Browning A5 Lightweight

[Feldhege]

Hey guys,
I just purchased a Browning Lightweight A5 (Belgium). I have wanted an A5 for a couple of years now as growing up my parents shot trap, skeet, and deer with theirs. I borrowed my mom's a few years ago and got a nice buck. It is one sweet shooting gun. Here are my questions.

1. What is the difference between the Browning A5 Lightweight and the A5 Magnum? They have the Magnums and Mine is the Lightweight.

2. Does anyone know of where I can download a manual for it?

The gun is in extremely good condition with only two small dings in the wood. Other then that it is nearly perfect. I am very happy with the gun and hope to get to try it out in a few days. Thanks for the help.

Robb Feldhege

 

[Dave McCracken]

If memory serves, the Lightweight had an alloy receiver and was a 2 3/4" only shotgun.

In any case, it's a fine shotgun. Enjoy!!

Ask Harley for a manual.

HTH....

 

[TrapperReady]

Don't know about the manual... but the Magnum would be chambered for 3" shells, the Lightweight should have a 2 3/4" chamber. In addition, the Lightweight had some extra holes drilled in the barrel ring, a lighter rib (if any), some extra metal removed from the reciever and a bit of wood removed from the stock. All this was to make it... um... lighter.

In any event, it's a heck of a nice gun. Shoot it and enjoy!

 

[SteelyDan]

Congrats on a great gun! If you go to the Browning website, you can navigate around and find out what year it was made. It's possible they have a downloadable manual, too, but I don't remember. Send them an email requesting one; who knows if you'll get one, but there's no harm in trying.

 

[Jagermeister]

Disassem on the way by separtate email.

JM

 

[Blue Line]

I love my A5 lightweight ! and the manual is available on the browning website. browning.com

 

[Captain Bligh]

I have an A5 Light 20. If you need me to photocopy the manual for you, I can.

For what it's worth, I think the A5 is the best shotgun I've ever shot and maybe the best ever made. Browning should be beaten with a stick for ever discontinuing it.

RJ

 

[Feldhege]

I can't thank you guys enough for your help. Thanks to you I now know the differences between the two and that (too me anyway) it doesn't matter. This gun is in incredible shape, all original, and I think I got it for a good price ($800 out the door).

Thanks to those of you who sent me PM with the instructions to dissamble. They are very helpful.

I also found the manual in PDF on the browning site and they are also sending me one.

Robb

 

[Kingcreek]

pay attention to the proper assembly of those friction rings that tune the action to the load for reliable semi-auto cycling and to prevent damage due to "hard cycling". One my A5s has the printed instructions glued to the inside of the fore stock. very helpful, since I can never remember how they're sposed to go.
Enjoy that light 12. My dad had one and he dearly loved it (mfg 1938 iirc). My idiot bro-in-law borrowed it for a bird hunt and fell on it breaking the stock and Dad told him he could keep it. Before Dad died he gave me his "sweet 16" and "Mag 20" A5s- both Belgian and both like new.