try e-gunparts.com or Midwest gun works.
50-500 usd
You need the services of a gunsmith
NO! The 1187 barrel was for remington shotguns,the auto-5 shotgun is a browning shotgun.
Go to Browning.com and you can download a manual
87 years old.If you have a 12 gauge shotgun then it was made in 1906,if your shotgun is a 16 gauge,then it was made in the year 1919.
you must supply the serial number to determine when your browning was made. ANSWER: THE SERIAL NUMBER IS : 2V 26XXX. THE2V IS ON TOP AND THE 26XXX IS BELOW IT. IN FRONT OF THE MAGAZINE PORT. ( WHERE YOU INSERT THE SHELLS. ) THANK YOU VERY MUCH .with the new information provided your browing auto-5 shotgun was made in 1962.It is also a magnum model(which means it has a 3in chamber).
See what they are selling for at Gunsamerica. http://www.gunsamerica.com/ That should give you a pretty good idea.
It shouldn't say light twelve on the barrel, but on the receiver. Light twelve means that the gun is a light weight version of the standard Auto5 shotgun.
Your serial number X57552 indicates that your Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16ga.was made for Browning in the year 1951.
Your serial number indicates that you have a Browning standard auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge that was made in the year 1961.
The serial number L52789 indicates that you have a Browning light weight model,auto-5 shotgun which was made in the year 1955.
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