The A5 is Brownings inertia gun. It shares the squared-off receiver of the original Auto 5 and a couple of its features (“speed loading” and a magazine cutoff), but in all other ways its a different gun. All in all, its a highly practical, reliable duck gun.

Are Browning A5 any good?

The all-new Browning A5 is built to be the most reliable, fastest cycling, best performing and softest shooting recoil-operated (yes, recoil-operated) autoloader on the planet.” Thats all well and good for new shooters, but if youre in the market for a “humpback” shotgun, make sure you get an original Browning Auto-5

Where is the Browning A5 manufactured?

Portugal As of 1983 it was well established as the second-best-selling auto-loading shotgun in U.S. history, after the Remington 1100. In 2014, Browning Arms released the A5, a recoil-operated shotgun with external resemblance to the Auto 5; it is manufactured in Viana, Portugal.