18 gauge is the next smallest from 16 gauge. Size runs from highest number being the smallest gauge to lower numbers being the larger gauge. IE: 18g 16g 14g 12g 10g
Your serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1948.
The serial number is on the receiver.
with the serial number that you have supplied,your Browning auto-5 shotgun in 16 gauge was made in the year 1934.
14 gauge is thicker than 16 gauge.
14 gauge is larger than 16 gauge. 14 gauge is 1.6mm (0.06") and 16 gauge is 1.29mm (0.05").
16 gauge is smaller than a 14 gauge. You can buy a stretcher and stretch the hole.
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16 gauge steel is 0.0598in. (1.52mm) and 16 gauge galvanised steel is 0.0635 (1.61). The easy way to remember is 16 gauge is 1.6mm
Your serial number indicates that your Browning standard weight 16 gauge auto-5 shotgun was made in Belgium in the year 1947.
after you streach up to 00 the rest of the gauge sizes go to fractions and not regular numbers like 16g or 4g
it is not safe to fire 16 gauge shell in anything but a 16 gauge.No shells will interchange with other gauge guns since a 16 gauge shell would fit in a 12 gauge chamber, I would think you can do this.