Technical Specifications

Type	Semi-automatic shotgun
Country of origin	United States/Belgium
Manufacturer	Browning Arms · Fabrique Nationale Herstal (Belgique) · Remington Arms · Savage Arms · Miroku Corp.
Designer	John Browning
Designed	1898
Produced	1902–1998
In service	1905–1975
Wars	World War I · World War II · Vietnam War · Rhodesian Bush War
Used by	See Users
Variants	Remington Model 11, Remington Sportsman, Savage Model 720 and Model 745
Weight	4.1 kg
Length	127 cm
Barrel length	71.1 cm
Cartridge	12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge
Action	Semi-automatic
Feed	Tubular loaded 4 +1 *Other variants 2+1

Data from Browning Auto-5 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 — Hmaag.

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