QUESTION FOR THE BROWNING EXPERTS!!

jerry bateman

I HAVE A BELG. BROWNING A-5, 20 GA, 26" PLAIN BARREL, ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL THAT IS MARKED LIKE THIS ON CHOKE MARKINGS g**
LIKE MOST PEOPLE WE KNOW ** IS MODIFIED CHOKE.
BUT WHAT DOES THE g REPRESENT?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

Bert H.

Hello Jerry...

I don't know the answer to your question, but I do have some good reference material at home that I will look through later this evening (I'm at work right now, so it will have to wait).

Bert H.

Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!

bobski

youre not the first one to post this question. i have had seen many hallmarks with g to represent skeet. **S with a / thru the S. if done with a factory capital (S) hallmark punch, the / is put right thru the S at an angle and it all looks like a dollar sign when done. but....if someone at the factory grabs the wrong size punch or a smith in town uses a hallmark bought from mail order, they end up small (s)instead. then, when they put the / thru it, if its just a little off center an low, it comes out more like g because the tail is bigger than the s! best way to check is have smith mike out the bbl for you! my bet is its a skeet shoke. i have had others tell me to look up the letter in the belgian language and see what 'g' is. some say it is pronounced 'sssssss' or shhh. maybe a french belgian lanuage expert can conifm that!? otherwise.......i say its good ole american skeet.

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Bert H.

Jerry... this is all I could find (no mention of a "g")

Browning choke designations:


Cyl (true cylinder) ***
Skeet (improved cylinder) **$
Imp Cyl (quarter) **-
Mod (half) **
Imp Mod (three quarter) *-
Full (full) *

(English designation)

Bert H.

Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!