Astonishing how semi-auto guns have existed since the 1880's, but it took until the 1940's for the world's most powerful militaries to make them standard issue.
That's no excuse. It was new tech, of course it would have problems. If I was a general in the 1880's, I would've invested heavily in new, advanced tech until it was good enough to be used widely.@@sup1602
reliability was a pretty stubborn roadblock in the adoption process. Up until the likes of the Garand most self-loading firearms weren't all that great in regular, non-war conditions, let alone in the middle of a dirty battlefield. The Winchester Model 10 for example - great shooter on your great grandpappy's farm, not so much for fighting in a waterlogged trench in the Somme @@sup1602
People that think this has ejection issues, it’s inertia driven, which is why the barrels kicks the slide back. If it’s not shouldered correctly then it’ll jam
Considering it's made during a time where double barrels were still the norm and lever/pump actions were considering luxury shotguns that only more wealthier individuals can afford, I say it's not that bad. It was a new concept at that time and it ran decently.
Excellent Design. Had the Remington Model 11 version years ago. 100% reliable with ALL types of 2 3/4" ammuntion. Mine was ex-Chicago P.D. so it had a 20 inch barrel. I had hoped to use it with a longer barrel for duck/pheasant hunting, but came across a Winch pump cheaper than a new barrel. Great shotgun.😅
Me being someone who has used this shotgun before (not this exact one but a family shotgun) it is a pain in the living ass to clean. But it shoots sooo good.
A beautiful classic, used by both the good and the bad like Clyde Barrow (who cut it into the Whippet) and Frank Hamer. You can decide who was hero and who was villain. 😅
With my 3" magnum 12-ga I had to mill a half thickness brass control ring. One was too harsh and two was too many for reliable action ... so 1.5 rings are now installed!
I think the old auto 5's were sensitive to different shell loads and whether the brass was low or high. I think you had to swap out parts to fine tune it, or else you ran the risk of having the first shell get jammed for some reason. In addition, many of these guns are quite old, and some of the parts are probably getting worn out or need replacement. Or does it need cleaning? Hard to say exactly.
