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That's great, Gene. Remember that a 28" barrel on a pump might seem longer than even 30" ones on a break open action, because of the extra length in the pump's action.

Hope he enjoys it all. That's the most important thing!

Best, SRH

Good point Stan...confirms my tendency toward 30" barrels. We'll see how it goes. And I do lean towards Beretta's.....speak Italian, 5 years in Rome; Italian brother-in-law...like pizza.... etc.

But, I just have to get over my distaste for the looks of those O/U things. Maybe shooting them will cure me.

Think of like the differences in blonds, brunettes and redheads.

We have our preferences, but there is beauty in them all.

SRH

Better take rubber bands for the Citori...

stan, your child like, little boy comments re torch colors is old fake news and rather boring...

and, i too have never heard nor seen any shotgun held together wid rubber bands...


but it sure sounds cool to say such....ah guess...

Fake news like 1300 rounds shot in a day out of a sporting clay gun....

That's the problem with your shallow thinking, it leads to wrong conclusions. I never said I shot 1300 rounds in a day at clays, I said I did it with a SPII Sporting, 20 ga. It was in Argentina, where it digested 5250 rounds, at doves, over the course of eight 3 hour shoots. That's not much over 200 shells an hour, no big deal. Only reason the model is called "Sporting" is because it has 30" barrels.

Go argue with a fence post the rest of the day, jOe. Pick a shallow one, you might get somewhere. I've got more important things to do than banter with you.

SRH

Wow- that many rounds at doves over a 3 day period- That's a fair amount of shooting, my friend. I won't ask what the % of expended shells per doves in the game bag was, but remembering the late Southern G'entman Nash Buckingham's "The Dove" 60% average is about as good as it gets, taking them in full house flight, and not cruising into a water hole at dusk.

As I have never shot doves, just barn pigeons (doves being P-51 Mustangs, pigeons being Republic P-47's, in my view anyway)-- I wonder how much doves in full bore flight vs. cruising into a watering hole compare to canvasbacks in full throttle vs. mallards dropping into decoys vary in flight and the gunner's ability to make clean killing shots- I should think that over 3 days, you would find variety in wind velocity, sunshine or shadow, etc- all can affect shooting scores- Can't speak about SC, as the last time in shot a 3 day event was in June 2010 at Sagola in thr UP of MI-- I was not a 'contender" RWTF

Stan the guy was asking about a gun for his grandson to shoot sporting clays with.

I knew all along you were bragging about an Argentina dove slaughter. I bet the Argentina guys just laugh when the dumb Americans show up.

You ever get checked for PTSD ?