Magazine Cut-Off — Semi-Auto Shotguns

The Magazine Cut-Off feature is a legacy design found originally on the Automatic 5 -- the breakthrough autoloader invented by John M. Browning over a century ago. It is a true Browning feature that set Browning apart from other autoloaders.

The Magazine Cut-Off, allows the shooter to retain shells in the magazine and eject a shell from the chamber without cycling a shell from the magazine. This feature is invaluable whether you find yourself in a duck blind transitioning from duck loads to geese loads, or if you just want to safely remove a round from the chamber without the risk of chambering another round.

The magazine cut-off allows the chamber to be unloaded to change loads without cycling a shell from the magazine. This is useful when hunting different species and different loads are instantly required.

There are two types of magazine cutoffs. There is the manual type found on Browning shotguns, Weatherby SAS, and some SKB auto's. The other is an automatic type found on the Benelli, some Beretta and Franchi auto loaders.