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Sunday, November 22. 2009

Best gun


Too heavy for the field (as I am reminded on the rare occasions on which I use it in the field), but it's the only shotgun of the too-many I own that shoots straight. Wonderful for skeet, trap, and clays. I think the weight has something to do with its effectiveness, plus o/u and the single trigger. Nice engraving with gold ducks on one side and pheasants on the other. I have it set for a hair trigger.


A pity I prefer my antique 20 ga double-triggered s/s for comfort and feel, but the dang thing don't shoot straight at wacky birds!


Can you name my gun? It has beautiful oiled walnut to which my snap does not do justice:



Posted by The Barrister in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 11:47 | Comments (17) | Trackbacks (0)

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It certainly is a beautiful shotgun, I can't name it, but look at the enormous shell (lower left) that it shoots! J/J
#1 Norseman on 2009-11-22 11:56 (Reply)
Beretta possibly?
#2 Santay on 2009-11-22 12:51 (Reply)
I'd love to have my old 20 ga back. Traipsing rabbits about N. Georgia and TN 35 years ago. About the perfect shotgun for most tasks. Enough but not too much. I have one now. But the wood doesn't feel or smell right...
#3 Aubond on 2009-11-22 13:03 (Reply)
Belgian made Browning from the looks of it
#4 CVA Goat Breeder on 2009-11-22 13:16 (Reply)
Browning, made in Japan!
#5 The B on 2009-11-22 13:22 (Reply)
Is that a Winchester Model 101? It certainly looks like one and yes that would be considered my best gun also if I had a decent one. I'm a poor boy and can only afford a couple of Ruger Red Labels 12 gauge and 20 gauge
#6 Vichris on 2009-11-22 13:24 (Reply)
Browning Citori
#7 W. Stengel (Link) on 2009-11-22 15:37 (Reply)
Browning superposed
#8 AL (Link) on 2009-11-22 16:54 (Reply)
Winchester 101 only because it looks very similar to my Winchester 101.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :>)
#9 Tom Francis on 2009-11-22 16:58 (Reply)
It is a Browning Citori
#10 The B on 2009-11-22 17:55 (Reply)
Anybody seen 16-ga ammo lately? My sweetheart is a lovely s-s in 16, and I have an ordinary pump as well. Nice rounds, perfect for ruffed grouse and fully adequate for turkey, sad that it's an orphan.
#11 Dan D on 2009-11-22 20:20 (Reply)
Check Cabelas on line
#11.1 Bird Dog on 2009-11-23 07:51 (Reply)
Grade VI or VII Browning Citori Lightning. The ducks and pheasants are the giveaway...... I can't see the tell-tale Invector Plus choke bulge in the picture, so I can't really get too close on the date of manufacture.

Wonderful guns that you can use your whole life and then give to your children. I have two XT trap models, two field grade Citori's, and a 1958 Superposed Lightning. Take care of it and it will take care of you.
#12 Len (Link) on 2009-11-22 22:34 (Reply)
Belgian Browning for sure...great guns.
#13 garrett on 2009-11-23 01:16 (Reply)
No, Japanese Browning.
#13.1 Bird Dog on 2009-11-23 09:48 (Reply)
Perazzi?
#14 Steve in CT on 2009-11-23 19:07 (Reply)
It sure looks like my Browning Citori in the photo. Mine is a 20 gauge. Which reminds me, I need to get out and practice! The last time I went out for dove my friend hit his limit with his .410 in a fraction of the time I did.
#15 tyree on 2009-11-25 21:25 (Reply)
I think that is a Browing B25, made in Liège. Sold in the US as the Browning "Superposed". In my opinion, probably the finest non-bespoke shotgun there is.

It is practically identical to my own best gun, which is a 1968 Special Trap model, with fixed 1/2 and 1/2 chokes and the same single select trigger with the gold plating. I love shooting it - the balance and swing are amazing, there are no adjustible chokes to mess with, and it hits where I am looking with practically any shotshell from light trap loads to heavy duck loads. I use mine for sporting clays and for pheasant, duck and partridge shooting. I also have a B25 Express, which is an over/under 7x65mm rifle based on the 20-gauge Superposed receiver. (Browning also made a 9.3mm version of the B25 Express - they cost $$$, if you can find one.)

Well wear!

Denis
#16 Denis on 2010-06-02 05:54 (Reply)

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