Let's see some pic's of your SxS's & O/U's

jpbcal308 said:
James, Brian, Just trying to get the SXS thread going again and find out a little more about them. Thanks guys
Saskbooknut, Thanks for the info, can you help me to figure out this one
Italian boxlock, not sure of the maker, I hope some of you guys can help. Thanks
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I saw the thread you started on these guns, but didnt see these posts until now. By the looks of it, this gun is a Giuseppe Tonolini model Royal. It is probably built off the exact same receiver as your Armi San Marco. Again, good quality Italian guild gun manufactured in the GVT area. G. Tonolini was one of a few in the extended Tonolini family that maufactured guns. As mentioned the gun was manufactured in 1958. Some will recognize the hawk on the action lever as a Beretta silver hawk trademark, however many guild guns used the same action lever. Likely purchased from a single supplier
 
Here are some of the field guns...

Top is a Browning BSS 20 gauge, straight English stock with oiled walnut and 28" barrels.
Middle is a Browning Citori 525 Field 20 gauge with 28" barrels.
Bottom is a Browning Citori 625 Field 12 gauge with 28" barrels.

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hoytcanon said:
Here are some of the field guns...

Top is a Browning BSS 20 gauge, straight English stock with oiled walnut and 28" barrels.
Middle is a Browning Citori 525 Field 20 gauge with 28" barrels.
Bottom is a Browning Citori 625 Field 12 gauge with 28" barrels.

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That strikes me as an interesting combination.....straight stock with beavertail.
 
Re- possible Fausti gun. We did not see a picture of the barrel flats, or date code.
Does it say Fausti anywhere on the gun? How did you get to that attribution?
With the initials FL in the logo there may be a better candidate.
Ferraglio, Libero started in 1960 and made some quite modest guns, though low production numbers and mostly handmade.
You would know the company now as Ferlib, a maker of high end guns only. Of course this sidelock does not reflect the later elegance or price of Ferlib guns, but one has to start somewhere. You would have to do more research to confirm or negate this possibility.
 
saskbooknut said:
Re- possible Fausti gun. We did not see a picture of the barrel flats, or date code.
Does it say Fausti anywhere on the gun? How did you get to that attribution?
With the initials FL in the logo there may be a better candidate.
Ferraglio, Libero started in 1960 and made some quite modest guns, though low production numbers and mostly handmade.
You would know the company now as Ferlib, a maker of high end guns only. Of course this sidelock does not reflect the later elegance or price of Ferlib guns, but one has to start somewhere. You would have to do more research to confirm or negate this possibility.
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I purchased the gun as a Fausti, Picture of the butt plate, But you are right I still have to do a lot of research, Thanks for your comments
 
There are only 3 Fausti names listed in the Encylopedia of Italian gunmakers, so.....still on the hunt.
Did you try an email to Fausti Stefano ? It would be hard to believe that they are unaware of an earlier related gunmaker.

http://www.earmi.it/A-enciclopedia/F.html

Fausti Davide
Armiere italiano, esistente dopo 1965
Fausti Giovanni
Armiere italiano, esistente dopo 1965
Fausti Stefano
Armiere italiano, esistente dopo 1965
 
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Here are a couple of the ladies hiding in the safe.
Top gun is a Browning Citori XT Trap 12g, 32" barrels
Bottom gun is a Browning Citori Lightning 12g, 28" barrels

The next lady to join them in the safe may just be a BSS.

I blame Hoyt for this mess....this was really all his fault!

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1963beretta said:
Bottom gun is a Browning Citori Lightning 12g, 28" barrels
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Perfect all round upland gun... in an O/U.

1963beretta said:
The next lady to join them in the safe may just be a BSS.
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Make it a straight English 20... the difference in feel is significant.

1963beretta said:
I blame Hoyt for this mess....this was really all his fault!

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Yeah, sorry....

But they feel great, don't they?

I find that "in general" most find their sweet spot for fit/feel in Beretta or Browning, but usually not both... mine just happens to be Browning... my son is a Beretta guy.
 
hoytcanon said:
Perfect all round upland gun... in an O/U.



Make it a straight English 20... the difference in feel is significant.



Yeah, sorry....

But they feel great, don't they?

I find that "in general" most find their sweet spot for fit/feel in Beretta or Browning, but usually not both... mine just happens to be Browning... my son is a Beretta guy.
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Thanks Hoyt...Yes they feel incredible. I've had a Browning Silver since 2006 and have always appreciated how well Browning's fit me. And as such, sold off all but 2 Beretta's. But you are right, one of the two brands will fit, but not both.

As for the BSS, I shouldered a 12g at a gun show a couple months back and it fit very well. But it was a little on the heavier side, so I opted to pass and wait for a nice 20g. I'll have to play with a english grip first before I decide to go that route. I've always preferred the prince of wales grip and havent felt comfortable with any straight grip stock I've handled....we'll see how the search goes...
 
Beautiful guns in here.

Here is a set of 725 "black gold" limited edition sporting guns I picked up a while back. A 32 and 30" barreled 12 gauge.







 
Buckmastr said:
Beautiful guns in here.

Here is a set of 725 "black gold" limited edition sporting guns I picked up a while back. A 32 and 30" barreled 12 gauge.







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Those are very nice 725's... the Schnabel forearms are a huge imporvement over the standard 725 forearm, which I feel is the worse Browning forearm design ever, and that has kept me from buying a 725.
 
To keep the thread going. Here is a gun that I just finished getting the wood back from getting refinished. The gun is a JP Clabrough 12 gauge from the first year Clabrough produced breech loading center fire shotguns. It has a low 3 digit serial number and dates to approximately 1871. The damascus barrels were refinished by Sean McGuire. The wood had a toe repair, buttplate repaired, checkering recut and then refinished. The forearm had a new horn tip made and installed, then the checkering recut and refinished. The stock and forearm work was done by forum member CJ Dawe. Once again, a vintage gun has been "reborn" and is good for another 150 years!



 
gunsaholic said:
To keep the thread going. Here is a gun that I just finished getting the wood back from getting refinished. The gun is a JP Clabrough 12 gauge from the first year Clabrough produced breech loading center fire shotguns. It has a low 3 digit serial number and dates to approximately 1871. The damascus barrels were refinished by Sean McGuire. The wood had a toe repair, buttplate repaired, checkering recut and then refinished. The forearm had a new horn tip made and installed, then the checkering recut and refinished. The stock and forearm work was done by forum member CJ Dawe. Once again, a vintage gun has been "reborn" and is good for another 150 years!



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What a beauty. CJ Dawe does some very nice stock work. Nice restoration!!
 
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