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I have as an active, competitive trap shooter run many 680 series Beretta's for many years. You can interchange barrels quite easily--usually with just minor or no fitting issues--this says much for the diligence to manufacturing tolerances. My doubles gun is an early EELL with over 35,000 registered doubles. The Beretta line is far more versatile in my opinion.

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They all wear out with gobs and gobs of shooting, especially if shot dry with no lubricants. That’s why we have to replace locking bolts from time to time. Not a huge deal, then they are good to go for many more rounds. Browning’s aren’t the only ones that need new locking bolts sometimes.


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Yep, they do. Some just wear out a lot faster than others.

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Stan, Would you please cite some proof showing a Browning wears out faster than any of a variety of guns,eg Beretta guns. Thanks. I just replaced a locking block in a Perazzi. It was a bit of a drag but I got it done. It wasn’t blowing open but the top lever was at 6 o’clock so it needed to be done. Had I not replaced it I’m guessing sooner or later it would have become unsound. Do Perazzi guns wear out faster than other guns too with the same amount of shooting?


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I've belonged to a gun club with over 3000 members for years I've never heard of a Citori shooting loose.

Sounds like a Browning bash to me.

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I belong to a gun club with maybe 150 members, but I get around to a lot of big shoots and I've gotten to know lots of serious sporting clays competitors over the last 15-20 years. I knew one guy who owned three Brownings, exactly alike. It seemed like one of them was at Browning being rebolted at any time. Another owned two, for the same reason. Another young guy just keeps the rubber band on his. All these guys kept their guns clean and lubed.

What you feel about whether or not it is a "bash" means just as much to me as whether or not horseflies fart. I've got not one thing against Browning. I'm rather proud of their American history in firearms. But, the Brownings shoot loose much quicker than the Berettas. I'd bet "pink slips" on the statistics if they were available.

My only motive in mentioning it is to help Gene make a good decision for his son.

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It looked to me like your reply was more to flame Ed...

Am I the only one that tastes the "salt" ?

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Originally Posted By: buzz
Stan, Would you please cite some proof showing a Browning wears out faster than any of a variety of guns,eg Beretta guns. Thanks. I just replaced a locking block in a Perazzi. It was a bit of a drag but I got it done. It wasn’t blowing open but the top lever was at 6 o’clock so it needed to be done. Had I not replaced it I’m guessing sooner or later it would have become unsound. Do Perazzi guns wear out faster than other guns too with the same amount of shooting?


Buzz, there are no statistics that I am aware of, but as I said in the above post, I've seen it so often as compared to Berettas in serious shooting that I would bet pink slips on it, if it could be verified. Mine is only anecdotal evidence, but I absolutely do not have a grudge against Brownings. Just reporting my experiences over a lot of years of competitive shooting. I've had one Perazzi rebolted too, but the top lever was not opening itself. My Perazzi man at the time just suggested I have it done sooner than later. I had bought it used and it had a lot of years and miles on it before it came to me.

Maybe a thread on Shotgunworld would get some interesting replies, if you're a member. The problem is, people who really like the way Brownings shoot are hesitant to own up to their problems. Not an indictment of Browning owners, all of us are like that to some degree, I suspect.

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Best "salty hOt tip" is from Ed.

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Am I the only one that tastes the "salt" ?


"Salt" may be a poor choice of words when we're talking about Brownings, don't you think?


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