Browning A5 Hunter High Grade 12 Gauge Shotgun, 26" Steel Barrel, 3" Chamber Length, 4-Round Capacity, Full/Modified/Improved Cylinder Chokes, 2.5 Wood Grade Stock Md: 0118403005
Built like a workhorse, finished like a beauty queen. The Browning A5 has proven itself since it's introduction to be reliable in just about any weather and situation you're willing to endure. But just because it epitomizes utility, that doesn't mean it can't be gorgeous. The High Grade Hunter exemplifies the rich deep bluing and high grade wood that Browning is known for.
Building on The Legend. The original Browning Auto-5 is considered to be nothing less than a legend in the hunting and shooting sports. Though the new A5 shares only the name and humpback receiver profile with John M. Browning's original autoloader, these new guns build on the legacy of reliability and performance earned by their namesake.
The humpback advantage. Don't be confused by the humpback receiver profile, this isn't your grandpa's Auto-5. But the long sighting plane will give you the same sighting advantage the first Auto 5s were famous for. This time in a high-performance shotgun design that uses inertia to perfect autoloader reliability.
Guaranteed. The Browning A5 is sure to become a classic in its own right, with a short-recoil operated action that is so reliable we back it with a 5 year/100,000 round guarantee — come hell or high water.
The Kinematic Drive™. In its simplest term, kinetic energy is the energy of motion. The new Browning A5 makes better use of kinetic energy with its powerful, short recoil-operated Kinematic Drive System. Kinematic Drive harnesses recoil energy and converts it into the mechanical motion needed to operate the action. This concept is tried and true, and now perfected by the company that broke ground first with autoloading shotguns. The beauty of Kinematic Drive is the simplicity of design for consistent, reliable function with any load and under the full extremes of weather, temperature, moisture and grime. This gun is designed to work, come hell or high water. Operation is clean because gases are sent out the barrel and away from the action. There’s also extreme load versatility. The extensively tested Kinematic Drive offers reliable performance with virtually all loads down to 1-ounce field loads with no adjustments.
Specifications:
- Gauge: 12 Gauge
- Chamber Length: 3"
- Barrel Length: 26"
- Overall Length: 47-5/8"
- Length of Pull: 14-1/4"
- Drop at Comb: 1-3/4"
- Drop at Heel: 2"
- Weight: 6 lbs 11 oz
- Magazine Capacity: 4
- Rib Width: 1/4
- Barrel Finish: High Gloss
- Stock Finish: Gloss
- Wood Grade: 2.5
- Chokes Included: Full, Modified, Improved Cylinder
- Receiver Finish: Polished Black
- Dura Touch Finish: No
- Chamber Finish: Chrome Plated Chamber
- Front Sight: Fiber Optic
- Choke System: Invector-DS Flush
- Barrel Material: Steel
- Stock Material: Turkish Walnut
- Recoil Pad: Inflex 2, Large
- Checkering: Cut 18 LPI
- Sling Swivel Studs: None
- Receiver Material: Aluminum Alloy
- Trigger Finish: Gold Plated
- Trigger Guard Finish: Matte Black
- Bolt Slide Finish: Brushed Nickel
- Magazine Type: Tubular
- Trigger Material: Alloy
- Trigger Guard Material: Alloy
- Trigger Guard Engraving: Buck Mark in Gold
- Choke Wrench Included: T-Wrench
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
12 gauge is the most popular and useful shotgun gauges ever made. Suitable for everything from doves to geese. With sporting, military and law enforcement applications. Available in 2 ¾”, 3” and 3 ½”. The magnum lengths are generally preferred for waterfowl and turkey. Most major manufacturers produce guns and ammunition in a very wide septum for 12 gauge. Loads from ¾ oz. to 2 oz. are common with 1 1/8 oz Low base and 1 ¼ oz being the most common loadings. Target loads are normally around 1150 to 1200 FPS with High velocity lead loads tuning up 1350 FPS. Steel waterfowl loads tend to be loaded faster around 1500 FPS to compensate lower density shot. While the 2 ¾” loading is still the most popular ammunition made, nearly all current production guns have 3”or 3 ½” chambers. The shorter ammunition can be safely fired in longer chambers, but not all magnum semiautomatics will function with shorter shotshells.
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Craig Boddington
