Browning A5 Hunter Shotgun 20 Gauge 3” Chamber 26” Barrel Walnut Stock Invector-DS Choke System
Lightweight, autoloading 20 gauge shotgun ready for hunting. Features include a compact 20 gauge receiver, walnut stock with a gloss finish, and our recoil-operated kinematic drive
Overview
It's here. At last the long-awaited 20 gauge A5 has arrived. This lightweight wonder is built using a smaller-sized frame than that of the 12 gauge models to keep the 20 Gauge slim and light. Weighing under six pounds, the gun is a dream to carry all day through the fields, nimble to the shoulder, and packs plenty of punch when the time arrives to pull the trigger.
The A5 Hunter 20 gauge also looks the part of a hard-working Browning field gun with a deep black receiver, blued barrel, and a walnut stock with a durable gloss finish. You'll also find all the other features that have elevated the A5 to best-selling status here. For example Total Barrel Dynamics — the combination of a Vector Pro lengthened forcing cone, back-bored barrel, the Invector-DS choke tube system — to optimize shot pattern performance.
Like the 12 and 16 gauge models that came before, this Browning A5 is sure to become a classic in its own right, and is so reliable we back it with a 5 year/100,000 round guarantee — come hell or high water. The 20 gauge runs on recoil, what we've dubbed the Kinematic Drive System. In its simplest term, kinetic energy is the energy of motion. The Browning A5 uses kinetic energy better with its powerful, short recoil-operated Kinematic Drive System. Kinematic Drive harnesses recoil energy and converts it into the mechanical motion needed to operate the action. This concept is tried and true, and now perfected by the company that broke ground first with autoloading shotguns. The beauty of Kinematic Drive is the simplicity of design for consistent, reliable function with any load and under the full extremes of weather, temperature, moisture and grime. This gun is designed to work, come hell or high water. Operation is clean because gases are sent out the barrel and away from the action. There’s also extreme load versatility. The extensively tested Kinematic Drive offers reliable performance with virtually all 20 gauge field loads with no adjustments.
A5 Hunter 20 Gauge Features
Gloss finish Turkish walnut stock with vertical grip and shim-adjustment for length of pull, cast, and drop
Gloss black anodized receiver finish
18 lines-per-inch cut checkering
Inflex II recoil Pad
Fiber-optic front sight and ivory mid-bead
Three Invector-DS choke tubes included (F, M, IC)
Ideal for hunting/sporting clays
Gauge
20
Chamber Length
3"
Barrel Length
26"
Overall Length
47 1/4"
Length of Pull
14 1/4"
Drop at Comb
1 3/4"
Drop at Heel
2 1/4"
Weight
5 lbs 9 oz
Magazine Capacity
4, 2 3/4" shells
Rib Width
1/4"
Barrel Finish
High Gloss
Stock Finish
Gloss
Wood Grade
Grade I
Chokes Included
Full, Modified, Improved Cylinder
Receiver Finish
Anodized Black
Chamber Finish
Chrome Plated Chamber
Front Sight
Fiber Optic
Choke System
Invector-DS Flush
Barrel Material
Steel
Stock Material
Turkish Walnut
Recoil Pad
Inflex 2, Large
Checkering
Cut 18 LPI
Sling Swivel Studs
None
Receiver Material
Aluminum Alloy
Trigger Finish
Gold Plated
Trigger Guard Finish
Matte Black
Bolt Slide Finish
Brushed Nickel
Magazine Type
Tubular
Trigger Material
Alloy
Trigger Guard Material
Alloy
Trigger Guard Engraving
Buck Mark in Gold
Choke Wrench Included
T-Wrench
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 20-gauge follows the 12-gauge as America's second-most popular shotgun gauge. And, with modern shotshells, continues to gain ground. The 20-gauge has a bore diameter of .615-inch, with modern shells in either 2 3/4 "standard" or 3-inch "magnum" length. Most modern shotguns are chambered to handle both. Payloads vary from light-recoiling 5/8-ounce loads all the way to heavy turkey loads carrying 1 5/16 ounces of shot. Standard 2 3/4" loads for targets and upland birds are normally 7/8 or one ounce. At its very best the 20-gauge does not have the capability of a 12-gauge...but with modern shot, wad columns, and chokes it doesn't give up much, and it can be built into a much lighter shotgun developing less recoil. Virtually all manufacturers offer 20-gauge guns, and they are available in all action types and for virtually all shotgunning sports. The 20-gauge joins the 12, 28, and .410 as one of four events in skeet competition, and is becoming increasingly popular for sporting clays.
—
Craig Boddington
