I got the auto safety disabled on my 687 Silver pigeon 111. The auto mode was killing me.
New Over & Unders - For Birds Ducks and Grouse
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I got the auto safety disabled on my 687 Silver pigeon 111. The auto mode was killing me.
Ahsan Ahmed
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
X2. I've always come across favourable reviews on FABARM products.
The trouble is, in ON, I haven't seen any dealer carry a variety of o/u and/or sxs so far.....perhaps it's just me
X2. I've always come across favourable reviews on FABARM products.
The trouble is, in ON, I haven't seen any dealer carry a variety of o/u and/or sxs so far.....perhaps it's just me
No it's not just you. I have yet to see one in Ontario.
beretta boy
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Orillia, Ontario
Little Shooter :
Some good recommendations in the previous posts.
IMHO, an O/U is NOT one of the better choices for waterfowling, especially a good one. Duck & Goose hunting is tough on the equipment .. rickety blinds, boats, dogs, clumsy shooting partners, rocks, mud, dirt, sand, water, loon s**t, snow & ice, an easy way to prematurely age a good gun. Besides wear & tear, they are difficult to load ( because they need to break open so far and often as not, when the birds are flying well, two shots is a restriction, that third shot is often neccessary. Been there, done that. I find a pump (like the 870) to have been a very dependable duck & goose gun over the last twenty years. It hasn't let me down once, not here, on the prairies & sand hills, on the Atlantic coast, up on the tundra or down in the mangroves, fresh water or salt. Its taken a lot of abuse in rock blinds and in boats, pit blinds and in all manners of nasty weather, from humid salt marshes in the high '30's to snow and ice at -20. No issues. It's like a Timex, takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' ...
For upland hunting, I prefer a SxS, 28" barrels - 20 or 28 ga, straight stock, double triggers. For Clay targets, a single trigger O/U with 32" barrels, although I have shot lots of clay targets with 28" and 30" barreled O/U's in 12, 20, 28 & 410.
For what you have described in your original post, I would offer up a suggestion that you look at something like a Beretta 28" - 20 ga Silver Pigeon "C" as your "Upland" gun ... and get something like a standard Remington 870 Express, 28" barreled, 3" chambered gun for waterfowling. Take good care of the pretty one in the Uplands and beat hell out of the pump
in the marsh and stubble fields. Both should easily fit into your budget. The O/U will serve nicely for Skeet & Sporting with the appropriate chokes & target loads as well !
Just my 2 cents worth after owning 50-odd shotguns and 40 years in the Uplands and Wetlands ... plus a lot of recreational & competitive target shooting. And OH Yeah, FIT IS EVERYTHING !
Some good recommendations in the previous posts.
IMHO, an O/U is NOT one of the better choices for waterfowling, especially a good one. Duck & Goose hunting is tough on the equipment .. rickety blinds, boats, dogs, clumsy shooting partners, rocks, mud, dirt, sand, water, loon s**t, snow & ice, an easy way to prematurely age a good gun. Besides wear & tear, they are difficult to load ( because they need to break open so far and often as not, when the birds are flying well, two shots is a restriction, that third shot is often neccessary. Been there, done that. I find a pump (like the 870) to have been a very dependable duck & goose gun over the last twenty years. It hasn't let me down once, not here, on the prairies & sand hills, on the Atlantic coast, up on the tundra or down in the mangroves, fresh water or salt. Its taken a lot of abuse in rock blinds and in boats, pit blinds and in all manners of nasty weather, from humid salt marshes in the high '30's to snow and ice at -20. No issues. It's like a Timex, takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' ...
For upland hunting, I prefer a SxS, 28" barrels - 20 or 28 ga, straight stock, double triggers. For Clay targets, a single trigger O/U with 32" barrels, although I have shot lots of clay targets with 28" and 30" barreled O/U's in 12, 20, 28 & 410.
For what you have described in your original post, I would offer up a suggestion that you look at something like a Beretta 28" - 20 ga Silver Pigeon "C" as your "Upland" gun ... and get something like a standard Remington 870 Express, 28" barreled, 3" chambered gun for waterfowling. Take good care of the pretty one in the Uplands and beat hell out of the pump
in the marsh and stubble fields. Both should easily fit into your budget. The O/U will serve nicely for Skeet & Sporting with the appropriate chokes & target loads as well !
Just my 2 cents worth after owning 50-odd shotguns and 40 years in the Uplands and Wetlands ... plus a lot of recreational & competitive target shooting. And OH Yeah, FIT IS EVERYTHING !
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- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
I have to agree with you BB, about the 870 ( I own 3) but I prefer to hunt with O/U's!
The O/U is not a beginner's gun for sure, if one is into pounding a lot of shot in the air , the pump is king IMO - even over an autoloader.
yes, they can be a bit difficult to load for some, but a person can learn how to do it safely and quickly.
Cat
The O/U is not a beginner's gun for sure, if one is into pounding a lot of shot in the air , the pump is king IMO - even over an autoloader.
yes, they can be a bit difficult to load for some, but a person can learn how to do it safely and quickly.
Cat
About Fabarm, the link below leads to a review of two of the Fabarm shotguns. They are definitely serious contenders.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158402
O/U Beretta all the way... any of the 6xx series is an amazing gun... have a 686E sporting 30"barrel, adj stock, and just love it to the extent that i sometimes open the cabinet just to look at it
i see the beretta as the ballerina of O/U...
waterfowling, benelli SBE II... camo and/or synthetic stock... awesome gun... very agile and no hassle with gas operators
this one's the ballerina of the semis
i see the beretta as the ballerina of O/U...
waterfowling, benelli SBE II... camo and/or synthetic stock... awesome gun... very agile and no hassle with gas operators
this one's the ballerina of the semis
