trying to understand O/U shotgun models browning and etc.. help please

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I have an interest in purchasing an O/U shot gun and have been looking in to the Browning line up.
I already have a Maxus semi, and would think that one of their o/u models might be similar in fit.

browning makes a big deal about receiver height, understanding lower is better, which one would be close to the maxus?
would also like to keep the choke tubes interchangeable - vector plus

I am into Duck hunting, sporting clays, and just recently trying more skeet. I shoot most weekends. i am thinking field models would best fit.


I just dont know the differences btwn models other then trap have a straighter stock

any info on beretta would be appreciated as well
their number system,pigeon etc is interesting to me but need explaining


any help here would be helpful to me and any other newbie trying to sort threw the models out there

DP
 
If you're shooting at a local club, see if some of the kind folk would let you shoot
a few rounds down their shotguns?
You may find one that fits or find one that fits and could quite possibly be
for sale.
 
thank you for the responses,
I do realize that shouldering a gun to find fit is the best way to find the right one. i did leave my original question to these answers.

But what i am looking for is a more in-depth explanation to the design differences between models, why are these differences so important
 
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Some folk prefer to shoot ganstastyle?

Manufacturer's aka gunmakers offer up different models/styles to suit the need
of the buyer's.
Marketing trend?
The European market have different taste buds as well.
I never could figure out why the bolt handles like to hit the mounted scopes?
Then again, old school used open sights verses our trend now.

If you like a distinct shotgun only to find it doesn't quite fit right, there is/are
adjustable butt pads available for this dilemma.
 
Field guns normally have lower combs and smaller for ends than competition guns.
They also are quite often built lighter.
The barrels on a field gun are normally shorter - but not always.
Also, competition guns quite often come with an adjustable trigger for length and an adjustable comb.

Not ALL competition guns will fit the same either, Stubblejumper has a heckuva time with Berretas, but the Brownings fit him well for instance.
I prefer field guns when I shoot clays because I practice for birds not competition.
When I do shoot my comp guns I have to consciously make sure I 'float the bird " more than with my filed guns because of the higher point of impact that the comp guns do.
If a pwerson is looking for both but not formal competition, i always recommend they get a filed gun instead of a dedicated competition gun.....
Cat
 
I find Beretta and Browning pretty much the opposite as far as fit goes. Most Citori models have quite a bit more drop at comb&heel than the Beretta guns, so if one brand fits you well, the other brand usually doesn't. That being said, for some reason, some of the smaller gauge Citoris have slightly less drop at comb&heel than the 12 gauges, and fit more like a Beretta. Most field guns have more drop at heel that at comb, yet the Citori skeet models have parallel combs. Of all O/U shotguns, I find that the Citori skeet guns fit me the best, and my favorite pheasant/upland hunting gun, is actually an older Citori grade VI 20 gauge skeet gun. As far as the Maxus goes, it fits me very similarly to my Citoris.
 
thank you Cat and Stubble, that is some of what i was looking for!

so between a citori supperpost and a white lightening and a cynergy field guns is weight and receiver height, the comb and heel drop are fairly similar
 
so between a citori supperpost and a white lightening and a cynergy field guns is weight and receiver height, the comb and heel drop are fairly similar
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The Cynergy is an entirely different action, I prefer the Citori. The Superposed seems to have slightly less drop at comb&heel than the Citori, and Cynergy.
 
Your question is pretty complicated to try and explain in a few paragraphs ...

To add to the above posters ...

Most shotguns are designed and built for specific uses. Their characteristics make them "better" than other models for that purpose. So a field gun will have characteristics that make it better than say a trap gun to shoot and carry in the field.

If you can only afford one shotgun, then buy one that is dedicated for your main use. Adapt for the other uses.

Try and shoot everything you can and buy what feels and fits you the best. Usually, people who like Brownings, don't care for Berettas and vis versa. Gun fit is one of the keys to successful shotgunning.
 
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