I used to have the same opinion as Miller.
The A-5 sort of grew on me after I found a decent 'light twelve' in a used rack for a reasonable price.
My favorite is indeed the 'sweet sixteen'. I finally found one with a 28" vent barrel and decent metal finish. Mr. Garvin recut the checkering and refinished the stock, and old Jess down in TX provided three beautiful concentric stainless steel choke tubes for it.
It looks very nice, it handles extremely well, and is now as versatile as any modern auto. Function is 100% with Fiocchi GT or GP loads.
Whenever I shoot it, I always chuckle. It jumps a bit, things go 'sproing'. The levers, cogs, and inclined planes do their thing, and a target breaks or a bird drops.
What could be more fun...
