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Yes. And if they break into my house I'm probably going to shoot them in the d**k. Cause I'm petty AF like that.
Don't Eff with me or my family."Kestryll I wanna lick your doughnut."
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I'm not willing
to spend over $1,000 on a Rhodesian A5 but pretty damn closeBeans and BulletsComment
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I just built mine and whereas it doesn't look exactly like a Rhodesian A5, it is still 7+1 And has Rifle Sights! It also has a 20" Vang Comped Barrel which makes my Buckshot Pattern 7" at 25 yards.
I've got @ $800 in this one. Made in 1963. I also Have a Pristine 1964 Light 12 given to me by my Favorite Uncle in 1995. He purchased it locally in 1965. Had 22 rounds thru it when I got it !
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IMG_2376.jpgLast edited by W.R.Buchanan; 10-28-2025, 12:47 PM.Rule #1 Liberals screw up everything they touch.
Rule #2 Whatever they accuse you of, they are already doing.
Rule #3 Liberals lie about anything no matter how insignificant.
Rule #4 If all else fails, they call you a Racist!
It's not how well you do what you know how to do,,, It is how well you do what you don't know how to do.
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Good, 'cuz true Rhodesian Police Model A5 shotguns topped out at about $5k a year or two ago, though they may be somewhat less now with the recent used firearms sales price downturn, hard to say since they come up for sale so infrequently. But as indicated above, a useful cognate can be made for under a kilobuck. Pic below of two of my attempts. Top is an A5 12 ga. Magnum (previous after market variable choke removed), maybe $800 invested, bottom is an A5 Light 12 (was previously refinished), about $600. Note that both had any collector value squashed by a previous owner and so were fair game for the alteration.
image.png"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." ~ C. S. LewisComment
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I used a Briley Mag Tube Extender that adds 2 rounds, I could have gotten +3, +4, +? but wanted the mag tube shorter than the 20" Barrel. I got my Light 12 from Art's Gun Shop and I traded a Magnum 12 strait across for it.
whatever you do make sure you get a gun that was made after 1963, and you will know that by the Two Piece Lifter which is easy to see, and gives you the Speed Feed Feature. otherwise you get a one piece lifter and the only way to load it is to turn the gun over and press the bolt release which also releases the lifter so you can stuff rounds into the magazine. This is the part of older A5's that sucks, but the good news is they can be converted to the two piece system by simply substituting the newer parts. Or Art's can supply you with the parts and even install them for you?
Best to go the Art's Route as that will insure the job is done right.
I think all the Rhodesian guns were made after 1963, But not sure?
Randy IMG_2380.jpgLast edited by W.R.Buchanan; 10-25-2025, 12:48 PM.Rule #1 Liberals screw up everything they touch.
Rule #2 Whatever they accuse you of, they are already doing.
Rule #3 Liberals lie about anything no matter how insignificant.
Rule #4 If all else fails, they call you a Racist!
It's not how well you do what you know how to do,,, It is how well you do what you don't know how to do.
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Browning 12 ga. A5 shotguns all had the two piece lifter after 1953, which was the transition year. The Rhodesian Bush War went from 1964 to 1979, but there is question as to whether the Rhodesian A5 style shotguns (not marked Browning anywhere, only FN Herstal, Belgium) were purchased new or collected in the field post initial purchase. The Rhodie receiver serial numbers are all over the map and don't appear to follow the Browning A5 sequence. They are not indicative of a consecutive manufacturing run. See the index below of these shotguns that I've seen in the US, mostly via pics on the net.
"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." ~ C. S. LewisComment
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Of course I’m willing. If someone breaks into my home, they will meet something nasty and likely to end their life.Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. - Rabindranath Tagore
A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. - Rabindranath Tagore
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. - Arthur SchopenhaurComment
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Here's my .02
About 12yrs ago one of the door sensors chirped that entry was being made. The only problem was I was sitting on the couch downstairs with a view of all three entry doors into the 1st floor of the house. The only exception was the door that leads from the outside/backyard into the garage. I checked the panel and that was the door that tripped. I told my wife to get the kids upstairs and grabbed a pistol and called 911. I staged near the bottom of the stairs where I still had a view of all the entry doors. I told PD everything I just mentioned above..that I was armed..and where I thought someone might be trying to break in. As I hung up the phone..I thought to myself..."Is this really happening?!" A sudden wave of calm came over me and I told myself.."Ok..if someone comes thru that door before PD gets here..it's on." PD pulled up on scene and their dispatch called me back to advise me of such...and that they would make their way around the back of the house...and to stow my gun. (Once I saw them come around the back I laid it under a pillow on the couch. I showed them the door that leads into the garage from the inside of the house. (They said there was no entry from the outside.) I told them we had only been there about a month and there's a lot of boxes in the garage..don't go storming in there. They went into the garage. I grabbed my pistol and made it safe..set it on the island. (Maybe not the best move at the time but I did it quickly and nothing came of it.) The came back inside and said it had to be a faulty sensor. (Which eventually it turned out to be.) They left and everything was ok. Some rattled nerves and that's about it. I didn't have my CCW at the time and had my firearms all locked up in our bedroom upstairs except for the HD gun in a lockbox secured to the nightstand. Changed that shortly after so that I had something within reach downstairs. We moved from a 1st house to our current 2st house.
Also...seeing this is the Shotgun Forum..I've said this multiple times before. A shotgun is not my go-to for HD. IF you can hold your shotgun/manage your WML/hold your phone to call 911 all at the same time then by all means go for it. I can't. But I can hold my pistol..hit the switch on a TLR-1HL with my trigger finger if I need light..hold my phone in my other hand as I dial 911 and also put a hand on one of my kids to steer them where I want them to go if I need to. So you guys do what's best for you.
Yes. I'm ready to take a life to defend me and mine. Without a doubt.Last edited by madland; 10-26-2025, 4:39 PM.Comment
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Chicken: it was 1963 that the Two Piece Lifter came out. Probably a Typo Right? ; >)
RandyRule #1 Liberals screw up everything they touch.
Rule #2 Whatever they accuse you of, they are already doing.
Rule #3 Liberals lie about anything no matter how insignificant.
Rule #4 If all else fails, they call you a Racist!
It's not how well you do what you know how to do,,, It is how well you do what you don't know how to do.
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No, I believe the Auto-5 change to the speed load with two piece lifter came in 1953. See links below from SGW.
"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." ~ C. S. LewisComment
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Chicken: I just called Art's Gun Shop and he did verify that the change over came in 1953-54. Art was one of the Gunsmiths in Browning's Repair Shop in Missouri for 30 years or so. He has many videos on You Tube on Servicing Browning Guns. He can also supply the parts necessary to convert a pre 1953 A5 to Speed Feed
I stand corrected!.
RandyRule #1 Liberals screw up everything they touch.
Rule #2 Whatever they accuse you of, they are already doing.
Rule #3 Liberals lie about anything no matter how insignificant.
Rule #4 If all else fails, they call you a Racist!
It's not how well you do what you know how to do,,, It is how well you do what you don't know how to do.
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Pretty much every day event in London these days. Paki muslim men looking to marry young English girls. The blade is used incase of rejection. The good news...many English are no longer mocking Americans about walking around with guns. Pretty sure we they wished they could carry a Smith 44 Mag. Looks like the English are about to boil over!Comment
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