New Browning A5 in 16 ga.

I am hoping the dimensions are accurate, for a Beretta guy I sure have a lot of browning's in the safe :thumbsup: Mas o menos what does the old one weigh?
 
I'm assuming the new A5 16 ga. is built on a smaller frame. I know there are those out there that a wondering why they came out with a 16 ga. before a 20 ga. Well, it's maybe kind of the same as it was with the original A5. The 20 ga. came out after the 16 ga. and was built on the 16 ga. frame.
 
Has anybody found this bit of news anywhere else besides "Randy Wakeman"?

Randy, as you can see by this article is Mr Negative..bitches more then he actually provides ligament useful information. I can't find a thing on a new A5 16ga anywhere else. I give anything Randy says little credibility.
 
Might as well make a 16....When they do come out with the 20, it'll be essentially the same gun with a smaller barrel. I have a BPS 16 and it's specs are nearly identical to the 20. At 5 3/4 lbs, it would be hard to shave off much more weight.

I picked up a new A5 in 12 gauge one day. Didn't feel good to me and I have several Brownings.
 
Two of the guys I hunted with this weekend carried those 16ga Brownings.

Both had jams......

My O/U never jams. :D
 
It is on the Browning web site now...5lbs 13 ounces, 28 or 26 inch barrels.


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Wonder what the recoil would be with a 5lb,13oz gun?

Recoil energy with a 7lb., 16ga.,2 3/4 in. l 1/8 oz. (1240) is ...27.6 ft. lb.

Would assume there's a good kick with this gun - same shell et al. Over 30??
 
Didn't see anything about 26" bbls. only 28". No matter really but a preference.

Browning did well with the weight IMO; it's offered in the Hunter model.

Good for Browning for taking a risk on an auto-loading 16.
 
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssss

Man, that is a "sweet" looking gun, put another gun on my list, Browning looks like they have come up a winner there.
 
sweet sixteen

so I am posing a question to owners of vintage browning A5's. is a 16 gauge
A5 automatically a "sweet sixteen". or was that a special run of A-5's with different configurations? thank you all!
 
jonnyB said:
Wonder what the recoil would be with a 5lb,13oz gun?

Recoil energy with a 7lb., 16ga.,2 3/4 in. l 1/8 oz. (1240) is ...27.6 ft. lb.

Would assume there's a good kick with this gun - same shell et al. Over 30??
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Are we comparing Apples to Apples? What 7lb. gun was used for the 27.6 ft. lbs?
 
Boy, now I don't know what to do!

I shot a really nice 1970 Sweet Sixteen for a couple of seasons. Loved the gun, but it jammed on me so consistently that I just couldn't take it any more. I replaced the recoil spring, friction bushings, polished the bore, and tried different ammo, to no avail. I think I solved the problem by cleaning the action spring, but I was so teed off that I sold it for just short of what I paid for it, and it was a chunk of change. I just wasn't willing to spend $300 more and send it out to have it gone through. You walk eight miles and have a jam on the second shot and it just sends you right to the bar after the hunt because you're so pissed.
Well, now this gun comes out and I just ordered a Fabarm l4S, which I think is really a sweet shotgun, at 6lbs 12 oz. I'm not obligated and don't have money down, but the gun is on its way. I'd really like to go with the new Browning, but I'm worried that a sub 6lb gun could really be a kicker. I can only keep one upland gun. I'm retired and the stock market is like playing a slot machine. I regretted selling my old Browning, but now I really don't what to do. I figured a few of the part-time psychiatrists on this site could help me work through this.
 
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