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Browning Double Automatic Twentyweight 12ga Dragon Black
Guns International #: 102242978 Seller's Inventory #: 2301-0221
Category: Browning Belgium Shotguns - Double Automatic - Shotguns - Belgium
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:
The Browning Double Automatic bears the distinction of having the shortest action of all semi-autos. The Double Automatic was the creation of Val Browning, the son of the famous John Moses Browning. A talented firearms designer in his own right, Val accumulated 48 patents of his by the time of his death in 1994. The Double Automatic originated from a 1952 patent for a speed loading mechanism Val had integrated into his new design, and production of the unique shotgun began that year. Since the barrel of the Double Auto only moved ½”, it was referred to as a “short-recoil-action” shotgun. This feature was important as it eliminated the double-kick of the famous Auto 5 shotgun (which was still the Browning Co’s primary shotgun product at the time) and significantly reduced the felt recoil of a 12-gauge shell. Overall, the Double was intended to equal the handling, trigger pull, and flexibility of the best double barrels at less cost and with less recoil than what is possible with a fixed breech gun. It was also designed to be a very-low maintenance shotgun. Not only did the Double Auto require essentially no maintenance, the user’s manual actually recommended against it. Fully disassembling the gun for annual maintenance could cause unnecessary wear and tear to the shotgun. Instead, the manual recommended only the usual barrel cleaning and a light film of oil on the exposed metal, as well as a drop of oil for the breech block and the barrel extension guides. The Double Auto was initially sold in Europe where, sadly, it sold very poorly. Indeed, some histories of the shotgun state that production of the shotgun did not begin until 1955 when it was first offered for sale in the U.S. It sold a little better in the U.S. despite only having a two-shot capacity. However, ultimately the Double Auto and its short-recoil system could not compete with the new gas-operated designs introduced at the same time. High Standard introduced the gas operated shotgun to the American market in 1953 through Sears as the J.C. Higgins Model 60. Three years later, Remington came out with their Model 58. In 1963, Remington took over the market with the Model 1100, the most produced semi-auto shotgun in history. Although it was not successful in the long run, the Double Auto is still a fine shotgun. Indeed, more handwork was put into these guns than what you will find today. The wood was checkered by hand, the receivers are engraved by hand, and the actions are essentially hand-fitted as well. As mentioned previously, it has the shortest action of any semi-auto shotgun ever produced, regardless of the gauge. The Double Auto’s action measures 6 5/8” in length. By comparison, a Remington 11-48 action usually measures 7 ¾” long. One other defining feature of the Double Auto is the lack of a magazine tube. The second shell sits atop the shell carrier and will be visible through the loading port on the left side of the receiver. This enabled the shooter to tell if their Double Auto is fully loaded at a single glance. More importantly, it helped center the mass of the shotgun between the hands, making the Double Auto swing better and fulfilling one of the original requirements behind the model’s existence. Having no magazine tube, the Double Auto also lacks the typical fore end cap, giving it a rather sleek appearance. Browning’s Maxus is the only other auto-loading shotgun ever made without a fore end cap. There are three versions of the Double Auto: The Standard Model which used a steel receiver and was produced between 1952 and 1960, the Lightweight or “Twelvette”, and the “Twentyweight”. The Lightweight was the original name for the second version, and it was produced between 1952 and 1956 before it was rechristened as the Twelvette in 1957. It weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz. compared to the 7 lbs. 6 oz. (or more) of the Standard. The Twentyweight version was the lightest of the three, weighing a mere 6 lbs. Its name is a bit misleading as it was still chambered in 12 gauge. The name quite literally referred to the fact the model weighed about as much as most 20-gauge shotguns. Both the Twelvette and Twentyweight used aluminum-alloy receivers. The material was usually known as “Duralumin”, but it was referred to by other names as well. The Twentyweight came in an anodized black finish with gold-filled engraving, as can be seen in the example for sale here. This finish is referred to as “Dragon Black” or “Black Dragon finish”. The present example, made sometime between 1955 and 1957, is in fairly good shape with some wear. There are two clusters of pitting on the left side of the receiver which, otherwise, is in good shape. The barrel exhibits pitting mostly near the tip of the muzzle and the face of the barrel rib. The bore shows a miniscule amount of micro-pitting which should not affect the shot pattern in any way. The rest of the bore is in pristine shape. The barrel is stamped with two stars or asterisks indicating the barrel has an improved cylinder choke. A brass choke gauge confirms this. The stock exhibits some handling wear but no cracks. The surface of the bolt has a small amount of pitting present, but it is shallow. The plating on the face of the trigger is tarnished. The Double Automatic is in excellent mechanical condition, loading and ejecting properly. An online copy of a vintage Double Auto user’s manual can be found here: ://randywakeman/BrowningDoubleAutoManual.pdf
SOLD
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge
Manufacturer: Browning Arms Co.
Model: Double Automatic Twentyweight
Serial Number: A32057
Bore: Smoothbore
Chambers: 2.75 inches (70 mm)
Ejectors: Auto-ejection
Condition: Good to Very Good
Barrel Type: Ribbed
Action: Browning short-recoil-action
Triggers: Single, plated
Stock: Hand checkered wood
Stock Comb: 1.625 inches (41.275 mm)
Stock Heel: 2.5 inches (64 mm)
Fore End: Hand checkered wood
Butt Pad: Hard plate
LOP: 14.25 inches (362 mm)
Finish: Dragon Black finish
Weight: 6.0 lbs.
Sights: Front silver bead
Manufacture Date: 1955 - 1957
Chokes: Fixed - Improved Cylinder
Engraving: Hand engraved with gold inlay