picked myself up a new to me bt99 last weekend was out shooting clays one night this week but cant wait to get out and shoot some trap and give her a try! whats your reviews on them. this one has 34" barrel with fixed full choke.
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bdft
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BT-99's are a very highly regarded trap gun in both Canada and the US. While I don't shoot one, I shoot with a few people who do. Breakdowns are rare and, if you know what you're doing, the birds break just like you're shooting a Krieghoff. Some misinformed people tend to think of them as beginner shotguns but many A and AA shooters don't seem to agree. If the gun fits then a 34" barrel and a full choke is all you will ever need.
Good choice not taking a Browning out in the rain............ you can hear them rust when they get wet. great choice on the BT99, though I have an old beaver tail one from the early 70's and it shoots great
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Very well made reliable guns. Unfortunately I have never found one I can shoot worth a darned so gave up looking years ago. I still like the looks of them though. Strange thing too is I can shoot my buddies BT-100 as well as any of my own guns. The fit and feel work for me on the BT-100. My favorite single though is my 34" Perazzi TM-1. Swings and feels like a thoroughbred in hand.
I have owned a lot of shotguns by different makers and haven't found Brownings to rust any more than other guns when they get wet. Incidentally, I have a BT 99 with invector plus chokes and if I do my bit, it breaks the clays. A good quality, well designed gun that does the job without spending too much.!!
This is a load of bunk... Brownings bluing will hold up against the finish on any gun... I have used them in the roughest conceivable conditions, and they came through with flying colours. A December diver hunt in freezing rain and busting brush in the rain while hunting woodcock will put more of a hurting on a gun than any trap or clay course ever will.
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They are a real nice gun. My buddy bought one when they first came out in the stainless version. He shot it for many years before retiring it a couple years ago in favour of a new Ceasar Geurini combo.
I shot many rounds of skeet in the rain using a Citori, and rust was not an issue. Of course a person needs to have enough common sense to dry the gun off before putting it away.
