re: Anything I should check on a old Browning A5 before firing it?

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The oiling of the mag tube is what will make it kick the absolute shite out of you. Worst recoil I’ve felt.

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Glad I’m not the only one. I have 1950’s Belgian Light 12 that I only break out for skeet shoots. Sometimes it wouldn’t eject low brass shells so I oiled up the tube. I thought I was just being a pansy, but after shooting it 100 times in a day, my shoulder was miserable.

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I leave mine on the heavy setting and shoot everything.

The oiling of the mag tube is what will make it kick the absolute shite out of you. Worst recoil I’ve felt. was probably hungover too but either way it left an impression

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Ran a couple of boxes of low brass estate target loads through it today. It wouldn't eject them on the heavy setting but damn, it felt like a 20 gauge. Still didn't kick bad on the light setting. It's more beat up than I remember but functionally it's perfect. Tempted to see anout getting it re blued.

I forgot to get the serial numbers, I'll check it tomorrow. Really pumped to be shooting my godfather's gun.

Eta: when I took it apart both of the rings were up against the receiver under the spring.