Just bought a 20 ga A5 Browning

[BRDHNTR]

One of our club members had a virtually untouched 20 ga Browning A5 for sale this weekend. While I've been a sxs guy all my life I have always had a soft spot for Browning A5's. Just couldn't resist. Came with all chokes. I paid our club member $800 for it which I thought was a good deal. Immediately shot a round of skeet with it, 20 out of 25. In as much as my dad and uncles would turn over in their Graves knowing that I bought a semi automatic, I just had to have it. Love the sound of the action closing! Thank you Browning for making so many fine guns.

[Craig Larter]

John Browning designed and a whole lot of fun to shoot. I own four Remington Model 11's. Nice pick up.

[J. A. EARLY]

I love the A5s and always failed to understand complaints about the recoil, which resulted in so many of them having the beautiful horn butt plate cut off of the Belgium guns and an ugly White-Line pad being added. Except for the 12 magnum which one had no choice. The guns being steel are so much heavier than other semi-autos that in my opinion I don't even notice the recoil.

[Joe D.]

When I remember quail hunting on Eastern Shore in the 80s I kick myself for ever letting go of my Auto 5 20 gauge. Invector barrel and iron sight smoothbore slug barrel. That gun hit everything it pointed!! Allen, you got a very good buy, there!

[Reggie B]

That must be a later model made in Japan if it interchangeable chokes?

[10 bore]

I have my dads 20 a5 he left to me. I was with him in 1975 when he bought it at the kittery trading post in maine. He always love his a5s he had a 12 ga mag. Too.

[bob lyons]

Allen
The 1st gun I purchased was a used A-5 light 20 in 1968. Great gun.
I still have it and still shoots great!
Shot a few rounds of skeet with it about a month ago.
Most people have an issue with the barrel movement.

[John Bastiani]

Originally Posted by scott kittredge

I have my dads 20 a5 he left to me. I was with him in 1975 when he bought it at the kittery trading post in maine. He always love his a5s he had a 12 ga mag. Too.

I have my fathers Browning A-5 20ga. 26" Improved cylinder as well. This is the early version with the round knob-long tang and reddish stock finish with the rust blued action. It was made in 1962(best era in my opinion). He bought me a later 1970's A-5 20 ga, when I was about 12. These Browning 20 gauges with the Imp. cylinder chokes were the perfect gun for all the coveys of Quail in southern Ohio we had back in the early 70's. The best part though was spending time with my father and brother in the fields with our great Brittany Jinx.

[Stepmac]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

That must be a later model made in Japan if it interchangeable chokes?

I have an auto five with a "skeet" choke tube screwed into it, and it is a Belgium gun. I have no idea what kind of a choke tube it is. No brand name on it.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

I can't resist a really clean Belgian Auto-5 1960-1966. I guess it all started when my older brother got one for Christmas in 1964. I have my Dad's Light Twelve and will forever. Those WWII guys came back after being exposed to the semi-auto and full auto stuff and the side x sides just didn't do it anymore. I have several now, including the 3 shots and grades 2 and 3. They were made by the master and he did it well; just like everything else he did.