Got this about a week ago. So far I love it. Hopefully I can get a couple chokes within the next couple weeks and test some patterns. Anyone heard anything bad about these guns?
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to much money for me
675 works good in them bad boys. I got one and it is the buckshot shooting beast.
That thing is sweet!!
Jeremiah 29:11
Sweet gun!
I've shouldered a few A5's and they really feel great when you put them on the shoulder. These were shadow grass camo and they looked like awesome waterfowl guns. Never seen one in bottomland but I like it a lot. Never heard anything bad about them.
Got you a killer buddy! Cannot wait to see a photo of it with you and ole Tom!
I'm not a Browning person, however I have not heard anything negative about them. That is a nice looking soon to be killing machine.
How long is the barrel on that A5? I am a sucker for that drop receiver. I have loved that look a very long time. My Dad has an old fixed choke Remington 20 gauge that has the dropped receiver on it as well. Something about the patent lapsed and then Browning picked it back up. not real sure of the history. I bet someone knows.
Great looking gun. I hunted for years with a Belgium A-5 3-inch magnum with a 32-inch barrel and full choke. I never knew you were suppose to pattern your gun. I just loaded her up with #5 lead loads and killed gobblers.
Quote from: SCGobbler on January 15, 2015, 09:32:23 AM
How long is the barrel on that A5? I am a sucker for that drop receiver. I have loved that look a very long time. My Dad has an old fixed choke Remington 20 gauge that has the dropped receiver on it as well. Something about the patent lapsed and then Browning picked it back up. not real sure of the history. I bet someone knows.
It's a 28" barrel on this one.
Thanks everyone. I hope it does its job this year. The chokes are pretty expensive. I have found that out.
Congrats on your new Turkey Killer
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Nice rig for sure watch out turks. :OGturkeyhead:
Got the same exact one except in the 26". I'm running a .675 in mine right now and still doing some experimenting. Hevi Mag Blend is my #1 choice for now until I try a few more combinations. Just be careful with the operating handle if you're duck hunting..comes out pretty easy. Mine fell off duck hunting and sunk into the bottoms of Davy Jones' Locker. :o
Nice looking scattergun!
Quote from: GSEAGLES1 on January 15, 2015, 03:24:51 PM
Got the same exact one except in the 26". I'm running a .675 in mine right now and still doing some experimenting. Hevi Mag Blend is my #1 choice for now until I try a few more combinations. Just be careful with the operating handle if you're duck hunting..comes out pretty easy. Mine fell off duck hunting and sunk into the bottoms of Davy Jones' Locker. :o
That's the only thing I have wondered about. I had a super Vinci and I liked the way it locked the handle in.
Nice!
Quote from: SCGobbler on January 15, 2015, 09:32:23 AM
How long is the barrel on that A5? I am a sucker for that drop receiver. I have loved that look a very long time. My Dad has an old fixed choke Remington 20 gauge that has the dropped receiver on it as well. Something about the patent lapsed and then Browning picked it back up. not real sure of the history. I bet someone knows.
I maybe completely wrong here but I believe you are talking about the remington model 11. I believe they are made on a browning patten because at the time browning was making guns for the army during the war.
That is a great looking a5, we have a Belgian browning a5 and it is a great shooter and has takin several turkey.Good luck with your new gun.
Anyone know they type of mount to use to put a Burris Fast Fire 3 on the A5?
Very nice! I love the older A5's and have owned a bunch over the yrs and currently have a light 12 and 20 ga that are my primary grouse hunting guns! I couldn't even start to count the grouse my dad and I have take with the 12 ga...it was his and he passed it down as I will to my son.
God bless
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I have one and the only thing I have heard is that the 3.5" models will jam some with light loads. I have a 3" and not one problem yet. I shoot a Rhino .670 out of mine. It's not only a turkey killer, it's a duck killer too!! Dont overoil it! It likes to run dry. Get some teflon based dry lube and you wont have any problems.
Great looking turkey killer!
What's the best choke for these guns?
Don't understand why browning insists on those hideous silver bolts on the all camouflage maxus and new a5s.
Silver bolt doesn't stand out much when you see it in person, pic makes it glow a bit...
I have ordered the Indian Creek in .670 for my new A5 in MOBL...also ordered the Hevi-Shot choke, which is .665...
Will find out soon what it likes...
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Bustabeak I have a new A5 too. Have you had a chance to test any chokes and with what ammo? I got the 3" is your's the 3.5"
Quote from: ALScott on February 23, 2015, 09:09:10 PM
Bustabeak I have a new A5 too. Have you had a chance to test any chokes and with what ammo? I got the 3" is your's the 3.5"
I haven't yet, I just ordered a Indian creek choke. I'm waiting on it it get here. I'll let you know as soon as I do. I did get the 3.5 version. I've shot a lot of skeet with it so far and I love it!
I like!!!!
Will be getting mine out of Lay-a-way next Friday! man alive, seeing this post only makes me wish that Next Friday was tomorrow! GREAT looking gun and I know that you and me will be happy with our choice! mine will be used in the next few years for everything; I plan to run many cases of shells through mine in the next few years!
My son has one he bought in Oct. Very light, swings good and is poison on ducks, until it quit working properly.
He hates it. It will not cycle shells. Yes its clean & yes he made sure the origional packing lube was cleaned. And he didn't over lubricate it. Currently its back with Browning getting fixed.
$1500 is a lot to spend on a single shot was what I told him one morning when we were getting mallards to work like they are supposed to. Livid is a light way to describe him that day. We all got a good laugh that day. At one point I honestly thought he was going to wrap it around a big tree.
I'm sure his gun is the exception. He will get over it when it gets fixed.
^ have heard this out of some too.
its also like having a benelli that wont shoot straight and benelli just shrugs it off
I just bought a maxus in the same pattern.
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cfrye11 Nice looking gun, what length barrel is on that Maxus? I've been looking for one in bottomland myself.
Quote from: Bustabeak on February 25, 2015, 11:15:10 AM
I haven't yet, I just ordered a Indian creek choke. I'm waiting on it it get here. I'll let you know as soon as I do. I did get the 3.5 version. I've shot a lot of skeet with it so far and I love it!
I just received a TruLock in the mail Friday, hope to head to the range tomorrow. Bustabeak what loads are you shooting skeet with? weight, brand, etc. Have you had any issues with the 3.5" cycling lighter loads? How gruesome is the recoil with a 3.5" turkey load?
Quote from: ALScott on February 28, 2015, 06:46:58 PM
Quote from: Bustabeak on February 25, 2015, 11:15:10 AM
I haven't yet, I just ordered a Indian creek choke. I'm waiting on it it get here. I'll let you know as soon as I do. I did get the 3.5 version. I've shot a lot of skeet with it so far and I love it!
I just received a TruLock in the mail Friday, hope to head to the range tomorrow. Bustabeak what loads are you shooting skeet with? weight, brand, etc. Have you had any issues with the 3.5" cycling lighter loads? How gruesome is the recoil with a 3.5" turkey load?
I'm a fan of the winchester AA super handicap. They cycle every time I pull the trigger. I do have issues with it cycling the light loads though. The AA are just pricey so I shot some different loads and I actually found that the winchester universals from Walmart cycle. I've been buying those now. I haven't shopped out the AA's but the range charges 9.50 a box. So the brick of 100 of the universals are running about 28.00. I've been using those mostly now. I usually buy the 7-1/2 in the Winchester universal. Like I said, I love the AA's, but man they hurt the wallet.
I haven't shot shot a turkey load, but I've ran about 6 boxes of 3-1/2 duck loads through it and it's actually not too bad. I had a super Vince before this and it packed more of a punch than my A5. I fell in love with this thing. I really like it.
I started my new shotgun search this time last year. Started with A400 and recoil is really awesome, it works as advertised. However shooting "any load" did not, it wouldn't cycle 1 1/8 loads even after a trip to Beretta. Finally gave up. Tried the Super Vinci and I agree, recoil on it was rougher than A5 even with lighter loads, with 3.5" it would rattle your teeth. I went with 3" in A5 as no 3.5" to be had. Fit and finish of Benelli and A5 stomped the Beretta in my opinion and for guns well over $1K that matters to me.
Quote from: SwampHunter11b on February 27, 2015, 08:55:13 PM
cfrye11 Nice looking gun, what length barrel is on that Maxus? I've been looking for one in bottomland myself.
Mine is a 3.5" gun with 28" barrel . I went looking for a 3" gun w/26". I'm my area best I could do was a really nice wood stocked gun. This was the only one in town and I loved the pattern. I'm going out of state in April and couldn't run the risk of ordering one.
Quote from: SCGobbler on January 15, 2015, 09:32:23 AM
How long is the barrel on that A5? I am a sucker for that drop receiver. I have loved that look a very long time. My Dad has an old fixed choke Remington 20 gauge that has the dropped receiver on it as well. Something about the patent lapsed and then Browning picked it back up. not real sure of the history. I bet someone knows.
My buddy had a Remington 20 gauge just like the one your describing that was an absolute slug thower hunting deer in Iowa. I believe it was a Model 11 if I am not mistaken. From a distance you couldn't tell the difference between his Remington and my Father's Belgium Browning.