The first shotgun I ever purchased was the A5 Light in 1989. I have it to this day and it’s in great condition. In 1995 (or so) I purchased a light 20 gauge. The wood on these guns are to this day beautiful. Both are in close to new condition. They will go to my son once I can’t walk the hills any longer - but that is hopefully a long way off. Proud to have them both.

Out of everything my old man owns, this is the only thing i care to have passed down to me. My siblings can have everything else.

@DuckSeason12

2 ай бұрын

There’s a duck hunter.

Now this is gonna be a great series! Can't wait for you to do a video on the Winchester 1897!

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Planning on it! Now sure when, still need to acquire one, which is half the fun 😃

@kbowen2251

3 ай бұрын

@@TargetFocusedLife best of luck to ya there! My dad has one still and it's one fun gun to shoot. I've been debating looking for one of my own... Still torn between that and a classic side by side 😂

@mallardhunterhunter8588

3 ай бұрын

Contact me sometime I have a working 16 gauge.😊 Would be willing to loan it for a video.

I have my father's Savage 745 12ga that he purchased new from the Spiegel's catalogue in 1938 and 2 Browning A-5's in 16 & 20 that I purchased.

Superb Video! So interesting and informative. Always been an A5 fan, since the 60's, but never owned one, but used a few on hunts. Really well done vid, I really enjoyed it.

Steve and Jordan, excellent job on this video! Love the historical take on it and all the animation is on point!

@Zach-ov1cd

3 ай бұрын

Hear! Hear!

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it, brother 👊

Great vid, I have 2 A5’s and a sweet 16. Proud to have them.

I have my grandfathers old A5, built in Belgium 1939.

Great video. Looking forward to more in this series.

Great video y'all! These are my favorite shotguns. Have the Browning Auto-5's ( Standard & Sweet Sixteen, 5 & 3-shot, Belgium & Japan), Remington Model 11's ( Standard & Sportsman) and the Savage 720 & 726 ( 5-shot & 3-shot). Also a 2016 A-5 Sweet Sixteen and a '75 Belgium Magnum Twenty and love them all! John Moses Browning was a genius and ahead of his time! Thanks y'all!

Love the video! Great job as always!

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video and editing ❤

Outstanding new format bro. Totally has some Bill Nye science guy vibes. Makes learning fun and entertaining. Excellent work. Keep em coming 👍

I have a Remington Model 11 originally purchased by my great grandfather in the early 1900s. Now I know the history. Thank you!

@brandonh5336

3 ай бұрын

I've got one made in 1917. I find it kind of odd that the magazine tube is angled a little to the right compared to the receiver, and the groove on the top of the receiver is also at an angle compared to the vent rib on the barrel. Is yours like that or is it just mine?

I recently bought a Remington 11-48 which is similar in action

@TheFishingPilot

3 ай бұрын

the 11-48 and Sportsmans 48 are great shotguns! I've been collecting them for a number of years - all variants and gauges. The two unicorns of the 48 are the 410 and 28 gauges. When you can find them, the price is way too high. By the way, if you need new springs for the 48, check out Art's Gun Shop - kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqd_t5qKo83Icrw.htmlsi=pznUNMX-ff5MM7Gm

The comforting "ching" letting you know next round is chambered is a sound like no other.

@arnisolon

14 күн бұрын

Must be better than the “wait for it wait for it… *click* DAMN IT!” When you forgrt to load 😅

Great short story, I can"t wait for the comprehensive one! Thanking you

Awesome job! Still my all time favorite!

AWESOME video!!! More please!!!

Now we need range time videos with them both!

@Dman-jp9in

3 ай бұрын

I second that!

I thought I knew the whole Browning/Remington connection, but I didn't know about the Savage connection! Great history lesson. Thank you!

Great job Steve!

Excellent presentation and production, my friend!

@TargetFocusedLife

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Ron. That means a lot coming from you.

The franchi 48 is probably my favorite shotgun. So light

This will be a cool series!

I have an original Auto-5 from 1933 (pre-war) Possibly the most beautiful shotgun I currently own

Dope history lesson thank you 🎉

I own a light 12 and a light 20. Hunting wise they are my 2 favorite shotguns. Light and reliable

Yeah, I really wanted one of those. I saw a model 11 for $250 recently. Wish I had waited in line for it.

Excellent video! Great historical content without going down long, drawn out rabbit holes. Well done Steve and Jordan.

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

More to come!

this was great more of these please!

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback. Certainly more to come. Any specific shotguns you'd like to see?

First gun I ever owned was a Remington Model 11 made in 1905. Used it to shoot 91/100 in collegiate trap before I switched to my current Beretta 390. The Beretta is a much better gun, but I’ll always have fond memories of the Model 11. Wish I never sold it!

I like it. I have a remington Auto-loading shotgun (predecessor to the model 11) great design. The hard butt plate on the older ones with magnum loads, will leave a mark.

Bout to find a decent lead load for turkey season for mine. 72 year old gun still taking game hard to beat.

I love this new series!!! Am super excited to see more!! God bless from 🇨🇦

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback. Any specific shotguns you'd like to see? 👊 Stay Target 🎯Focused (Hebrews 12:1-3)

@isaiahbond6188

3 ай бұрын

@@TargetFocusedLife Winchester 1897, Remington 1100

Browning A5, absolutely a monster in combat! Like Winchester M1897, I love this shotgun.

Love all your videos, if your doing classics Remington 1100 vs the new current production Remington 1100 would be a classy comparison too, god bless.

Cool video. It would be great to see more.

My favoritest shotgun of them all! Besides Browning's, I've owned Remington's and Savage's as well. My go to is an original Sweet 16.

When Remington brought out their version in 1905 it was not called the model 11. It was called the Remington Autoloading Shotgun. It became the Model 11 in 1911 when some small changes were made. The design had a few changes during its run for Remington but they were very small. In 1948 the Remington became the model 11-48 and Sportsman 48. Same basic Browning action but with the more streamlined receiver instead of the humpback.😊

Great video. I am sure you will be doing the model 12 Winchester in this series.

My brother has at least 15 Browning A-5’s of varying gauges, all Belgium made. As he has gotten on up in age he started using a gas operated Beretta 20ga. for bird hunting. Lighter and less recoil he says. I myself have one Remington Mod.11 20 ga. I also have a Baby Browning 25 cal. It operates perfectly but a more useless pistol I have never owned, lol. My favorite shotgun to use is my Remington Automaster, Mod. 878, 12ga., 26” improved cyl. It was handed down to me from my father. I needed to shoot it more. My brother got the L.C. Smith s/s. He was the oldest so I guess that was ok, lol. Nice video.

Holy smokes! I was already watching TFL and then i see this drop! Heck yea!

Have a 1966 48 AL and it's the softest recoiling 12 gauge I own.

Outstanding episode. Have Dad's 1908 A5 and my high School present A5. At trap we call them clunk guns.

My fist semi auto was a Remington model 11 chambered in 16ga, I still have it and use it. It’s in mint condition.

Dad has a Belgium Sweet 16 I've dated to the 20s and I have the new model S16 A5. The weight difference is crazy.

This is awesome I like guns and i love to shoot but not much of a gun nut as far as knowing everything about them so i really like this short to the point way of a video!

Great history lesson I have 2 12ga A-5's a sweet 16 a standard 16 and a model 11

My first shotgun in Northern Ireland was the A5 and was older than me at the time. The only issue was one had to carefully select the ammo that suited the A5, failure to do so would result in a round half out of the injection port. I regret selling the A5 and bought a new Browning 2000.

Bought an A5 for 700$ made in 1940 currently at the gunsmith getting a once over and a heavy cleaning. I got a shadow box on the wall waiting to stuff that A5 in for display and conversation.

The A5 is a terrific shotgun. Both the A5 and the Winchester model 12 are designs that stood the test of time.

My prayers have been heard ❤

That was great!!

Good summary of what could have been a 2 hour video!

Winchester model 12 next please! I have my dad's 1924 m12. Beautiful gun

I still have my dad’s A 5 he bought new in 1942 , it still shoots like brand new !…….

That was great, more history!

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Will do. Any specific shotgun you'd like to see?

@brianmccurdy9556

3 ай бұрын

@@TargetFocusedLife I would love to know more on the beginnings of the Beretta Silver Pigeon design and their early over unders.

Your market gunner said that they had nothing decent to shoot ducks with, until this gun was invented. I got one in England in the 70's and found that this was the most pointable gun I had ever handled. Accounting for thousands of ducks and hundreds of geese ; including 5 wigeon with 5 shots several times and once 5 teal for 5! Untill It started to wear out. As the investment castings were very hard (not like modern pressed parts) this took a long time and was repaired with spot welds to keep it going. Eventualy it got unreliable so I replaced it with a new A5 in 3-1/2" in camo, and never looked back. I have replaced the main stock and magazine spring (a beautiful flat wound one) to make it more reliable. And again has accounted for hundreds of birds,inc:- many tripples. I know lots don't like the 'hump back' but this makes the gun stand out from the rest.

Same as the Remington model 11!!!

Great video

How about a shooting review of the original A5

Wow '' Another Great Video 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 💯

We had 2 of these in my platoon in Vietnam. They were donated to us by a former platoon leader that brought them with him and left them when he went home. We also had 2 ithica pump shotguns for us left handed guys. I much preferred mine to the pos m16’s we had. Loaded with 00 buck, all four of them were pee bringers.

Muy fascinante arma amigos saludos por esa elegancia de arma amigos bellezas

just bought one at a gunshow with a 1950 serial for 600CAD with 2 barrels with it also

You didn't mention my favorite Belgian Rock band, "Felix Funken and The Engravers"

The first shotgun i ever fired was an auto 5, and my ahoulder was hurtin' in the morning 😅 On Easter Sunday at 4pm, it was Good evening😊

I know a guy who happens to own an early pre-WW1 Belgian-made A-5 Light Twelve

The best A5 design was the Ithaca model 900 in my opinion it was the classiest version of the long recoil operated gun

I would love to see Browning make an Retro A5 with the same engraving as the original.

Sweet gun ❤❤

Great video love it

Hardest kicking autoloader I've ever used, and it was a 16 gauge...

Just watched a pigeon hunt video with an American tactical scout SGA semi 12 gauge, it's a $186 semi, do you think you can review it?

The Remington model 11’s were slightly different. All other maker variants all had to make some small changes for patten reasons

100% the greatest shotgun ever

A legacy series will be great to see but dang bro, you still gotta shoot them and give us your thoughts 🤷🏽‍♂️

the only shot gun with long recoil mechanism

Sweet

My grandpa owns a Remington model 11 in 12 gauge

I have a A5 20ga serial number starts with a C made in St Louis Mo. Got it from a friend in 1981. He needed some money to get married

my grandpa owns one of these classic models for home defense. Now I am NOT a gun dude, but when you have a weapon that can take out multiple targets with the only limit being range and how fast your finger can move (and the fact that my grandpa was in the navy for 20 years and does know a thing or two about guns), sounds like the only man that needs to be safe is the one breaking in. (that last part was clearly a joke, so always practice fire arm safety, unless you are the one looking down the barrel, that's when you practice your prayers)

The model 8 you mentioned as a Winchester is incorrect. All model 8 and 81 are made by Remington

When they brought back the “ New A-5 “ they made the action as long as the state of Tennessee. I much prefer the original. But that’s just me.

For general use and defending yourself from an assualt... the semi-auto shotgun is the most potent weapon a citizen can buy.

i own a 101 year old remington model 11, it runs great, every part is original besides the barrel sadly

The Auto 5. The A5. No comparison.

armsan a612 review ?

I own both and to be honest. I shoot the old a5 better than the new one. That's only for dove or Qual hunting and some skeet

So the current A5 has a recoiling barrel?

🤘 😁 🤘

انا من العراق واتمنى ان احصل على قطعة ونشستر لكن سعرها مرتفع جدٱ في بلدي حتى انها اغلى من البيكال الروسية احب المحتوى اللذي تنشره استمر في المزيد واتمى لك التوفيق

Does this mean we'll get a Superposed history lesson?

Man i want that new A5 soo bad, when willl we start seeing these on the shelves!?

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

The A5 20ga should be in stores late 2024. Our review is dropping next week!

The best there is

My uncle has a Remington model 11 that’s over 100 years old and had a chance to use it for a charity sporting clays event and it just powered clays needless to say it was still a very good shotgun with a few quirks

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome!

I'll admit, at first I 'pressed play' fully convinced I would be skipping to another video in 30 seconds, but then... Awesome presentation: fast paced, visually interesting, entertaining, not boring, very informative - did I mention Awesome? I'm a little history biased (when I'm interested in the subject matter: firearms). Thank you for your time and effort; wether it was a 5 minute or 5 month endeavor.

@TargetFocusedLife

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! This was a new project spearheaded by Jordan Tacker, our Content Production Manager. He did a great job. Glad you like it.

..the shotgun that Thomas Bennett of Winchester rejected...he didn't want a) a product that would interfere with the 1897 and b) didn't eat to.pay a royalty to JMB

I got 2 made from Japan