Hi mink, I have a browning gold for years now. It might be an older model than what your looking at, I think it's an A-500 if I can remember. I used to carry it for miles years ago when I did a lot of hunting and it can get quite heavy then, but I found it very reliable and the recoil isn't to bad but there is a rubber butt pad on it.

minktrapper wrote: »

Has the Browning gold semi auto shotgun a soft recoil and in general what kind of gun is it to handle.

I had a Browning Gold Sporting Clays that I bought new for hunting about eight years ago.

Never had a problem with it and shot remington sure shot through it mostly. It had a 28 inch barrel and it fit me very well but most Browning shotguns do.

Never took much notice of the recoil which in one sense is saying that it isn't noticeable. Great gun. Sold on to a lad who didn't clean it, used cheap ammo and complained of jams. I never had one jam myself and i kept it on a steady diet of remington ammo.

If it fits you and the price and condition is good, you could do worse.

I went back to browning semi auto shotguns last year and bought a browning maxus and am very happy with it too.

The overall length of mine is 49 and a half inches, including a butt pad one inch thick. It is an old A-500G model I bought from new about 18 years ago or more. I clean mine every time I go shooting and never had any issues with it.