O/U shotguns 1000-2000 dollar range
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I am on my second citori after foolishly selling the first.They are well made,and most important,they fit me.I tried many different guns,but the citori fit best.I liked the Beretta,but they simply didn't fit me.
I bought my first Citori when it was unfashionable to buy a Japanese O/U and was quite pleased with it. It was called the lightweight and had a schnable forend. I think I paid 600+ for it at the time. They are a lifetime gun
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RE: O/U shotguns 1000-2000 dollar range
My wife to be in 1967 gave mea FNBRN A-5 VR 12ga for that Xmas (which I still Have)and I started using it more and morethan the O/U Beretta.
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You know between that A5 and the Husquvarna you have I am starting to get gun envy. I had an A5 light 12 I bought in 71 and sold it , I have nightmares about selling that gun to this day.
You know between that A5 and the Husquvarna you have I am starting to get gun envy. I had an A5 light 12 I bought in 71 and sold it , I have nightmares about selling that gun to this day.
BTW, I still have the Win mod 12 20ga he gave me back in the 50's and the Single shot B/Oshotgun that my grandfather brought from Spain in 1907.
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My father and mother went to Spain in 1984 so I wanted him to bring me a Beretta O/U, what does he bring me......an AyA SxS. Hey he paid $300 US for it in Spain, do a search on AyA's and see how much they are worth in the states!
BTW, I still have the Win mod 12 20ga he gave me back in the 50's!
BTW, I still have the Win mod 12 20ga he gave me back in the 50's!
Envy is starting to turn to hatred. I used to know a Jai Lai player in Florida that worked in Daytona. He was a Baqueand he grew up with the Sarasquetas in that part of Spain. Never owned an AyA but have handled them on trips over there they are a very nice gun. Your right over there they were selling for a ridiculous price back when the peseta was worthless...the Euro that is another thing.
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RE: O/U shotguns 1000-2000 dollar range
I'd buy a Valmet 412, install double triggers on it, and then look for a set of 12ga/30-06 or 12 ga./9.3x74R bbls for it... AND i'd buy the Valmet quick attach scope mount too!
I'd then have a gun that i could pretty much do all of my hunting with...
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I'd then have a gun that i could pretty much do all of my hunting with...
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RE: O/U shotguns 1000-2000 dollar range
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Just unloaded a Silver Pigeon S 20 gauge that was 2 1/2 years old. Gun looked great new but after very light use I notice the stock finish getting a purple haze effect and the finish on an incidental bump just chipped off 1/2" away from the toe on the buttstock .The nitride finish under the foreend latchstarting to turn black. I wish they wouldn't use that crap and just do it the old fashioned way with silver.
Just unloaded a Silver Pigeon S 20 gauge that was 2 1/2 years old. Gun looked great new but after very light use I notice the stock finish getting a purple haze effect and the finish on an incidental bump just chipped off 1/2" away from the toe on the buttstock .The nitride finish under the foreend latchstarting to turn black. I wish they wouldn't use that crap and just do it the old fashioned way with silver.
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RE: O/U shotguns 1000-2000 dollar range
I have hunted quite a bit with my Onyx and have scratched the finish on the stock, but I have never chipped it.
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RE: O/U shotguns 1000-2000 dollar range
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Does the onyx have an oil or matte finish on the stocks or is it high gloss like the Silver Pigeon?
I have hunted quite a bit with my Onyx and have scratched the finish on the stock, but I have never chipped it.
My Dad even took the gloss finish off his Citori, and it sure did improve the "looks".
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I have owned several Beretta Onyx O/U's over the last 12 years, and all have had the oil finish and black matte receiver. In reality, the Onyx is 686 Siver Pigeon without the silver finish. Even the Silver Pigeons that I have owned have had oil finished stocks. I did have one and can't remember what model that did have the gloss finish on the stock. I prefer the oil finished guns.
My Dad even took the gloss finish off his Citori, and it sure did improve the "looks".
My Dad even took the gloss finish off his Citori, and it sure did improve the "looks".