Try before you buy.

 

I personally like gas guns if I plan to shoot them much outside of hunting season. Some people swear by inertia guns, but I don't enjoy shooting inertia guns if I am doing high volume shooting.

 

Maxus ll Wicked Wing. Awesome performance and looks good too!

 

I have a Browning silver and like it, for what that is worth.

 

I have both the A5 and the Maxus II. Both are nice guns.

Because it’s Inertia the A5 doesn’t require as much attention. I can get dirty and keep going. I like that because balancing work/life I can shoot it, put it away and grab it again and not having to worry about cleaning it. Maxus requires a bit more attention to cleaning. Also theoretically the inertia is less prone to freezing up in cold temps, and it is much easier to disassemble in the field if there is a problem.

Because the Maxus is a gas gun it’s a bit softer shooting. I like this when I am shooting honkers.

A5 is a bit lighter than the Maxus. Which is nice if you have to hike in to your sport or it doubles as an upland gun.

The humpback design of the A5 provides a nice sight picture.

I do an equal amount of upland and hunt in the cold cold so I bought the A5 first; then picked up the Maxus later.

Both are great guns, for me it’s the small differences mentioned above that influenced my choice.

 

I would say go with the old tried and true Auto 5, they're pretty much everywhere and come in many flavors. They are reliable, affordable, and only need a deep cleaning once every century. My only gripe with them is that they never made one in 10g.

 

Silver is what I went with.
Bronze ceracote in bottomland.
Fit the best

 

respectfully, the type of action has nothing to do with cold weather performance. That is all based on what/how you care for a gun. I shoot benelli and beretta mostly and they both cycle as fast as you can pull it in negative degree temps. Proper oil is key.

 

Modern gas guns are just as reliable as inertia guns, the real trade off is a gas gun kicks less but is heavier and an inertia gun recoils more but is lighter and nicer to carry. The original auto 5 was a long recoil action, way heavier but when set up correctly (many weren’t) was very reliable and good at absorbing recoil but not as good as a modern gas gun. So pick your poison.

 

I went from a real A5 to the Maxis and am very happy. As far as the gas gun needing more cleaning, I shoot mine all season on ducks, pheasants, chukars, and clays, and aside from punching out the bore only clean it every two or three years and have never had a glitch.
It just keeps running and is a pleasure to shoot.
I've only had one gas gun that needed more than periodic maintenance and it was Rem. 878, it hated Federal shells.

 

A 2011 Maxus Sporting Clays is my go to...