First and foremost, the A5 was a hunting shotgun. Supremely reliable, and able to take a staggering amount of abuse. The U.S. military used issued versions of the Remington Model 11 in World War II.

Most Browning guns were made in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale (FN) until the mid 1970s when some production was shifted to Miroku in Japan. Today's Browning firearms are made in either Belgium, Portugal, Japan or in the United States.

1902 The first A5s rolled off the line in 1902, with production continuing until 1975. In a seemingly very familiar fashion (think Weatherby Mark V) the production was moved from FN to Japan, where A5s were produced at the Miroku factory until 1998.

Manufacturing is done in various factories in Belgium, Portugal, Italy, Japan, and Utah. Its sporting catalogs include rifles, shotguns, pistols, knives, fishing rods and reels, outdoor clothing, and golf equipment.

Description. The Browning® A5® Semi-Auto Shotgun may resemble your grandpa's "humpback" Auto-5, but inside Browning has made dramatic innovations making the A5 a fast-cycling, versatile, recoil-operated, modern shotgun.

Browning Arms Company is best known for the A-Bolt and X-Bolt bolt-action rifles, the BAR semi-automatic rifle, the BPR pump-action rifle, the BPS pump-action shotgun, the Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun, and the Hi-Power pistol.

FN Herstal Nearly all of John Browning's innovative designs have been manufactured under license by other companies, including Winchester, Colt, Remington, FN Herstal, and Miroku. Browning is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of FN Herstal.

John Browning produced the Auto 5 back in 1902, making it the first mass produced semi-automatic shotgun in the world. John Browning went on to continuously produce the famed scattergun - with several gun makers - until 1998.

The Browning A5 is built to be the most reliable, fastest cycling, best performing and softest shooting recoil-operated autoloader on the planet and we are so confident in the A5, we stand behind it with a 100,000 round or five-year guarantee that this shotgun will work, come hell or high water.

As it states on the Browning website, “the legendary solidity and reliability of Browning firearms are largely due to their successfully passing all these tests.” As David mentioned, even Browning's entry-level offering, the B525 Game One, comes with a 10 year warranty on the action frame.

No. The new A5 used kinetic energy to power the recoil operated system.

January 23, 1855, Ogden, Utah, U.S. Inventive as a child, Browning made his first gun at the age of 13 in his father's gun shop. In 1879 he patented a self-cocking single-shot rifle, which he and his brother Matthew sold to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

Nearly all of John Browning's innovative designs have been manufactured under license by other companies, including Winchester, Colt, Remington, FN Herstal, and Miroku. Browning is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of FN Herstal.

Remington 870 It is much the same in the classic shotgun world, especially with pump guns. John M. Browning designed the Remington Model 17, which influenced the Ithaca 37 and the Remington 31. Both of these shotguns swam in the gene pool of one of the best shotguns ever made: the Remington 870.

Length: 49 5/8 inches. LOP: 14¼ inches. Trigger pull: 6.9 pounds. Overall weight: 6.8 pounds.

Throughout the manufacturing process the guns move from gunsmith to gunsmith for hand finishing, taking advantage of the gunsmiths' years of expertise. Although many of the mass-production guns are manufactured in Japan, at higher price points these are finished at Browning's 'custom shop' in Belgium.