I have this same gun. Santa brought it to me about 1954. It has never jammed nor had any malfunction of any kind, either high brass or low brass shotgun shells. A real keeper. Made in Belgium.

Thanks for showing some love to the Browning A5 guns. I had an A5 20 guage in the 70s as a teen with a secondary slug barrel for deer. Loved that shotty and wish I still had it.

Love my 16 gauge A5. Built in 1923, over a hundred years old now.

I own a 1963 light 12. My dad bought new in 1965. Very nice condition.

Grew up with a Sweet 16. Great guns

I used one in the SAP riot unit (now referred to as the Public Order Policing Unit). It was a fantastic weapon. Relatively lightweight, very comfortable to fire, and very reliable, trustworthy as well as very accurate. Just a bit too long for my liking especially when debussing and in tight situations. Loaded and fed smoothly, very light recoil. I preferred this over the Beretta 200 and 202 pump actions we also used.

I’ve got several Belgium A5’s: Light Twelve, std twelve, std sixteen, and sweet sixteen. I’ve also Remington humpback clone and had a Savage version as well. Definitely one of my favorite shotguns.

I have one as my primary deer hunting shotgun. I love it.

I picked up a a5 light 12 gauge from a pawn shop for 250 with a patched up broken stock. It’s my goto shotgun now.

I have one. It was made 1953. Great condition😊

Love the Browning A5. I have a magnum 20 , a magnum 12 & a light 12.

it was made by a hunter for hunters .. yes it lines up fast and easy .almost like browning knew what he was creating .. a damn fine shooter .. nice job on the video

Great classic! I have a few. Maybe I missed it but you cover the fine qualities as magazine cutoff & speed load features?

If it has an original Browning barrel the choke sizes were dictated by a small mark that looks something like an asterisk. One for full, two meant modified, and three for improved cylinder. Mine is a 1950 model with plain barrel. Enjoyed the video!

The 'rimgs' have to be installed depending upon load shooting. Between my Light Twelve, and the Sweet Sixteen, my brother and I leave them set up for quail hunting in Iowa. I like my Ithaca 12 ga pump for a heavier load for pheasant

Just got gifted this a5 from my grandpa, it was passed down from my great uncle, to my great grandpa, to my grandpa, to me!

A5 20 gauge would be MY dream dove gun.

I love my Browning A-5 Belgian made. Had one made in Japan also but had to let it go for financial reasons ( car kept breaking down ). Hated to had let it go. It was a great gun.

They're deadly on game but a day of shooting clays will rock your shoulder. I used one for years on Kansas and South Dakota pheasants.

I still have my Father's A5, and there is no need for a different shotgun. It has a 30.5" barrel that shoots, and cycles like butter still. Geese, Turkey, Grouse, Snipe, Dear, Rabbit, Boar, it does the job well.

what year exactly is this gun? great vid btw!

I had a couple of these light twelves. Belgian made by FN in 1927 ans 1923. Remington's Model 11 is the same gun made in the US. Both were awesome. Yeah, you're right: These are very instinctive pointers and the long reciever top increases the sight radius, so clays get hit easier. I consider tem to be th ebest working mnan's shotgun ever made. They were designed to do it all by being adjustable to the loads. I think one of the reasons thay are somewhat reasonably priced is that most people don't understand what the old farts knew by common sense. They likely had just one gun, and an empty stomach if they didn't know it well. The A-5 was that gun and would hunt everything. Today, the average buyer has options other than going hungry. One thing I really liked was the "rolling recoil" instead of the sharp punch of every other shotgun out there. When that massive barrel slides back, it's like the heavy slide of a Colt 1911, absorbing tons of recoil shock. Light loads feel like a pea shooter.

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My grandfather had a light A5 12 and I had a standard A5 12, but never shot the light weight.

Last year, I was thinking about getting a Japanese-barreled A5, but ended up getting another desirable (& more expensive) firearm: a French FR-F2

A5. Speed loads first shell easy to clean I don't know any better semi auto😅😊

I think it’s called a light 12 because it only shoots 2 3/4 shells. And the Magnum 12 will shoot 2 3/4 and 3 inch shells.

I got my Browning Light 12 A5 with a Polychoke for CA$675

A Light Twelve has one drawback compared to a standard model the hammer has openings to lighten the construction. Mine broke and a wild boar almost killed me. If you are hunting wild hog with it make sure you install a full body hammer in it!

I owned a 60’s A5 LIGHT TWELVE - It was a Belgium Made browning - I was in the 8th grade and worked all summer to buy it. I cost me $ 176.00 at the time. I took the best care of it and it was in close to mint condition. At the age of 69 health prevented me from hunting and I found a collector who I knew would care and love gun as I did. I sold it for $ 1,300.00 - if my health would not have one south - I would still have I today. BTW MINE WAS A FULL CHOKE 30” barrel - it weighed 5 3/4 pounds not 8.

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what kind of chke do you have in this Auto 5 for ball trap please?

Wish they would take 3" shells. But then it would probable be an A 4.5.

That looks more like an Auto-5, the old barrel recoiling shotgun design from the early 1900's instead of the A5, the newer design with the bolt and short stiff spring action similar to the Benelli system. Two different guns and names

I inherited one of these from my grandfather. I can't find any information on what it's worth. Any idea of what a starting point would be?

Thanks for the video brother but the voice audio needs to be louder. The presenters voice is soft spoken and the mic seems too far away. You guys have good content. However, the voice recording needs to be louder. Thank you

I have a light twelve 12 gauge also. Its Japanese made with 2 star on it which means it has a full choke. My question is, can I shoot steel shot out of it? Some people say yes and some say no. Any browning A5 gurus please help!

it was used in nam. not issued,, family members sent it to their kiddos that had to do security watch.

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No. that's an Auto 5.

The Chinese copied it.

Not a A5. It’s a Auto 5.

It is named a “Light 12” because it is a 2 3/4. You might need to do a little research before you present a video = F. 👎

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