The first Browning Skeet Model Auto-5 was introduced in 1935 in both 12 gauge and 16 gauge. Browning added the Sweet Sixteen to its line in 1937 to provide a lightweight model of the 16-ga. shotgun.

It was feather light for a 12-gauge (7 pounds or under), which was good for my ol’ buddy, the weakling that he was. In the morning I saw him tree top the last mallard trying to escape our timber hole ...

The A5 comes in 3 ½- and 3-inch 12 gauge, as well as in a “Sweet 16” 16-gauge version. The guns are available in walnut and blued steel, black synthetic, and camo.

Browning A5 Hunter 20-Gauge Shotgun Review—Expert Tested When Browning introduced the 12-gauge A5 a dozen or so years ago, a 20-gauge seemed like a natural follow-up.

In 2012, Browning again met Sjögren, in the form of Browning’s new inertia-operated A5. Produced first in 12-ga. models, when the 16 gauge came along in 2016 it was built on its own scaled frame.