The Browning A5 Camo is a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun with a Mossy Oak Bottomland camouflage finish over its aluminum alloy receiver. It runs a 28-inch barrel and weighs 7.3 lbs, with a 4+1 capacity. 
 

Key Specifications 

• Brand: Browning 
• Model: A5 Camo 
• UPC: 023614042457 
• Gauge: 12 GA 
• Action: Semi-Automatic 
• Capacity: 4+1 
• Barrel Length: 28 inches 
• Weight: 7.3 lbs. 
• Finish: Mossy Oak Bottomland Camouflage 
• Receiver Material: Aluminum Alloy 
   

Detailed Features 

 
The A5 uses a kinematic drive system, Browning's take on inertia operation, that cycles a wide range of 2-3/4" and 3" loads without adjustment. The Invector DS choke system accepts the included full, modified, and improved cylinder chokes, covering most field scenarios from turkey to upland birds. 
 
The front fiber optic sight picks up fast in low-light conditions. A gold-plated trigger and textured grip panels round out the controls. The aluminum receiver keeps weight reasonable for a 28-inch barreled gun, though 7.3 lbs puts it on the heavier end of the semi-auto category, a trade-off for the reduced felt recoil the added mass provides on heavy loads. 
 
Mossy Oak Bottomland is one of the older camo patterns but remains effective in bottomland hardwoods and marsh grass, which is where this gun spends most of its time.

The A5 Camo earns consistent praise for its smooth cycling and Browning's reputation for build quality. Waterfowl hunters in particular like the Bottomland pattern and the way the semi-auto action handles steel shot magnums without beating up the shooter. The fiber optic sight gets credit for being genuinely useful in early-morning blinds.

Repeated criticisms focus on weight. At 7.3 lbs empty, a fully loaded gun in a long morning hunt can wear on smaller or younger shooters. Some buyers also flag the price as high relative to competing semi-autos. Those who feel the cost is justified usually point to long-term durability and the wide range of loads the cycling system handles cleanly.