Does Any [non-Turkish] Company Make Auto 5 Clones?

[Garymac]

There is currently a Remington Model 11 for sale in the long gun section for $300

[Flash-hider]

I 'll echo what everyone else has said here , whether it is an A5, Remington Model 11, or he Savage 720 or the 740C. These are all fine shotguns. I've bought a couple of Model 11's off of Gunbroker in the past few years, I'm still kicking myself for not pursuing a Savage 740C(C stands for Cutts Compensator) last year. I helps to have a C&R license for GB purchases because it's cool to have a firearm delivered to your door. They are easy to work on if need be, pay attention to the configuration of the friction ring, relative to your shotshell load, located on the outside of the magazine tube, and parts can be readily sourced on eBay but nothing seems to wear out on them anyway.

[Flash-hider]

Can those old ones handle steel shells or would I be limited to Bismuth for waterfowl?

Unless it is a "modern" A5 and the barrel is specific for steel loads they won't. The Remington and Savage were manufacture in the 1920's and 40's and subsequently those barrels are for lead shot.