really luv' the feel of the double auto & will be using it a lot more. I've read about some fabulous collections of these shotguns as they came out later with alluminium receivers in different colors & in all sorts of configerations..the unique way of loading from the left side I really like, easy to break down ,..I put 4 oz of lead shot in the stock & very pleasurable to shoot. Definitely a keeper !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I am not a “Shotgun guy” so forgive my ignorance, but why is it called a “double auto”? That is a good looking shotgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Never heard of it before you shared, but it sounds like a neat gun. https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/shotguns/browning-double-automatic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Beautiful shotgun. Would look right at home next to my BT99. Thanks for sharing, I learned something new myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 54 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I am not a “Shotgun guy” so forgive my ignorance, but why is it called a “double auto”? That is a good looking shotgun. G'day Pat...They are only a 2 shot & will never be anything more, the A5 is a 5 shot but they both share the same mechanical recoil, so no different to shooting a SXS or U/O.....like a lot of the older designs the early Browning family have stood the test of time with some excellent gun building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: Never heard of it before you shared, but it sounds like a neat gun. https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/shotguns/browning-double-automatic/ Hey Charlie..Yes they are a really neat gun, they swing beautifully & a real pleasure to shoot, a good point about them is when shooting Trap unlike other auto's that throw the empty shells to your right side usually hitting the shooter beside you, the double auto throw them forward landing out the front of the shooter..so I don't get as many dirty looks We have some big shoots coming up so I will be exclusively using the Browning. Funny thing about them & is highly recomended..do not over lube as they will not function properly !! I use reloads & usually there ain't much left of a target when used in this gun...only thing I've added is a good curved decelerator butt pad & some weight in the stock..I am very pleased with how it performs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Harper SASS #33169 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I have one. Have not shot it, and only took a couple of (hours/days/weeks) to figure it out. Arkansas Harper 33169 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Sold one last year at the gunshop I worked at. It sold for a fairly high price, and the buyer drove 4 hours to pick it up rather than ship. He was ecstatic to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: G'day Pat...They are only a 2 shot & will never be anything more, the A5 is a 5 shot but they both share the same mechanical recoil, so no different to shooting a SXS or U/O.....like a lot of the older designs the early Browning family have stood the test of time with some excellent gun building. I think that would be an outstanding Turkey Gun with that full choked barrel. I have been debating on what gun I want to use for bird hunting when I leave California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I was told the double auto was invented by JMB son, the intention being too create an auto that could be loaded as fast as a double barrel. Meant for the dove fields. Might be all gun store BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: I was told the double auto was invented by JMB son, the intention being too create an auto that could be loaded as fast as a double barrel. Meant for the dove fields. Might be all gun store BS. Read the link in my post above. What you said is accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 7 hours ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: I was told the double auto was invented by JMB son, the intention being too create an auto that could be loaded as fast as a double barrel. Meant for the dove fields. Might be all gun store BS. Pete...Yes that's correct, when father John died there was the start of a build that son Val refinished the design...it is the shortest auto action made & is less cluttered so to speak, they never really took off & it was only later that they were really appreciated, of course when the gas operated guns became available they became more preferred. All manner of colors were later made with the alluminium recievers, some were never actually sold & now are very collectable..there is even vary rare pink one's getting around. You never see them down-under so I was very lucky to find mine...& would you believe it was from a friend that I have shot with for years, I just happened to ask the question & he says he has one !!!!! And ironically just a week later another came up for sale on a guns for sale site..funny how things happen, you can look for ages with no luck & then suddenly 2 in a week. Can't remember who it was but there is a collector in the USA that has an awesome array of double auto's..varities of colors, guages, barrel lengths etc... Cheers 'Mohawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Arkansas Harper SASS #33169 said: I have one. Have not shot it, and only took a couple of (hours/days/weeks) to figure it out. Arkansas Harper 33169 Howdy AH..Curious as to the specs of yours...is it the steel or alluminiun reciever & what barrel length etc Would you happen to have a photo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 9 hours ago, LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L said: Sold one last year at the gunshop I worked at. It sold for a fairly high price, and the buyer drove 4 hours to pick it up rather than ship. He was ecstatic to get it. Howdy Mark..Yep they get snapped up pretty quick, can you remember how much it sold for ? Was it the colored reciever ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: Howdy Mark..Yep they get snapped up pretty quick, can you remember how much it sold for ? Was it the colored reciever ? Got $950 on a gunbroker sale. It was a steel receiver, so it was blued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I had one a couple of years ago. Really well built and clever gun. The problem was it was a solution in search of a problem. Double barrels were going out of vogue and game shotguns could hold three rounds. Never really got off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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