2012 Browning Auto-5
Does anyone know anything about or have any "inside" information about Browning's plans for the new Auto-5. Is this a one time thing.....are they testing the waters to see how it is going to do before putting it into "mass" production....are they looking to replace one of the other auto models with the Auto-5....I cannot figure out the following:
1)Why they would not chamber ANY of the Auto-5 models (not even the model with Mossy Oak Duck Blind Camo) in a 3.5" with the popularity of that load among "newer/younger" waterfowlers?
2)Why the used a different choke tube (Invector-DS) design instead of the normal Invector-Plus choke tube design?
I contacted Browning in hopes of getting some kind of answer but they are so stinking rude to anyone that has questions about a product that I will not be calling them again unless I have warranty issues.
1)Why they would not chamber ANY of the Auto-5 models (not even the model with Mossy Oak Duck Blind Camo) in a 3.5" with the popularity of that load among "newer/younger" waterfowlers?
2)Why the used a different choke tube (Invector-DS) design instead of the normal Invector-Plus choke tube design?
I contacted Browning in hopes of getting some kind of answer but they are so stinking rude to anyone that has questions about a product that I will not be calling them again unless I have warranty issues.
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olrebel37,
1) The short recoil design of the Browning Auto-5, is not like the inertia or gas systems of the Benelli's, or other shotguns. With the 3 1/2 inch, it would beat itself to death, and rather quickly at that. Chambering that gun in 3 1/2", would be almost like chambering a Ruger 10-22 in 300 Win. Mag. It would be nice, but it is not ever going to happen.
The tooling they have would have to be changed to make reciever's of that length, and the other parts to go along with it, to produce a gun that is bound to fail.
2) Since these are mostly hunting guns, they use the stronger choke tube system, that is designed around the newer tungsten based loads.
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I just watched the Teaser video of the new "A -5". Its not going to be an A-5, but an A5, and will not be using the John Browning designed recoil operation system. Looks like they figured out that people still love the Browning design and are going to profit from the look of the ol Humpback. The only thing that I could see similar to the original is the Humpback, everything else is something else. Not sure if I like it or not, but thats the way it is. 0
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