Browning Auto 5 12ga

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04-02-2011, 21:24
angrycherokee

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Browning Auto 5 12ga

I am absolutely in love with my browning auto 5, my A5 is a 12ga but also comes in a 16ga "sweet 16", and a 20ga.
the A5 was first produced in 1898 and ended in 1998. ALMOST 100 YEARS!!! you know you did something right when....

i could go on and on about the A5 but I will attach a wiki link for those of you intrested if you dont know anything about it. if you are looking for a GREAT trap/game gun...this is it. right now mine is pushing a worth of $800 although its 50+ years old. you can find em from $400-$1,000

attached should be a pic of a me with my 12ga a5 as it is ejecting a spent shell
04-02-2011, 21:26
angrycherokee

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my mistake, this is the live fire photo
04-05-2011, 13:14
10x

The Auto 5 is a classic by John Browning, so how could you go wrong.

The A5 fits me well and handles well. I bought mine 20 years ago and shot a lot of ducks, pheasants and doves. It still looks near new with that beautiful Browning bluing and wood finish.

It does cycle a bit slower than newer autos, but who cares.
04-05-2011, 13:39
JohnTRourke

Funny how most everything by JMB just works, works and works and works.
04-08-2011, 13:13
Marine24

They are one of those iconic shotguns. Sweet Sixteen is on my list of ones to purchase.
04-08-2011, 21:52
nontactical

I went the less popular route with mine and got one of the newer Japanese-produced guns because I wanted interchangable chokes. I think I paid $500 in LNIB condition (they are commanding a bit more now) and I couldn't be happier. There is nothing that you can't do with that gun.

The first time I ever shot it, I took 22 shots and came home with my 15 doves!
04-08-2011, 22:03
rondog

Man, I packed my dad's A5 for a lotta miles when I was a kid, hunting quail, ducks and pheasant, and also shooting trap with it. Big ol' heavy sumbitch was a helluva gun! It was sorta "handed down" to me after Dad bought his Sweet 16. After he passed and my brothers and I were dividing up his guns, I could have had one of those but chose his Rem. 700 .30-06 instead. I could probably get one of 'em with a phone call, they don't shoot them.
04-15-2011, 23:00
Ah Pook

That was the first semi auto I ever shot. I was immediately hooked.

I'm also a fan of the Remington Model 11 humpback.
04-21-2011, 19:30
angrycherokee

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Originally Posted by Ah Pook

That was the first semi auto I ever shot. I was immediately hooked.

I'm also a fan of the Remington Model 11 humpback.

its the same fire arm however rem produce it, you get a rem 11, browning a5 or savage 720 or 725