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Today I came across a semi-auto smoothbore Stoeger "Krico" semi-automatic longun. It is fed from a five round magazine. It is marked for "Cal. .22 LR Shot-Glat" It was cheap and I have several other smoothbore .22's for critter control, including a Remington targetmaster with a Routledge...

It could be a Model, 10,12,13,45, 64, 65, or 547 made in 1981. The 8D serial prefix covers those. Most likely bet is the Model 10, it was the most common.

I have one of these in 16 gauge that someone actually took the trouble to re-blue, cut the barrel to 19" and have chokes installed!:what: It had such an old timey lawman vibe that I had to get it. The fact that it was $150 didn't hurt either.

Beretta 409 16 gauge SXS made in 1959.

Very early guns frequently did not have choke markings, some in the 20's had the chokes marked in plain english, and the * system arrived after that. Pull the barrel and look for 2 numbers next to each other in the 18 or 19 range. These will be the bore size (larger) and choke size...

I'd look for a gently used Franchi AL48. Sweet little guns, not picky about ammo.

I'd trust any SKB in a heartbeat, they're bull strong guns.

100 years or 100,000 rounds... whichever comes first.

I have one in 28 and it is a great gun. Very light and dependable, even cycled with some reloads I made that had "love handles" above the brass. Only gripe is that the trigger is a bit rough.

I picked up one of those recently in 16 gauge. It had been cut to 19.5", reblued (but well), and had thin wall chokes installed! :eek: It was cheap, and had such a Frank Hamer waiting at the roadblock vibe going on I just had to have it. Go buy a fedora and you'll really look good.

The most common cause of cycling problems in A-5's is that the chamber needs to be clean. It can look clean, but still be sticky. Wrap a 12 ga bronze brush in 0000 steel wool and on the end of a short rod spin in in the chamber with a drill, feel free to use some Hoppes in there too. This...

The serial number is the tipoff. The A, B, C letter prefix and the location (on the side of the reciever) indicates that this is an "American" Browning made by Remington while the Belgians were hosting uninvited guests 1940-1945(6). It will have the magazine cutoff, but another tip is the...

The A-5 is looks to be a 30's gun, but the forend is likely later issue. Probably from the 60's based on the "blonde" color. For $170 it's hard to fault an A-5 that still goes bang.

The first thing I do when I have this problem ( and I have a number of A-5's dating back to 1914) is to wrap some 0000 steel wool around a bronze cleaning brush and clean the chamber well. It can look clean, but still be sticky to hulls. This solves the problem 90% of the time.

No, the Sweet was a lighter version of the Standard 16. This gun, I'd probably go for it.

Absolutely and fatally as an item of interest to collectors.

It does look like any Browning item I am familiar with. Also, the "Sweet" version of the A-5 16 gauge was not produced until the late 30's, and the early ones were not marked "Sweet". I'd say it's an aftermarket item.

Do not shoot steel through that gun.

I have a number of 16's, both 2 3/4 and 2 9/16 chambers. If you're not planning on shooting it a great deal, buy ammo. If you're planning on more volume or want to tailor loads, get a Mec Sizemaster with a "short kit" and a BP Hull Trimmer and load your own. Trimming and skiving old 2 3/4...

They carry easily, shoot well, and are classy.