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The all new browning a5 is built to be the most reliable, fastest cycling, best performing and softest shooting recoiloperated yes, recoiloperated autoloader on the planet. Browning international products shotguns semiauto a5. Browning shotguns auto 5 recoil operated parts list browse our selection of browning a5 parts and find exactly what you need today. I have never owned a a5 but have heard about jamming with the older gas system, but the new one is apparently fitted with a inertia type system. The shotgun comes up and into your shoulder pocket quickly. Mine was bought in 1983, and has and will always be my primary shotgun. Browning belgium shotguns a5 for sale guns international. The new a5 is relatively soft shooting for an inertia gun, and has a great recoil pad system. One of american gunsmith john moses brownings most famous designs and one of the most popular shotguns of all time was the browning auto 5. The lines of the new a5 will perhaps remind you of its illustrious ancestor, but its lines are the only points this new shotgun has in common with your grandfathers famous auto 5. On ebay, you can find a diverse selection of affordable browning a5 barrels for sale in a variety of conditions. This firstever autoloading shotgun, developed in 1903, was ahead of its timeand hunters, law enforcement, and military benefitted for nearly a century. Fabrique nationale, in belgium, made the auto5 for 75 years, and then production moved to. Ive handled but not shot both older a5s and the new models.

In fact, the new a5 is a completely different gun every part has been altered, customized or completely replaced to make it a better weapon in every way. Unfollow browning shotguns to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This past weekend i went out for rabbits and ended up taking a few shots. The a5 was the first successful autoloading shotgun ever mass produced and became a sweetheart for generations of wingshooters and waterfowlers because of its reliability. Was100 browning a5 realtree max5, 3 12 inch chamber, 12 ga. Browning a5 12 gauge semi auto shotgun 26 vent rib barrel 3. I am looking to get a new semi auto and was leaning towards the browning a5 l as i love how it shoulders. The browning a5 hunter semiauto shotgun may resemble your grandpas humpback auto5, but inside browning has made dramatic innovations making the a5 a fastcycling, versatile, recoiloperated, modern shotgun.

The king of browning shotguns, the a5, also called the auto5, is a recoiloperated semiautomatic. The browning superposed overunder made its first appearance in america in 1928 as a 12gauge gun. Guns international advertising policy this sites purpose is to bring gun buyers and gun brokers or sellers together by advertising guns or gun related items and services for sale online. It was made only in 12 through all the preworld war ii years, although val browning had developed a scaleddown 20gauge version and there may have been some very rare 20gauge superposeds in europe before the war. The auto5 and other brownings have a lever you can flip, allowing you to remove the round in the magazine without. Every detail of the a5 shotgun is engineered to provide you the best in reliable operation and handling. The real question is, what do you want to do with it.

Finishes and furniture change from version to version. The brand new mechanism inertia kinematic drive system is the tireless engine of the rifle, which is guaranteed for 100,000 strokes or 7. Notice i said shotgun, and did not limit it to autoloaders. Browning had come to an impasse over how jmb would be compensated for his latest creation. For many years it was my only shotgun, and i used it whether i was hunting squirrels, doves, woodcock, ducks or. The browning automatic 5, most often auto5 or simply a5, is a recoiloperated semiautomatic shotgun designed by john browning. Browse our selection of browning a5 parts and find exactly what you need today. Both guns, of course, were inventions of utah native john browning. This gun case from the experts at browning features rugged wood construction covered with expanded vinyl for a look that is functional as well. But in 1901 the bond between two powerhouses in the firearms industry was broken.

Brownings auto5 is a no less an iconic firearm than winchesters model 70 or colts single action army. Browning likes to keep things slim, like they did on the browning tbolt, and the a5 is pleasantly so. Browning auto5 shotguns, the belgian fn production. In march 2012 browning will bring the a5, lovingly nicknamed the humpback for its humped reciever, back to life. If youre looking for a lowcost browning a5 barrel for sale, youll.

The browning auto5 shotguns is the first book ever to cover the history, model variations, accessories and production dates of the legendary browning auto5 shotgun. I have been doing some research and have found that people were having some trouble with the a5 jamming. With a reasonable amount of care, your a5 shotgun is designed. A5 shotguns combine the best of traditional browning craftsmanship with stateoftheart design and manufacturing. However, while the 1911 is undeniably great, there were semiautomatic pistols before the 1911, and there were semiautomatic pistols after it. Your shotgun is most likely a browning a5 that was probably, possibly, maybe, made between 1902 or 1903 and 1939 and came to the u. Clear browning wikipedia page 43 items found page 1 1. The new browning a5 semi automatic shotgun may share many resemblances with the older model of the same name, but as browning say themselves this aint your grandpas auto5. The beloved humpback was in almost continuous production from 1903 to 1999, and has been manufactured in variations by fabrique nationale, remington, savage, skb, miroku and almost certainly by other, smaller companies. This gun is in excellent condition and is covered by durys lifetime warranty. In fact, the iconic humpbackshaped receiver is the only thing this new browning autoloader shares with its legendary namesake. The shotgun rear stock and forend are both very slim. Also known as the automatic 5 and auto 5, these browning a5 parts are perfect to help you finish your latest restoration or repair.

The browning a5 is without question the allaround best shotgun ever produced. Browning traditional 1115 autoloading and pump shotgun. Loved the gun at first sight and had a lot of plans to hunt everything possible with it. The new browning a5 is designed and built to be the semiautomatic shotgun to recoil more reliable, faster, with the best performance and the recoil softer market. By bruce buck i n spite of the somewhat similar names and humpback look, brownings new a5 sweet sixteen. A few months ago i opted to purchase a new browning a5 in 12ga. It was the first successful semiautomatic shotgun design, and remained in production until 1998. Here in canada, with our shotgun shell limitations, it also means that the a5 is a doublequad load away from going from empty to full, which is incredibly convenient and very fast.

General operating procedures the browning automatic5 shotgun is a recoil operated, semiautomatic shotgun. Utah got it wrong when it made the model 1911 its state gun in 2011. The browning a5 was picked as best semishotgun of the 1st half of the last century. Browning a5 hunter semiauto shotgun bass pro shops.

The remington model 1100 was picked as best semishotgun of. If yours is a belgian made example and has not already been altered ie. Browning auto5 parts will only fit belgium and japanese manufactured auto5 shotguns. The name of the shotgun designates that it is an autoloader with a capacity of five rounds, four in the magazine and one in the chamber. I have narrowed it down possibly to the benelli m2 and the browning a5, due to the best fit for me. A remington mod 11 barrel will not work on an auto 5 reciever and an auto five wont work on a mod 11 reciever. Buy browning auto5 barrels factory replacement gun parts, accessories and gunsmithing service on most manufacturers including browning, winchester, fn america, beretta, benelli franchi, stoeger, remington, bushmaster, marlin, sig sauer, hk and many more. The auto 5 has double ejectors whereas the the mod11 has a single shell ejector.

Above, is an essentially new in the grease browning a5 light twelve, the 1987 ducks unlimited 50 year anniversary edition. Serial number is xxxxx it is a belguim made, hand etched, special steel, singl barrell shotgun. One browning feature apparently missing from the a5 is the magazine cutoff lever. Browning a5 chambered in 12 ga with a 28 inch barrel bright bore and a 14 14 inch lop. The most trusted browning shotguns for sale include the a5, bt99, bps, citori, and maxus. Comes with full extended choke and a modified choke. I feel the new a5 would sell better without the hunpback and calling it anything but an a5. This wasnt the first time i took the a5 out for rabbits. In any case, you have a wonderful, beautifullymade shotgun, designed by the greatest firearms inventor who ever lived even tex will agree with me on this.

The auto5 appeared as the worlds first truly successful semiautomatic shotgun, proving hugely popular the world over. The browning autoloading and pump action shotgun traditional carrying case 142821 provides a your shotguns with a classic and elegant look that draws us back to a simpler time in which our shotgun cases were meant to do one thing carry our shotguns. Besides their firing and handling capabilities, the feature that makes them attractive to gun owners is the barrels. The a5 still has the functional receiver profile the old humpback auto5 was famous for that extends the length of your sight. The old a5s used a long action recoil, and the whole barrel moved.

Browning shotguns for sale 12, 16, 20,410 ga shotguns. The browning auto5 and the remington mod 11 are pretty much the same gun with one exception. The benelli m2 is the standard 3 gun shotgun, while the versa max is the budget shotgun du jour. I know it is an interia driven system which is very similar to the benelli systems. No oher shotgun has had a 100 year model run, or is likely to, for that matter. Made in japan by miroku, this version is one of the most traditional a5 renditions. This browning a5 light 12 has been professionally refurbished and never fired. Upon firing, recoil causes the barrel and breech bolt to travel rear initial cleaning various exposed metal parts of your new auto5 have been coated with a rust preventative com pound for protection.