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Browning Sweet Sixteen 16ga VR Made in Belgium
Guns International #: 101022462 Seller's Inventory #: 18-2160
Category: Browning Belgium Shotguns - A5 - Browning Belgium Shotguns - Semi Auto
Seller's Information
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Seller: Shooter's Supply, LLC.
Member Since: 3/16/16
First Name: Patrick
Last Name: Brown
State: Tennessee
Zip: 37343
Country: United States
Phone: (423) 875-4868
Number of Active Listings: 106
Total Number of Listings: 1272
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We normally ship USPS Priority Mail which should be 2-day ship. Shipping is actual cost with a minimum of $30.00 for pistols and $50.00 for rifles/shotguns to ship to most of the 48 contiguous states. Shipping to Alaska may require an extra fee. Shipping insurance is available upon request for an extra fee. We cannot do international sales. As of November 2019, we no longer ship guns to California and Hawaii.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa, Master Card, American Express, USPS Money Order. NO CREDIT CARD FEES!!!
About Us: We are a small family owned business located in Hixson, Tennessee. Do you have firearms at home collecting dust? We have a lively consignment business. Our fee is 20% with a $50 minimum. Firearms are consigned for a an average period of 180 days but the length of period is negotiable. We also do handgun carry permit classes for the state of Tennessee. We have a nice indoor shooting range with reasonable rates. Please check us out at shooterssupply.
Description:
What we have here is an original Belgian Sweet 16. The Auto 5 was the first commercially successful semi-automatic shotgun, designed by the famous John M. Browning in 1898. Originally, he took the design to Winchester, whom he had previously sold his designs to. When they refused his terms, he took the design to Remington, but the then president of Remington passed away, forcing Browning to take the gun to FN in Belgium. Eventually, the Auto 5 was built under license by Remington as the Model 11. Browning considered the Auto 5 his best design, and it was produced continuously for nearly one hundred years. This Browning was produced at an interesting point in time, during which FN’s serial number system was altered. From 1958 till early 1968, Browning Auto-5’s used the last digit of the year, a letter code indicating the model, and the remaining digits in the serial number. For example, 5S47399 would stand for a 1965, Sweet Sixteen (represented by the letter “S”). Unfortunately, the number “8” would be repeated for both 1958 and 1968 causing some confusion, and so in that year, FN began using the last two digits in the year. Late 1968 Auto-5’s, have a “68” in front of the letter. The Sweet 16 is in good condition. The engraving is quite exquisite. The barrel and frame exhibit bluing loss. The wood furniture is dinged in some spots. It obvious that the shotgun has been taken on a bird hunt or two. The bore however is in excellent condition and there a no signs of rust or pitting anywhere on the gun. The wood shows no signs of cracking. The magazine has a plug in the magazine tube for bird hunting, reducing total capacity to 3. Removed, a total of 5 rounds can be loaded. This shotgun can be used for all kinds of sport-shooting or it can be kept in storage for collectability purposes. That choice is entirely up to its future owner. Good, Belgian-made Auto-5s are becoming more expensive all the time. Do not pass up the opportunity to own one of the finest semi-auto shotguns ever made.
SOLD
Manufacturer: Browning Arms Co. (FN Herstal of Belgium)
Model: Auto-5 Sweet Sixteen
Condition: Used
Barrels: 650 mm (25.6")
Action: Semi-Automatic
Gauge Info: 16 gauge
Stock: Wood
Fore End: Wood
Rib: Vent
Sights: Bead
Chokes: Fixed - Modified