a 16 ga A5 is a very special gun. it was built around the shell size and as such are as petite and svelt as a 16ga model 12.
I've never understood the aversion to the early safety. it's in the same location and works the same way as an M1 Garand and nobody ever had a problem with those under conditions much more tense than hunting. and it's the fastest location of all excepting top of the tang like on a double. nor is it any more dangerous than a safety in any other location. if one's finger stays off the trigger until the sights are on target, as one should, it's not an issue. if one walks around with his finger on the trigger all the time, no "safety" is safe enough, and nobody with any sense would hunt with him.
