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rubber cement will work. It is easy to remove if you change scopes.

Hello Durby; Your A5 receiver was made between Dec 1927 and Jun 1928. Yes, an A5 light 12 barrel, with a 2 3/4" chamber will work with your receiver. A 3'' chambered barrel will not. Also, the Remington made barrels will not work either. The ejectors are different between the Browning and...

Junodad; your 20ga a5 was made in 1960.

Your shotgun was made in 1929. Look on the left side of the barrel, near the receiver, and there should be an oval shaped proof mark. Inside the oval, should be the numbers 12-70. This will confirm that it is a 2-3/4 12 gauge. As to value, it depends on the condition of the gun, such as...

You can download a copy of how to do a complete disassembly from: midwestguns. You can also buy the book" The Gun digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly, Part V: Shotguns, Second Edition" By J.B. Wood. I prefer the book because the pictures are better. Also, I highly recommend...

try ordering a Browning A5 20ga firing pin spring. It should work.

I believe somewhere between $250 to $300 would be a fair price. I wouldn't pay more than $300.00 for it.

You can also download a disassembly/assembly manual from Midwest Gun Works for free.

I also highly recommend buying those special built screwdrivers, the name is Gracy's. Brownells sells them. The blades are ground to fit the screws and will help prevent damage to the receiver screws. Also, purchase the book " The Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly Part V...

I would also be interested in buying one.

your a5 was made in 1947.

my source is: "Browning Auto-5 Shotguns, the Belgian FN Production" by H.M. Shirley, jr and Anthony Vanderlinden. page 67

your A5 was made between 12/31/24 and 6/30/25.

It could be worth fixing depending on your budget. The barrel will be the most expensive part. They usually go for appx $300 to $600 depending on which style you are purchasing: invector/invector plus or belgian. The invector barrels were made in Japan and will have the screw in chokes...

According to the numbers you posted, it was made in Belgium, around 1938 .