I have one in the back of my safe -- it's been in my family for 56 yrs or so....the one I own, and many I see are temperamental. ..in terms of feeding consistently. ( and it's clean, lubed properly & setup properly...).../ it's not a gun I think I could rely on to perform in the field all day - or even in an all day clays event....
I own several Browning O/U's. ...and I love em...with more than one of them well over 250,000 shells thru them ....I have one gas gun, Browning silver hunter ( solid gun) and a pair of Benelli super sports .....and they are all more reliable than the old auto 5/ and I use all of my semi-autos as training guns for kids & grandkids in my family...and i'm going to buy a couple more Silver Hunter models to put away as presents down the road because in my opinion, they'really better guns than the new auto 5's - let alone the old ones.
So my point is, i'm a big Browning fan.....and I could, and have, relied on one of my Benelli's in tournaments - with no backup gun.....just like I rely on my O/U's.....so I have relied sometimes on a semi- auto.../ I keep the old auto 5 because it was my grandpa's gun ....not for performance...
But auto 5's have their fans -- and if you like it / and it fits you -- for that price give it a try....and I hope it works for you !