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Browning Auto 5

ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
Ihave a mint, belgium made, magnum auto 5, anyone know a value?

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  • ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Could anyone tell me when Browning discontinued the auto five and also when this auto 5 was made it is serial # 13370PW211 ? Thanks for any info.
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  • ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have just inherited a Browning Auto 5 shotgun with the serial # B35XXX weighing a tad over 9 pounds. The barrel is not ribbed and it is engraved Browning Arms Co St Louis MO. It hasn't been fired in over 30 years and it is in pristine condition. I was wondering just how old is it and how much is it worth?
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  • ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i am trying to find out how much a browning auto 5 stalker 12 ga magnum is worth. it has only had 5-6 boxes of shells shot through it. it was made in japan and i have orginal box and choke tubes for it. its in excellent condition.
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  • ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am having some problem understanding the serial number on my 20 gauge auto 5. It has a gold trigger but does not indicate light twenty on the receiver as my 12 gauge does . Was all of the twentys made light weight. The serial number starts 5Z. According to the blue book it is a light twenty. Also how can I match the wood on these guns. It seems that these guns vary in color over the years. The forearm needs either to be work on or replaced. It has a crack and a chip out of it on the insides. Thanks for any replys.
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  • ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are these pictures of a Browning Auto 5 barrel? It is chambered for 2 3/4" shells. It is made in Belgium. There are many indicative markings and proofs throughout. Figure over PV indicates the barrel is Nitro proof. Column stamp is the inspectors mark. ELG over star indicates definitive black powder proof. EL indicates provisional black powder proof. The barrel length is 27 9/16" (basically a 28"). I don't know what it goes to but it looks a lot like an Auto 5 shotgun barrel. Did they come choked? I honestly don't know 100% what it is I have here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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  • ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have a remington 11,supposedly nearly the same gun.
    will the synthetic stock/forend made for the browning fit?

    pat
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  • ron.weirron.weir Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    how do i date my 2 auto 5s by ss# one is a old 16 ga..it has fn in a circle then 41620. the other one is a 12 ga. and has 6v then 96754
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  • legn4legn4 Member Posts: 481 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ron, in a Matt Eastman book I have it looks like a 5Z is a 1965 gun. The wood I couldn't tell you.

    Work'n like a dog all nite
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    for originality purposes, you must replace both the stock and forearm. I highly doubt you will find a replacement to match the original half that doesn't need work. I suggest getting on the want to buy forum and asking around. Also, try brownells, they may have new ones as well. Cabela's has synthetic stocks for them, If memory serves me correctly.

    When in doubt...empty the magazine!!
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  • bbq05bbq05 Member Posts: 77 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ron.Weir,

    I will buy your old wood. Please contact me at bbq05@juno.com.
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