[Carbon_15]

How can I tell what kind of choke my Browning A5 12g is. I seem to remember there being a trick with coins or something.
Thanks,
Jason

[hub]

Do you mean what type of choke or what constriction? The a5 uses (browning invector + ) choke tubes. That is not the same as the browning invector just to let you know.

I don't know of a trick but you may be able to use a coin. butter knife, etc to remove the choke tube in it but if its in there tight you may scratch some things up. You should just buy a choke wrench they are pretty cheap.

As for what choke is in it. When you get it out of the barrel it should say on the outside what it is.

[orphanedcowboy]

The Browning A5 uses three types of chokes:

1: Fixed
2: Invector
3: Invector +

If it is fixed there will be choke constriction markings on one side of the barrel, * for full, ** for Modified, **- for Improved Cylinder, **$ for Skeet, *** for Cylinder.

The other two will be marked on the tube itself.

[Clermont]

Belgium made Browning A-5 shotguns didn't have screw-in chokes. You purchased the shotgun in the barrel length and choke you wanted. You bought additional barrels if other chokes were required. I remember that if a dime wouldn't fit into the muzzle, it was full choke, however I don't remember what gage this worked on.

[Carbon_15]

If it is fixed there will be choke constriction markings on one side of the barrel, * for full, ** for Modified, **- for Improved Cylinder, **$ for Skeet, *** for Cylinder

bingo...thanks

[halfacop]

Disregard......

He figured it out already......

[orphanedcowboy]

A little tip on Belgium made A5's.

Because of the changes to shells, advanced plastic wads, they tend to pattern tighter than a tubed A5. I shoot SC with a 1954 Cylinder barreled A5 and it flat smokes clays

[sheephearder]

The coin trick is to use a dime to check for full but my A5 is marked as a modified ( ** ) it tests as full with a dime. The end of the barrel mikes out at .695 (on an 870 that would be a full choke if the bore is a standard .729. The A5 also patterns as a full so as was stated above the old A 5s are choked tighter than today's guns. Good luck : Bill

[Carbon_15]

as was stated above the old A 5s are choked tighter than today's guns. Good luck : Bill
That explains alot. I shot a round of sporting clays with my 1960 mod. It was either a clean miss or black smoke.

[orphanedcowboy]

Bear with me I am trying to post this link from me cell.

Here is a chart showing Browning factory specs, using a TESA bore mic I can validate several of their specs as dead on. The mic can measure within .0005" accurately.

Choke Specifications (http://www.browning.com/customerservice/qna/detail.asp?id=100)