Browning A5 Light 20 (Belgium) & Automatic Clay Pigeon Thrower Review 

Hey this looks really cool. I should have read it before making the video.... and nice, glad to hear from another A5 20ga fan.

That makes perfect sense - ingenious - just didn't know what the heck I was talking about when making the video.

Colehurst HAHAHA!!.That's ok.I wish Browning would go back to making these again,their newest A-5 is very anemic looking,very reliable like the original A-5,but the styling is lacking.

Colehurst I will warn you on a HIDDEN mechanical issue with the original A-5 that you need to be aware of. After about 4,000-5,000 rounds the springs need to be replaced due to wear and tear.(springs tend to take a"SET"after awhile and need to be replaced) The way to check to see if your A-5(light,standard,magnum,skeet)is due for a overhaul,is to set the main recoil spring to the"HEAVY"setting and cycle some"low base"7/8's-ounce loads through it,if the gun is able to cycle them without issues(jamming on feed or ejection)its time to replace the 4 springs in your A-5.(the gun SHOULD JAM EVERY TIME ON THE"HEAVY LOAD"SETTING WHICH INICATES ITS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY ) You can buy a spring kit from Brownells firearm parts for about $12.00.I would personally buy a kit and put it away for a"rainy day"investment.It also comes with the needed bronze friction rings too.

I agree - the new ones remain A-5 with a half assed and underwhelming attempt to modernize the style ... The A-5 style is a bit old fashioned but it has a serious dose of plain solid elegance to it that takes the cake...

Hmm thanks for that - I'll keep that in mind, am probably at the 1500-2000 round mark on mine but i can see how after 5k rounds those springs would be hurting

I am not surprised, never have had a jam with that thing in thousands of shells put through it - and I believe its a gun from either 1969 or 1976 (cant remember the serial number) - which was forgotten in the closed and never oiled until i found it ... ants had crawled down the barrel and the bolt was fused/rusted to the barrel when i found it...

Colehurst If you set the main recoil spring to the HEAVY setting and it cycles low-brass loads freely,but you don't replace the springs,you will PERMANENTLY DAMAGE the gun by the bolt SLAPPING the inside of the receiver and breach stop.

Ah that makes sense

Glad you liked it!

Thanks!

Haha that was some pretty hilarious misinformation - but at least the gun shows off well

Thanks man, good to hear it

Yep. Ventilated rib.

I’m afraid that was an unusual move for the purposes of keeping the video rolling. You’re right though I regret having that in the video - you’ll note my cameraman didn’t walk in front of it and the safety was on.

Man I have no idea, this one was given to me (grandpa bought it long ago for grandma who of course didn't give a damn about it haha) but you're right they are hard to find

/K/avalier I got one with 85% of the blueing original wood and no rust or pitting what so ever only detriment is a Polly choke(not that it's in bad shape they just take a little value off) mine was made between 1940-46 and I paid 515 with tax, shipping, and the transfer fee

LOL...so true! (Gathering intel prior to speaking, debating or broadcasting information has become a lost art!)

Hey, how goes it ? I'm not in the states right now and sadly can't make more videos- but it is seriously on my to do list!!

Colehurst God bless...

Haha ! I am a person with a gun and a clay pigeon launcher - i claim nothing more.

Colehurst here in Portugal it's two shots in a competition. I don't know how it is there in the Us but i'd be verry thankfull to know.

Well I'm afraid I dont know since I've never been to a professional range at home ! - I think we are allowed two shots when there are two disks being launched, but the only other difference I am aware of it that for the american version of the game we use clay disks that are a little thinner and easier to break than the international standard - (I'm in France now so if I go to a range soon I'll probably involved in a version of the sport much closer to that which you'd be familiar with in Portugal.)

Colehurst thanks for informing me! Same kind of pigeons.

rodfra; not in his backyard Tex

Hey good point - I have thought about what I said and realized i didn't really know what I was talking about ....was hoping someone would comment about that rail (also the little cut outs would have to reduce weight).

Quentin Sherrod it is called a vented rib barrel

Travis Thacker: LOL...true...so...true! Good luck on your future endeavors! (Wealth isn't always accumulated via intelligence or wisdom!)