bigkyle72 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Picked this up yesterday and couldnt be happier! Got a new Browning A5! I dont know why people arent using these things?!?!? -It is lighter then 21" Benilli M2 and its a 26" (Im gonna cut it down) -Uses inertia system which is proven to be great -I put a mag extention on it and its ready for a match -Forend is flush so no need to shave it for quad loading -Most guns need a bigger bolt release, and charging handle, not this one because of the autoload -AUTO LOAD feature!!!! This is why I bought this shotgun Click on pic to see vid of autoload feature Edited April 18, 2014 by bigkyle72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-the new guy Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Pretty damn slick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onagoth Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 that is pretty slick! Could be quite useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1522 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Wow...that is pretty cool. Good looking, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarvinPilgrim Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I've been wanting to find one to check them out. Nice looking shotgun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I was handling one of these for the first time, last weekend. I gotta say, I was pretty impressed. Light weight, inertia driven, slim profile, flush handguard and... I tried to get by thumb caught by the lifter and couldn't, so it shouldn't need a welded lifter. Should be a shooter for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalapombu Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 That is a neat shotgun. Can you still drop one in the open chamber and push the button and load it if you wanted to do it that way? I'm assuming you can. Nalajr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkyle72 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 That is a neat shotgun. Can you still drop one in the open chamber and push the button and load it if you wanted to do it that way? I'm assuming you can. Nalajr Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledoc Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Nice shotgun.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronsdmf Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Kickin it old school! In the duck blind the old A5 humpbacks have an awesome reputation for the better part of a 100 years. I figured when browning brought back the A5 no one would buy them because everyone is still shooting they're grandpa's A5 because it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob01 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Why cut it down? The 26" barrel will work fine. Not like it's saving length as the mag tube is longer. Save the money and run the 26" for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I am baffled by the lack of discussion on the A5. I am actively shopping for a 26" myself right now. I agree with the recommendation to not cut it down from there. You would want a mag tube that holds at least 10 so the gun wont be shorter than 26" anyway. Here is a thread I started after I noticed how good the A5 port looked for quad loading: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=187064&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkyle72 Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Ya that's true, won't cut it down. Ya it's a 10+1 now and ya I'm in the same boat on why no one uses these. Maybe something I'm missing something and they suck for 3 gun but for what I can see, mag extension and open up loading port and your good to go. Have a match on May 4th so we will find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 In my testing of the A5 it (for me at least) has more muzzle lift than my M2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitchinCamaro Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 How much does 4" of barrel weigh ? I'm going way shorter than my mag tube to reduce swing inertia. All my guns look stupid already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob01 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 How much does 4" of barrel weigh ? Less than those extra shells hanging out there in the 10+1 with a 22" barrel. Mine is a 10+1 as well with a 26" barrel and no problem swinging it around. Actually thinking about going to a 12+1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45shooter Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Auto load is great feature. You can not weld the lifter. Weight is critical to autoload working. I have shot them and liked it but will stick to soft shooting versamax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc5 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 GREAT info - Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouse Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkyle72 Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 In my testing of the A5 it (for me at least) has more muzzle lift than my M2. Ya that is really the only thing that I can find that is a draw back, for some reason, maybe because of the light weight but its def a harder hitting shotgun. You know you are firing a slug though this thing for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I would weld the tip of the lifter and then drill some holes to get the weight back down where it was to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacticalCOWBOY Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 The A5 looks sweet now. I just think if the old farm A5 with wood. I would have never thought to bring it in to the 3gun world. Dose browning support 3 gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Browning is owned by FNH, one way or another, corporate does support the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambluemax Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Just because it's inertia, doesn't mean it has benelli's track record. It is a nice gun, I've shot it personally...but they run finicky especially for those who can't help but rape things with a dremel. I think you don't hear much about them because the jury is still out. Personally I have no desire to switch from Benelli, but if I did it's going to be after some of these new kids have been around the block a few times. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited April 21, 2014 by ambluemax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitchinCamaro Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 How much does 4" of barrel weigh ? Less than those extra shells hanging out there in the 10+1 with a 22" barrel. Mine is a 10+1 as well with a 26" barrel and no problem swinging it around. Actually thinking about going to a 12+1. I'm already at 12+1 with a 24" barrel- looks ridiculious, 3" less barrel is gonna be straight hideous. Can't wait! Assuming 4 oz, roughly 3 feet from the end of the stock, it's going to reduce the moment arm about 3/4 ft.lb. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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