Originally Posted by cartervj
Originally Posted by Vernon Tull
Originally Posted by BPI
Take that money you can't spend on a new A5 and get an OG A5.


That really is good advice. I've watched several in excellent condition on GunBroker. A pre-1976 Belgian A5 20 will sell for $2,500+ in really good condition, and a post-1976 Japanese/Miroku in the same condition will go for $2,100 or so. Add to that Alabama sales tax, seller shipping fees, and FFL transfer fee. A fellow could have nearly $3,000 invested in a 20 gauge.

It's a lot of money for an old gun, but those OG A5 shotguns are far better made with hand-fitted machined steel parts than any modern gun.





I’m not real fond of the old cler clunk cycling but that are reliable. I’d guess once sued to that cycling it’d make a good one but using wooden gun in the mud and water is rough on the wood.

I’m trying to figure out if they’re having the same issues they did with the new A5 inertia 13 gauge. They had to replace the bolt heads on some and I’m not sure they figured out exactly what the problem was.


The old A5's are like tractors. A little rough to drive but they always get the job done. AND they are still running a hundred years later.