Subject: Browning A5 16 Guage
Browning A5 16 Guage
 RE: Browning A5 16 Guage
RE: Browning A5 16 Guage
RE: Browning A5 16 Guage
RE: Browning A5 16 Guage
RE: Browning A5 16 Guage
| Subject: Browning A5 16 Guage |
Date: 01-21-2009 |
| Author: 16guagebirdhunter |
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I have a Browning A5 16 guage that I received as a Christmas present in 1958. It was a used shotgun in very good condition with a ventilated rib, cutts compensator and full choke tube. Serial number is X32954 and barrel markings indicate that is a Belgium Browning. I have hunted with this old friend for 50 years and have no earthly idea how many thousands of rounds have gone through it. I would like to know the year of manufacture as I am pretty certain it is an early model. One oddity is that the safety is a slide in the front of the trigger guard so it pushed back toward the trigger when safe and toward the barrel with hot. Not the "button" style safety on today's firearms.
Any information or comments would be greatly appreciated. And, NO, it is not for sale!
Thanks. 
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| Subject: RE: Browning A5 16 Guage |
Date: 01-26-2009 |
| Author: bradley |
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You can go to brownings web site or call 801-876-2711 and they will give you all the info about your gun.
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| Subject: RE: Browning A5 16 Guage |
Date: 01-27-2009 |
| Author: gunney247 |
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Browning Auto-5 Date Historic Information Serial Number Info 1903-1939 First 10,000 shipped to U.S. Marked with "BROWNING AUTOMATIC ARMS CO. OGDEN UTAH-U.S.A." Very few serial number records remain. Beginning with Serial Number 1 to approximately 228,000. Exact production figures are not available. Year of manufacture on Pre-World War II production is strictly a guess. 1940-1946 From 1940 to 1946 production of the Auto-5 was turned over to Remington. Serial number is on the side of receiver. "ABC" for American made Version. (A=16 gauge, B-12 gauge, C=20 gauge) 1946+229,000-237,000 1947 237001-249000 1948 249001-270000 1949 270001-285000 1950 285001-315000 1951 315001-346000 1952 F.N. took over production of the Auto-5. 346001-387000 1953 387000-438000 1954-55 Serial Numbering System changed. H=Standard Weight. L=Light Weight. H1-H83000 L1-L83000 1956 Serial Number designation for the Light Weight changed to G. H83001-H99000 G1-G23000 1957 Serial Numbering System changed again. M=Standard Weight. G=Light Weight. M22000-M85000 G23001-85000 1958-67 From 1958 serial numbers were preceded by the date of manufacture. 8M=standard weight for 1958. 8G=light weight for 1958. Example: 8M1000 = A 1958 Auto-5 standard weight shotgun with serial number 1000 G85001-G99000 8G1-8G2000 M=standard weight G=light weight 1968-76 In 1969 Browning started using two digits for the date of manufacture which was followed by a four digit code that identified the type of Auto-5: M=standard weight G=light weight This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 1000. Example: 69G1000 = A 1969 Auto-5 Lightweight 12 ga.. shotgun with a serial number of 1000. M-standard weight G=light weight 1976-1997 In 1976 Browning standardized its serial number identification which it followed until 1998. 1. Auto-5 Type 151=Magnum 12 gauge 161=Magnum 20 gauge 211=Light 12 gauge 221=Sweet 16 231=Light 20 gauge 2. Date of Manufacture is a two digit code Z=1 Y=2 X=3 W=4 V=5 T=6 R=7 P=8 N=9 M=0 3. Serial Number beginning with 01001 at the start of each year.
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| Subject: RE: Browning A5 16 Guage |
Date: 01-27-2009 |
| Author: lashooter |
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gunny247 have I missed something or could the # provided not be the serial number?
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| Subject: RE: Browning A5 16 Guage |
Date: 01-31-2009 |
| Author: 16guagebirdhunter |
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Thanks everyone for the information. I did contact Browning and they placed the date of manufacture as 1950 which doesn't make sense due to the low serial number. Also, no explanation for the X preceeding the serial number. So, still a bit of a mystery but it has not affected the way that it shoots!
Thanks again to all who responded and good hunting/shooting.
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| Subject: RE: Browning A5 16 Guage |
Date: 10-17-2009 |
| Author: MTTEMP1 |
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I have the same problem with my 16 guage Browning shotgun serial number is R 40077. I can't locate anyone to verify what year this was made. All I found was the 40077 should be pre World War II , BUT What Does the R mean? E-mail MTTEMP1@AOL.COM
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