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your opinion on which shotgun to buy? #2960087 01/25/12 08:54 PM
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options are:

Baretta AL391 urika 2 20 Gauge
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Browning Silver Hunter 12 Gauge

Baretta is about $300 bucks more, wondering if the baretta is $300 better. Thanks for your thoughts,

Brent


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: HawgThumper] #2960098 01/25/12 08:58 PM
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if you dont plan on getting it "fitted" then whichever one points/fits the best for you.



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Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: timbertoes] #2960127 01/25/12 09:10 PM
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for what it's worth... I'm a big fan of the silver hunter. It fits ME great.


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: DeerTamales] #2960561 01/25/12 10:55 PM
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If you are going to use it for turkey, duck, or pheasant hunting you should get the 12 gauge. If you are going to use it for dove, quail, or pidgeon hunting I would get the 20 gauge.


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: DocHorton] #2960647 01/25/12 11:13 PM
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What are you using it for? And how many rounds per year?


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: Kingpin] #2960735 01/25/12 11:39 PM
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a cheap 870 will kill just as many birds.


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: jdw] #2960944 01/26/12 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted By: jdw
a cheap 870 will kill just as many birds.


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Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: caldwelldeerhunter] #2961071 01/26/12 01:14 AM
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too much difference between the 20 and the 12....if they were both the same gauge i would say Beretta... Ive got a urika2 in 12 gauge and that thing has never let me down.. It has shot and spit out thousands of rounds with outh even the slightest hiccup.

Prob the best and most reliable shotgun i have ever purchased.


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: TijuanaTom] #2961091 01/26/12 01:20 AM
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The beretta is the auto champion of the sporting clays gun....reliability


Nothing wrong with the browning would be next on my list



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Berretta. All day long. Even at night!! Lol. This is coming from a huge browning guy. I own a 390. Fantastic gun.


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: HawgThumper] #2962194 01/26/12 02:12 PM
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Thanks for the info guys...Think I will go with the Baretta. Don't think I could go wrong with either one.


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: HawgThumper] #2963662 01/26/12 10:38 PM
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silver hunter no way i would consider anything else



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Silver Hunter gets my vote



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Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: BOBO the Clown] #2963995 01/27/12 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted By: BOBO the Clown
The beretta is the auto champion of the sporting clays gun....reliability


Nothing wrong with the browning would be next on my list


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Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: Holland] #2963997 01/27/12 12:34 AM
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391 is alot like the ruger 10/22 you can buy after market gadgets for them all day long wonderful gun



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I have owned a silver hunter for a couple of years now and it is a great shooting shotgun that fits me perfectly. You can't go wrong with a Browning!!


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Originally Posted By: Holland
391 is alot like the ruger 10/22 you can buy after market gadgets for them all day long wonderful gun
I would love to have the silver hunter as well, hope i win one at this years DU banquet




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Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: Holland] #2965003 01/27/12 07:38 AM
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love my silver hunter


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: jcarlson91] #2965060 01/27/12 11:50 AM
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I've shot competition Skeet for years, but do not now, however, their is a big following for the Berretta's but they break just
as often as the Brownings do....Run 20,000 or mor rounds a yr.
thru them and they all wear...DD


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Mossburg 500, you don't care what happens to it and it is dependable


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Beretta 391! You will not regret it. I have a Browning auto that I won in a sporting clays event and when bird hunting it wants to jam when ejecting. My Beretta will shoot 7/8, 1oz or 1 1/8oz without jamming.


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Baretta AL391 urika 2 20 Gauge and you have a great quail gun to boot.



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Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: BobMac] #2970425 01/29/12 08:30 PM
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I have 2 391's. In 12ga and a 20ga match to it. The Sporting model.

The 12 stays at home, I carry the 20ga everywhere. It just feels and fits good.

My Dove hunting buddy uses a Browning Gold 12ga. but he has a 391 20ga too.




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Browning


Re: your opinion on which shotgun to buy? [Re: Texas Heat] #2971985 01/30/12 12:51 PM
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I always liked the Beretta 390....my friend in Ca. purch a new
6lb. 28ga that they just came out with for about $1800 and went
to Argentina..was shooting Fiochi Factory loads and it jammed every 5th round...I see the Sporting Clay guys shooting the 391's
and I think they are good by high priced for a hunting shotgun..

Unfortunately many shooters bad mouth Brownings ect and Autos in
gen'l...most don't clean or lub their weapons...Some bought into
the old 1100 mith about you don't have to lube it...Might be the
factory wants to sell some more guns..My Dad's Mod 11 Rem on a Browning Patent and my 12 ga. Mod ll on Browning Pat. are both about 100 yrs old and don't jam...get cleaned and oiled when used
or handled...Let's see how many of the new plastic guns last that
long..Dad bought his new for $54 when he came back from France in
the First World War...DD


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