Just an fyi, I was just at Cabelas in Buda and they had 3 sets of discontinued ramline synthetic A-5 stock sets in the bargain cave. 2 after I walked out the door
These are going on gunbroker for around 95-100 bucks. With the sale Cabelas has going on right now I walked out the door paying 39 bucks for mine. This is a great deal if anyone wants to replace the wood furniture on there browning. Just thought I would pass along a good deal

Synthetic on an A5 just isnt right in my opinion, but im a throw back.

you should get a set of those so you will quit splitting forearms you damned throwback

I'm with Jeff. I will keep splitting wood!

Its just how I roll

Thats why they were in the cave. No one in their right mind wants a syn A5.

unless it came that way original

jap Magnum Stalkers sell for $1000+ if they are even close to decent condition

^^^^^^ This

I was always told if you were splitting the forearm then you need your friction ring replaced?
Factory wood for the 12ga A5 magnum is expensive.

one of y'all should buy this one!

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/u...Sta#Post3469623

The only thing stopping me from buying that is a lack of money.

I love those mag stalkers

Lend lease maybe???

Jeff I've got a NIB Light Twenty I bet you would love.

Just sold a wood Mag 12 and Sweet 16.

PM me the details

tough crowd! I just got ahold of a 1960 A-5 magnum and really dont want to crack the wood or mess it up at all. I have a tendancy to break everything I touch if given enough time! I thought bringing up anything A-5 would spark some kind of debate after reading some of the past posts about them here.

I got the maxus over the xplor for the same reason, I alway find a way to trash wood stocks...all my rifles are the same way.

If anyone ever saw how trashed the bluing and stock are on my citori they would beat me.

A5's are ment to be blued, have wood stocks, and be used like a rented mule

Amazing isn't it? None of the latest camo, hunting gear, etc.. but they whacked ducks just as good as we do.

I do not have a 12ga A5, but my Sweet Sixteen will NEVER know anything but hard wood!

I aint partial to wood or synthetic. I have several of the A5s all wood. If I had the coin I would have already popped on the A5 in the link posted on this thread.

In the early 80s we would get out of schook and load up in my friend's Suburban with a 454. We would hit I-10 and hammer that sucker to get to the prairie for afternoon hunts. We all had A5s and just flat hammered the birds back then. Waders, 5 gallon bucket to carry shells out there, to sit on and to carry the birds back. I remember the pain in my thumb from trying to load the A5 quickly.

Those are fond memories!

First A5 I bought. Circa 1986

sweet glasses bro!

Back then they didn't have camo like today but they where using lead shot which is better. No one needed a 3 1/2" mag in those days because they shot lead. My grandpa shot ducks all his life with an A5 20 guage with hand loads and an IC. But he stopped hunting ducks when they made everyone go to steel shot.

I know. Couldnt wear contacts then. Thank God for LASIK

I have one of JB's A5s from the company he worked for when he drew it up. Still solid as a rock. And heavy as one.