Browning A5 20 Gauge: New for 2024.

[@maxpinson5002]

My goodness Thanks for correctly calling it an A5 So many these days call the old barrel-recoiling Auto5 an A5 when it's a completely different firearm and name

[@ColtonRobinson-ej4xr]

I can't remember me ever being more excited over a new gun in my life 😅 Great video Randy!

[@jimmycomp]

Ty again John Mosses Browning for your shotgun design in the 1900s and same basic design still being sold and in high demand everywhere. Excellent shotgun that's tried and true....again ty❤

[@RandyWakeman]

No Sir, this has nothing to do with JMB-- it is a variation of the Bruno Civolani action.

[@jimmycomp]

@@RandyWakeman?

[@RandyWakeman]

The A5 has nothing to do with John Browning's A-5, as it does not have a recoiling barrel and uses the Bruno Civolani action popularized by Benelli. It is a completely different action from Italy, not JMB.

[@DaveThomspon]

Looking forward to it. I have a Sweet sixteen and like it. I had a 12 A5 Wicked Wing, but sold it as it wasn’t reliable. My sixteen is so I hope the 20 is.

[@leewoiteshek4192]

It's got to be 20 years since the intro of the A5. I got tired of waiting for a 20 ga in the A5 and this past November bought a 2021 Show Show 20 Ga CXS that was gathering dust in a warehouse somewhere. It was advertised with Grade II/III wood and 6 pounds. My sample displays neither of those qualities. I did get the Silver nitrate receiver so I got that going for me. Of course, two months later they came out with this.

[@rbutler1519]

10 years since they brought the A5 back

[@RandyWakeman]

It has been 12 years. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZOQfmlmdqZne9k

[@bobbyscott8024]

It was only a matter of time. I'll stick with my 16's ( both Sweet's and Standards; Brownings and others; Autoloaders, Pumps and Doubles) I might've chosen one if I'd never hunted with a 16 gauge early on. Nice but no thanks, and btw, I do own some 20's and they are 3'' magnums and have hunted for 48 yrs.! Thanks Randy for sharing!

[@bigdawg7375]

They need a "lightning" version with the prince of whales grip.

[@williamhall7349]

Yes I like the look and feel of the old round knob

[@RustySprocket]

They put out the least desirable model first, everyone runs out and buys it, then they release the models people ACTUALLY want years later, in hopes that us "dopey consumers" will buy another one.

[@RandyWakeman]

I strongly prefer the conventional pistol grip on the new A5. This is the model that I actually want.

[@RustySprocket]

@@RandyWakeman Really? Yuck. I hate the profile of this stock, and the checkering pattern is euro-trash-esque. It escapes me why they didn't just put the correct checkering pattern on them to begin with.

[@RandyWakeman]

Really. It is correct as far as I'm concerned. The 'Prince of Wales is just nostalgia, and there is nothing nostalgic about a flyweight inertia gun.

[@kross1261]

I had a Browning Gold Hunter 20 ga years ago. Really nice gun and I shot it well as any shotgun I’ve ever owned. Only Problem was it kept breaking the firing pin. Browning admitted they had a problem and would send a replacement NC. After a second inopportune time during a hunt I had to get rid of it.

[@berteisenbraun7415]

Walnut stock looked nice, good Quail, Dove Shotgun. I do like 12 for Waterfall and Pheasant Hunting.

[@brianbeeles]

When I contacted Browning, they said March 2025!

[@RandyWakeman]

Well, they did say "March."

[@quentinjackson3778]

I wonder what it will do as a deer gun I will find out this coming deer season 😊

[@montecraig7032]

I have four A-5’s, my great grandfather’s, my grandfather’s, my dad’s and mine.

[@thelastlatchkeykid8466]

Four Auto 5s with the long recoil? The new A5 (Sweet 16, 12, and now 20) uses an inertia spring like Benelli/Breda. If you’re not sentimentally connected to all of your Auto 5s (I would be), you should sell a few to supplement an A5 purchase. They’re pretty sweet.

[@TMFShooting]

Very Nice '' Great Video 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@joracer1]

Does it magazine feed stop? which is a great feature..

[@RandyWakeman]

It has speed-loading, if that is what you mean. Not available until the end of the year, according to Browning.

[@fjwrt]

When will stores have them?

[@RandyWakeman]

March 2025???

[@cracky_wainwright]

I would buy one today, but I wonder if Browning will actually manufacture any of these. Or will we still be looking everywhere for one in March 2025 or 2026?

[@RandyWakeman]

They have been making them since last year. It is not a question of making them, it is more quantity vs. demand.

[@cracky_wainwright]

@@RandyWakeman -- Thanks, Mr. W. I've enjoyed your videos over the years. That new A5 20 is a beautiful shotgun, but it will be hard to find one. I have a close friend who is a fairly high volume dealer here in Alabama, and he says that Brownings have been very hard even for him to get for several years.

[@RandyWakeman]

For those who want one, they had better get one on order. This isn't the good old days when you could just wait until a few days before the season and go shopping down the street. Gun companies, like all companies, don't want dead inventory tying up capital, so they only make what they know they can sell. It isn't just Browning, for I've had many guns on order since last year, of various makes.

[@cracky_wainwright]

@@RandyWakeman -- This is important information that you're presenting about our much changed world. When you put in an order for a particular gun that may show up in a year (or maybe not at all), do you have to pay the full amount up front or simply pay a deposit still not knowing how long you'll have to wait for it?

[@RandyWakeman]

Established dealers pay no deposits, they just order, and are invoiced at the time of shipment. Naturally, Browning is just a brand name of Herstal Group. Whether made in the U.S., Japan, Portugal, or Turkey-- availability depends on who is doing the actual assembly, and the various lingering supply chain issues. A new model, like the A5 20, is originally made based on pre-orders and guesswork. Only the production manager of the FN Viana, Portugal pant could speak to shipping schedules. A source from the Belgian group FN Herstal, which owns Browning Viana, told Lusa that "since the beginning of the expansion project, in 2022, around 50 new jobs have been created". According to Browning Viana's official website, the company employs more than 500 workers. The factory, responsible for the production of Browning and Winchester weapons, now occupies "a total area of 30,000 square metres.” It is the largest weapons factory in Portugal, authorised by the PSP to produce up to 150,000 units per year.

[@brianrichards5694]

Nice

[@BradChristensen-v6u]

Where are they making them?

[@RandyWakeman]

Portugal.

[@Jciatt1997]

Which one is she holding, the ultimate or hunter model?

[@RandyWakeman]

Hunter-- there is no other model announced.

[@Jciatt1997]

@@RandyWakeman that’s what I thought, thanks man. Just need to find one now. I still can’t find them really anywhere for sale

[@RandyWakeman]

March of 2025 is the latest guess.

[@ronaldmasterbud1551]

They Really Need to Make a 21, or 24" Barrel Version of it. ( and """ IT'S """ Not Really An A-5 ! ) it's The Diet Pepsi Version of An A-5.

[@RandyWakeman]

They are not making them at all at the moment. Try for 2025.

[@nickeckert1490]

Do you know what the retail price for the new A5 20 gauge will be?

[@RandyWakeman]

www.browning.com/products/firearms/shotguns/a5/a5-hunter-20-gauge.html

[@scottsemrau2859]

@@RandyWakeman $1,979.99 MSRP

[@markkatona292]

Is the receiver steel or aluminum?

[@RandyWakeman]

Alloy.

[@RustySprocket]

Is it a correctly sized frame, or are they building it on the 16ga frame?

[@RandyWakeman]

Autoloaders don't have frames., just receivers. It is a scaled receiver (vs. 12 gauge) with a 20 gauge profile barrel.

[@RustySprocket]

@@RandyWakeman So is it the 16ga frame?

[@RandyWakeman]

Ha! It still doesn't have a "frame." The A5 20 weighs 5 lb. 11 oz. over a 1/4 lb. less than my Benelli M2 24 inch, and over a 1/2 lb. less than my B-80 and 303 20 gauges.

[@RustySprocket]

@@RandyWakeman It's only an ounce less than the Sweet 16. That's why I was curious as to frame size.

[@RandyWakeman]

3 ounces lighter: chuckhawks.com/browning_A5_sweet_sixteen.html . Weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces on my scale, it shaves over half a pound as compared to a Benelli Ethos. Even the poor trigger of the Sweet Sixteen is better than the more expensive Ethos. The price of the Sweet Sixteen, while certainly not bargain class, is understandable, since Browning has to recover their significant design and tooling costs from the 16 gauge market alone.

[@alraiche5529]

How do you rate the trigger? Thanks

[@RandyWakeman]

Excessively heavy.

[@stephenadsit2274]

How was recoil?

[@RandyWakeman]

Not objectionable.

[@jillesmast5105]

Is it a A5 20magnum?

[@RandyWakeman]

It has a 3 inch chamber.