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Good source for a Browning light 12 A5?
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<blockquote data-quote="jakeman" data-source="post: 2342641" data-attributes="member: 10690"><p>You're just gonna have to keep looking, and know what you're looking at when you're looking at it. They're kinda tough to find now. I'm always on the lookout, and when I see one in a rack, I ask to see it. If it's in pretty good shape, and they are reasonable on the price, I've been know to take them home.</p><p></p><p>I'd look the forearm over pretty well to make sure it wasn't cracked, then I'd take the forearm off and make sure all the parts were there (spring, bronze friction piece, friction ring). If I really wanted to make sure I was buying a Belgium I'd familiarize myself with the serial numbers, or buy a serial # book and carry it with you. The only place on the gun that says Belgium is the barrel. </p><p></p><p>If you know what you're looking at, and what a Belgium sounds like when the bolt closes it's a whole lot easier than looking at serial #'s, but the only sure way is to verify by serial #. </p><p></p><p>Good luck. I love my Brownings, but as far as where to go to buy one today, I'm not sure there is a place around here. I stumbled into a gun shop in a little town up in MO a few years ago that probably had 100 or so. It was crazy. I don't remember the name of the shop or even the town, but I don't think there was even a stop light.</p><p></p><p>A good one, in pretty good shape is around $1000.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jakeman, post: 2342641, member: 10690"] You're just gonna have to keep looking, and know what you're looking at when you're looking at it. They're kinda tough to find now. I'm always on the lookout, and when I see one in a rack, I ask to see it. If it's in pretty good shape, and they are reasonable on the price, I've been know to take them home. I'd look the forearm over pretty well to make sure it wasn't cracked, then I'd take the forearm off and make sure all the parts were there (spring, bronze friction piece, friction ring). If I really wanted to make sure I was buying a Belgium I'd familiarize myself with the serial numbers, or buy a serial # book and carry it with you. The only place on the gun that says Belgium is the barrel. If you know what you're looking at, and what a Belgium sounds like when the bolt closes it's a whole lot easier than looking at serial #'s, but the only sure way is to verify by serial #. Good luck. I love my Brownings, but as far as where to go to buy one today, I'm not sure there is a place around here. I stumbled into a gun shop in a little town up in MO a few years ago that probably had 100 or so. It was crazy. I don't remember the name of the shop or even the town, but I don't think there was even a stop light. A good one, in pretty good shape is around $1000. [/QUOTE]
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