Difference Between A Field Gun And Competition Gun.

[Max Owner]

Hey all.

What is the difference between a field gun and a competition in over/unders?

And on another note to over/unders, how do Berettas compared to Brownings fit?

I have several Brownings. Looking at buying my first Beretta Silver Pigeon I or a Browning Citori Hunter II. Both would be mail order so can’t handle them in person before.

 

[Grain]

 

[Falconflyer]

Browning shotguns and Beretta shotguns fit a bit differently so you really should shoot them both before buying, fit is very important to wing shooting well.

Field guns are light in weight for carrying a lot and shooting a little whereas target guns are somewhat heavier so they can be carried a little and shot a lot.
Target guns can be specific to a respective sport such as trap where only one shot is needed hence the single barrel trap gun however, you can still load a single shell in a gun capable of holding more than one shell. Often these guns have 30 to 32 or even 34 inch barrels.
Skeet guns traditionally have shorter barrels than trap guns but current skeet shooters are starting to use guns with longer barrels of lets say 30 inch and sometimes 32 inch.
Sporting clays guns traditionally have 28, 30 or 32 inch barrels and this kind of gun can be used for all of the shotgun disciplines including trap, skeet or sporting. 5 stand etc.

 

[Max Owner]

Thank you Grain and Falcon Flyer for the replies.

Looking at 410s for skeet shooting.

 

[stubblejumper]

Browning typically has much more drop at comb, if Brownings fit you, a fixed comb Beretta likely won't fit you at all.

 

[Sniffer]

Hey all.

What is the difference between a field gun and a competition in over/unders?

And on another note to over/unders, how do Berettas compared to Brownings fit?

I have several Brownings. Looking at buying my first Beretta Silver Pigeon I or a Browning Citori Hunter II. Both would be mail order so can’t handle them in person before.

Tagged for interest as I am in the same boat and have similar questions.

 

[reddog]

Not to throw you off as I am only a part time skeet shooter but unless you handload .410 can get pricey. Of all the guys I shoot skeet with the 12 and 20g are the most common and that's because of ammo price. I bought a nice Rizzini O/U in 20g just to play with the skeet guys but have skeet guns in 12,20,28 and .410 which gets used the least but definitely get what you want.