Browning A-5 Shotgun

Bucksnort1 · February 3, 2022, 05:22 PM

A friend has what appears to be a Browning A-5, 12 ga shotgun. It looks like an A-5 with the hump back. He is in Colorado and I am in Arizona so I can't look at the gun. There is a serial number and Browning on the gun but nothing to indicate it is an A-5. He wants to sell it. I am doing the research to determine approximate value. It was purchased around 1960 and has the adjustable choke.

How can we know for sure it's an A-5?

603Country · February 3, 2022, 08:29 PM

Google it up. If you’ve seen a picture of what your friend has, you’ll see that it’s rather unique. Great shotgun. No gas system, so they run very clean. I used one for years after my REM 1100 threw up parts and died. The A-5 was a big upgrade.

Bucksnort1 · February 3, 2022, 09:05 PM

603 Country

I have no doubt it's an A-5 so we will run with that. He wants to sell it. I'm researching a price for him.

bladesmith 1 · February 7, 2022, 10:19 AM

I had two, both reblued. I traded the " Light 12 " with vent rib for a Remington model 11 with vent rib [ the same gun, just a Remington ] , and the plain one I have up for sale at a local gun dealer for $500. I've seen them being offered for up wards of a thousand on auction web sites. They are great guns because if you know what you're doing they can be adjusted for any load - very light to heavy. John Browning thought it was his greatest invention with guns because it would fire BP or the new smokeless powders.

February 3, 2022, 05:22 PM	#1
Bucksnort1 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2013 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 1,121	Browning A-5 Shotgun A friend has what appears to be a Browning A-5, 12 ga shotgun. It looks like an A-5 with the hump back. He is in Colorado and I am in Arizona so I can't look at the gun. There is a serial number and Browning on the gun but nothing to indicate it is an A-5. He wants to sell it. I am doing the research to determine approximate value. It was purchased around 1960 and has the adjustable choke. How can we know for sure it's an A-5?

February 3, 2022, 08:29 PM	#2
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	Google it up. If you’ve seen a picture of what your friend has, you’ll see that it’s rather unique. Great shotgun. No gas system, so they run very clean. I used one for years after my REM 1100 threw up parts and died. The A-5 was a big upgrade.

February 3, 2022, 09:05 PM	#3
Bucksnort1 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2013 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 1,121	603 Country I have no doubt it's an A-5 so we will run with that. He wants to sell it. I'm researching a price for him.

February 7, 2022, 10:19 AM	#4
bladesmith 1 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2018 Posts: 240	I had two, both reblued. I traded the " Light 12 " with vent rib for a Remington model 11 with vent rib [ the same gun, just a Remington ] , and the plain one I have up for sale at a local gun dealer for $500. I've seen them being offered for up wards of a thousand on auction web sites. They are great guns because if you know what you're doing they can be adjusted for any load - very light to heavy. John Browning thought it was his greatest invention with guns because it would fire BP or the new smokeless powders.