Value of an Auto 5 /16 gauge?

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I have a older (pre 1940) Auto 5 in 16 gauge. I don't believe there are a lot of these around in this vintage.
bluing is worn on receiver/barrel no gouges in metal/wood, plain barrel, Belgian made, bore is mirror, small crack in fore end wood.
Been in the collection too long and i plan on putting it on the exchange forum.
Mel
 
The "Sweet Sixteens" seem to be the most valuable of the A5's but it's hard to put a $ value on one without pic's. I'd say anywhere between $350 and $700.
 
"Sweet Sixteen"

Value depends on many things, including

-chamber length: before 1940 most were factory 2 9/16"
- older guns with safety in front of trigger guard generally worth less
- graded guns were available (betterr wood, more engraving)
- some guns had (by chance) more attractive wood
- original condition; has wood been refinished, metal re-blued?

Cheers,

Bob
 
Is it a "Sweet Sixteen" or a standard weight. Standard weight 16's weigh near what a "Light twelve" weighs. Choking can help or hinder. Full chokes are common and not as desirable as a IMPCYL choked barrel. Most of these guns are sought after by bird hunters and open chokes and shorter barrels are the rave. If it is short chambered it can be reamed but that will cost about 125.00. All in all they are a work of art considering how they were built and how they perform. If it was 26" vent rib IMPCYL chambered for 2 3/4" cartridges and a sweet sixteen with the safety in the rear of trigger guard...... well you get what I mean....

price it high and work out a deal

cheers Darryl
 
Some pics....

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x207/g7mel/Auto5-2.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x207/g7mel/Auto5-1.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x207/g7mel/Auto5-3.jpg

Just went off and did the photobucket thing....tried to get images posted on here but wasn't successful...don't ask how long I stumbled around....

Has a 30" barrel, safety behind trigger, 2 3/4" chambering, original bluing, well worn. I believe it is pre 1940 having been to the Browning site...serial No. is X 93**4.
Thanks for the input!
Mel
 
A well worn 16 gauge with a cracked forestock. Condition dictates price and nothing collectable in this condition. I would think anything over the $200.00 - $250.00 bracket would be a hard sell. Probably cost you at least $100.00 for a new forestock if you were lucky enough to find one.

REM
 
I've got the same shotgun Mel.
Standard weight, Belgium made, round grip.
I've been told it is worth around $300, but have no intention of selling mine.
I believe the "Sweet Sixteen" commands a higher price.
Its the bottom one in this pic, the top is a light twelve.
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Rem,
While I don't disagree that re the condition is well used...this gun has seen a lot of hunting.... it is a rare chambering with lots of life still in it. Firearms made like this virtually last forever. As far as the crack, you'd be cracked to even look for a new forestock whereas one could repair this and it wouldn't be noticeable and still have the original wood.
 
To avoid getting into a dispute the pre 1940 chambering of 2 9/16th is more undesireable than it is rare. As mentioned your looking at the cost of having the chamber opened to accept 2 3/4" ammo.

Once the Auto 5 stocks have started to crack good luck fixing them as only a matter of time untill the recoil A-5 action opens it up. . It's for that reason that I have installed a Ramline stock on my 12 gauge when I shoot it and save the wear and tear on the wood. Yes, they are great guns and I've owned several.

You asked for a price and you got it based on the condition of the gun. The blueing wear, chamber length and cracked stock affect the price your going to get regardless of the shooting life left in the gun.
 
REM3200 said:
To avoid getting into a dispute the pre 1940 chambering of 2 9/16th is more undesireable than it is rare. As mentioned your looking at the cost of having the chamber opened to accept 2 3/4" ammo.

Once the Auto 5 stocks have started to crack good luck fixing them as only a matter of time untill the recoil A-5 action opens it up. . It's for that reason that I have installed a Ramline stock on my 12 gauge when I shoot it and save the wear and tear on the wood. Yes, they are great guns and I've owned several.

You asked for a price and you got it based on the condition of the gun. The blueing wear, chamber length and cracked stock affect the price your going to get regardless of the shooting life left in the gun.
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Hey, no dispute from me, I appreciate your view and input....I ask the question and I expect a variety of answers. In the end, I'll sell it for whatever I get. But I do have to clarify this is a 2 3/4" chambering....one of the photos shows this ...as well as the 63.5mm European length.
As to what you say about the crack I disagree, this shotgun has been in our family as long as I remember and I'm 56yrs old...it was supposedly my grandmothers(she passed on before I was born) but I believe my father and his brother used it a lot. That crack has been there all this time...Dad made mention of repairing it but it never got done. Perhaps what apples to a 12 gauge isn't so with the lesser recoil of the 16?
 
I've been wrestling with that for some time....I have a few others that've been in the family a long time, my granddads model 97 12ga and a beautiful SxS Krupp with hammers in 16ga....I decided one 16 is enough....and I am looking to buy a 6.5x55.....
 
Espanola said:
Hey, no dispute from me, I appreciate your view and input....I ask the question and I expect a variety of answers. In the end, I'll sell it for whatever I get. But I do have to clarify this is a 2 3/4" chambering....one of the photos shows this ...as well as the 63.5mm European length.
As to what you say about the crack I disagree, this shotgun has been in our family as long as I remember and I'm 56yrs old...it was supposedly my grandmothers(she passed on before I was born) but I believe my father and his brother used it a lot. That crack has been there all this time...Dad made mention of repairing it but it never got done. Perhaps what apples to a 12 gauge isn't so with the lesser recoil of the 16?
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Isn't 2 3/4" 70mm? Do you have a 2 3/4 barrel on a 2 9/16ths receiver?
 
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In my opinion older F N's in 12 or 16 gauge are worth about the same money, and realistically have little value in todays market place, unless your from New Brunswick where A5's seen to be worth something? The amount of money that anyone on Gunnutz is going to offer you for this gun may seem like a slap in the face, relative to what you think its worth. Yes they were a fine gun in their day, but the lower availability of 16 gauge ammo and the fact that it is a full choke gun, greatly reduces its market value. FS
 
Fassteel said:
In my opinion older F N's in 12 or 16 gauge are worth about the same money, and realistically have little value in todays market place, unless your from New Brunswick where A5's seen to be worth something? The amount of money that anyone on Gunnutz is going to offer you for this gun may seem like a slap in the face, relative to what you think its worth. Yes they were a fine gun in their day, but the lower availability of 16 gauge ammo and the fact that it is a full choke gun, greatly reduces its market value. FS
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That's a falicy that 16ga is hard to find. It is easier to find 16 ga than 410 .28 and a lot of the times 20ga.
 
Win/64 said:
Isn't 2 3/4" 70mm? Do you have a 2 3/4 barrel on a 2 9/16ths receiver?
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On one of the photos of the barrel you can read 'Acier Special' C - 16 2 3/4 - 63.5mm....hadn't really thought about it but the metric converts to 2 1/2'' which I assume would be older European ammo so this barrel will shoot both. Similar, I suppose, to shooting 2 3/4 ammo in a 3" 12 ga.
 
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