Browning Double Automatic

[madluk18]

Recently received one of these fine shotguns

what can you guys tell me about it?

I've figured out it was made between 1958 and 1971 and thats about it

any help would be sweet.

thanks

 

[dfritter1]

That they're awesome, I can tell you that much. What else do you want to know?

 

[Pete G]

browning double auto

I recall that there were a couple of light weight versions available.

One was called the "Twelvette" the other the "Twentyweight".As you might guess, the Twentyweight was the lightest.

A friend of mine used a Twentyweight as a very effective Ruffed Grouse killer here in the Eastern Townships of Quebec back in the early 70's.

Pete G

 

[Rod B]

They are very nice guns. It was designed by John Brownings son, Val Browning.

I have a friend who uses one for skeet, he is very good with it.

 

[M12shooter]

Double Autos were made with an steel reciever. Steel model were later dropped for the "Twelvette" and "twentyweight" which was made with an aluminum alloy reciever only. Aluminum recievers came in half dozen funky colours with many model/barrel variations. Was in production for 18 or so years, about 70,000 made total. Inertia operated action and fairly mild recoil. Strange to shoot as they have a hollow "drum like" recoil. Discontinued in the early 1970's due to sagging sales in the U.S. Value varries but condition and model are everything... 300-1000 bucks at the top. Brownings son Val was the brainchild, first radical departure from the traditional "humpback" Browning design. I own one and shoot it on a regular basis, mostly crows and upland game.