I grew up shooting an 16 gauge A5 and was perfectly happy with it until I started shooting skeet with a Browning Superposed. When I went back to the A5 on a duck hunting expedition I was appalled at all the sloshing and clanking of the long recoil mechanism after each shot. I went to a 3" 12 gauge Model 12 Winchester for my duck gun and placed the A5 in well earned retirement.

It had been my grandfather's shotgun and had been in use since the '20's. It was chambered for 65mm shells until I had it converted.