Val Browning's Double Auto

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

I have a pair of those Browning Double Automatic dummies that were in an early style Ansley H. Fox A-grade I bought in 1968. With youthful foolishness I was thinking I'd make it into a double trap gun. Sent it off to Simmons for a vent rib. It arrived back in Seattle from Simmons after I reported for active duty on December 12, 1968. Finally, when I was home for Christmas 1970, I got to see it and took it to San Diego with me in January 1971. Had Dan Dwyer stock it to match the dimensions of a Browning Broadway and fit a beavertail forearm. Planned to then send it to Miller for a single trigger, but I discovered skeet and a year or so later traded it off to H. Kinder on my 28-gauge Model 12 Skeet Gun. I still have the original forearm wood for that A-Grade and the Browning Double Automatic dummies are gathering dust with my shotshell collection.

If anyone feels a need to own either, they can be available.

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I assume those dummies were for salesman to use to demonstrate the speed loading feature of the DA or did they come with every gun when new?