Browning Auto-5

Remington Model 11/Browning Auto-5
Remington Model 11 Shotgun
Browning Auto-5
TypeSemi-automatic shotgun
Place of originUnited States/Belgium
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, Remington Sportsman, 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-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. 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 and Savage Arms sold variants called the Remington Model 11 and Savage Model 720 that were nearly identical but lacked the magazine cutoff found on the Browning.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Combat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Chris Cocks (3 April 2002). Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry (1 July 2001 ed.). Covos Day. pp. 31–141. ISBN 1-919874-32-1.
  3. ^ McNab, Chris (2009). Firearms. Bath, UK: Parragon. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4075-1607-3.