“Tag: A5”

Adopted by the Marines after Pearl Harbor, the combination of the M1903A1 Springfield with a Unertl riflescope was arguably the finest sniper rifle of World War II.

A reader inquires about an article in American Rifleman about the use of Winchester scopes as sniper optics during World War I.

A century ago, American snipers fought in both the trenches of France and in the open warfare that followed cracking the German lines. The courage, sacrifice and marksmanship of trained American snipers made a difference on the battlefield.

Browning has introduced two new shotguns—the A5 Wicked Wing and Maxus Wicked Wing autoloading shotguns.

Browning continues to enamor its A5 aficionados, this time adding the A5 High Grade Hunter.

In 1903, two semi-automatic shotguns revolutionized hunting. John M. Browning’s long-recoil-operated Automatic-5—“Five shots under your finger,” read the advertising—and Swedish gunsmith Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren’s inertia-operated “Normal” shotgun.

The ’03 Springfield, fitted with telescopic sights and fired by American soldiers and Marines, was the scourge of “No Man’s Land” during World War I.

Browning's new A5 semi-automatic shotgun combines the style of the original Automatic 5 with the inertia-driven operating system of the little-known Normal by Danish gunsmith Christian Sjörgren.

Browning has introduced its recoil-operated A5 shotgun with a 3 1/2-inch chamber.