Browning Auto 5 20 Gauge Serial Numbers

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Remington Model 11/Browning Auto-5
TypeSemi-automatic shotgun
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1905–1975
Used bySee Users
WarsWorld War I[1]
World War II[1]
Malayan Emergency[1]
Vietnam War
Rhodesian Bush War[2]
Production history
DesignerJohn Browning
Designed1898
ManufacturerBrowning Arms
Fabrique Nationale Herstal (Belgique)
Remington Arms
Savage Arms
Miroku Corp.
Produced1902–1998
VariantsRemington Model 11, Savage Model 720 and Model 745
Specifications
Mass4.1 kilograms (9.0 lb)
Length127 centimetres (50 in)
Barrel length71.1 centimetres (28.0 in) [3]
Cartridge12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge
ActionSemi-automatic
Feed systemTwo or four round tubular magazine, plus 1 in the chamber

The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operatedsemi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun design, and remained in production until 1998. The name of the shotgun designates that it is an autoloader with a capacity of five rounds, four in the magazine and one in the chamber. Remington Arms sold a variant called the Remington Model 11 that was nearly identical but lacked the magazine cutoff found on the Browning.

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History[edit]

Depiction of Auto-5 in 1909 catalog.

The Browning Auto-5 was the first mass-produced semi-automatic shotgun. Designed by John Browning in 1898 and patented in 1900,[4] it was produced continually for almost 100 years by several makers with production ending in 1998. It features a distinctive high rear end, earning it the nickname 'Humpback'. The top of the action goes straight back on a level with the barrel before cutting down sharply towards the buttstock. This distinctive feature makes it easy to identify A-5s from a distance. A-5s were produced in a variety of gauges, with 12 and 20 predominating; 16 gauge (not produced between 1976 and 1987) models were also available. The gun saw military service worldwide between World War I and the Vietnam War. A Remington Model 11 was used in the suicide of Kurt Cobain.[5]

Production[edit]

John M. Browning with his Auto-5
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John Browning presented his design (which he called his best achievement)[4] to Winchester, where he had sold most of his previous designs. When Winchester refused his terms, Browning went to Remington. However, the president of Remington died of a heart attack as Browning waited to offer them the gun. This forced Browning to look overseas to produce the shotgun. It was manufactured by FN (a company that had already produced Browning-designed pistols) starting in 1902. Browning would later license the design to Remington, which produced it as their Model 11 (1905–1947). The Remington Model 11 was the first auto-loading shotgun made in the US. Savage Arms also licensed the design from Browning and produced it as their model 720 from 1930 to 1949, and their model 745 with an alloy receiver and two-shot magazine from 1941 to 1949. Browning's long-recoil design itself served as the operating system for subsequent Remington (11-48), Savage (755, 775) and Franchi (AL-48) models.[4]

* Page 321 suggests that 360' = 1o; I am pretty sure that should be 3600. Elementos del estilo tipografico robert bringhurst pdf. The two have much in common, including a pragmatism that grounds them and makes them at once useful and inspiring. I'm sure that will be fixed in version 4.1.

Production of the Auto-5 in Belgium continued until the start of World War II, when Browning moved production to Remington Arms in the United States. The Auto-5 was produced by Remington alongside the Model 11 until FN could resume making the gun after the war.[6] Unlike the Remington Model 11, the Remington-produced Browning shotguns had magazine cutoffs. Some 850,000 Remington Model 11 shotguns were produced before production ended in 1947. In 1952, production of Browning models returned to FN, where it continued until the end. However, the majority of production moved to the Japanese company Miroku in 1975. Finally, in 1998, manufacture of A-5s ceased except for a few commemorative models created at FN in 1999. As of 1983 it was well established as the second-best-selling auto-loading shotgun in U.S. history, after the Remington 1100.[4]

In 2014 Browning Arms released the A5, a recoil-operated shotgun with external resemblance to the Auto 5, which is being manufactured in Belgium, assembled in Portugal.[citation needed]

Design details[edit]

Browning Auto-5 in 20-gauge magnum (made in Japan)
Auto-5 field stripped

The Browning Auto-5 is a long-recoil operated semi-automatic shotgun. Shells are stored in a tubular magazine under the barrel. When a chambered shell is fired, the barrel and bolt recoil together (for a distance greater than the shell length) and re-cock the hammer. As the barrel returns forward to its initial position the bolt remains behind and thus the spent shell is ejected through a port on the top of the receiver. Then the bolt returns forward and feeds another shell from the magazine into the action. This type of long recoil action was the first of its kind and patented in 1900 by John Browning.

To load the gun, shells are fed into the bottom of the action, where they are pushed into the tubular magazine. Most A-5s have removable plugs in the magazine which prevent more than three shells from being loaded (two in the magazine, plus one in the chamber) to comply with US federal migratory waterfowl laws, as well as some state hunting regulations. With the plug removed, the total capacity is five rounds. If the chamber is open (the operating handle is drawn back) the first shell loaded into the magazine tube will go directly into the chamber (there is a manual bolt closing button under the ejection port), the bolt then closes, and all further shells fed into the gun go into the magazine.

The A-5 has a system of friction piece or pieces and bevel rings which retard the barrel's rearward travel. Setting these rings correctly is vital to good shotgun performance and to ensure a long life to the weapon, by controlling excessive recoil. The friction rings are set based on the type of load to be fired through the gun. Different settings are found in the owner's manual.[7][8]

Users[edit]

Browning A5 Light 20 Gauge

  • British Empire[1]
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines[9]
  • Rhodesia[10]
  • United States

References[edit]

  1. ^ abcdLeroy Thompson. US Combat Shotguns. Osprey Publishing. p. 72. ISBN178096014X.
  2. ^Chris Cocks. Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry (1 July 2001 ed.). Covos Day. pp. 31–141. ISBN1-919874-32-1.
  3. ^McNab, Chris (2009). Firearms. Queen Street House, 4th Queen Street, Bath BA1 1HE, UK: Parragon. p. 277. ISBN978-1-4075-1607-3.
  4. ^ abcdWallack, LR. 'Sixty Million Guns'. 1983. In Gun Digest Treasury, Harold A. Murtz, editor, DBI Books. 1994 p.194 ISBN0873491564
  5. ^'Photos: Pictures of Kurt Cobain's Browning Auto-5 Released for the First Time'. Outdoor Hub. March 18, 2016.
  6. ^Firearm Model History - Remington Model 11Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-29.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^http://www.browning.com/support/owners-manuals.html
  9. ^Philippines Army Weapon Systems Handbook. International Business Publications. p. 116. ISBN1433061988.
  10. ^Neil Grant (2015). Rhodesian Light Infantryman: 1961–1980. Osprey Publishing. pp. 17, 22, 39. ISBN1472809629.

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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 9:41 pm
I own a browning auto 5 20 gauge with an odd serial number. I cannot match it up to browning's web site to see what the date of manufacture is. could someone please tell me the date of manufacture. here is the serial number as it appears on the gun:
serial number:
3Z
63869
thanks in advance.



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1963 light 20
it's not that the serial number is odd it's that the Browning date your gun site is worthless..

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MarlandS,
Thank you very much. Yah, my serial number didn't match up to anything on their site. A lot of Browning's other pages are incorrect regarding the beginning and ending dates guns were produced. What is the difference between the standard auto 5 and the lightweight auto 5? Is it the barrel length? or the gauge? I would like to find out what length the barrel is. Is there any type of code on the barrel that would say the barrel lenght? For example two ** means it has a modified choke.
thank you,
bm


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Crown Grade

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A lightweight is 10 ounces lighter than a Standard weight when all else is equal..
Nope no code to tell barrel length that I know of.

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so, maryland,
what makes the gun 10 ounces lighter? they didn't make the 20 gauge in a standard weight did they?
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Location: Padua IL
Yes they did make the Standard Weight in 20 ga.
The difference in weight was in the reciever , stronger and lighter materials I'd imagine,

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Hi I collect and repair Browning Auto 5's in my spare time, a friend recently gave me a browning Auto 5 light 12 guage I can't match the serial number to Brownings or any other cross reference charts, I am curious what year the gun would have been produced the serial # is - 1
442761 (on gun as shown)
I thank anyone who can help me solve this puzzle my email is jamison427@hotmail.com



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