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Isn't the dove the bird of piece in the Bible ?

I shoot Brownings, Berettas, and 870s. The Beretta is a more solid feeling action, will never shoot loose in normal use. Of course, I feel that shooting an 870 is like cheating. I shot a 20 gauge 870 in the Maryland State NSSA shoot a few years ago, just because, and ran 100, lost in the shootoff because I switched to my Krieghoff, big mistake. When I switched from pump guns to over unders for competitive skeet in the mid eighties, it took a good year to get back up to speed. The only reason I don't shoot pump guns today is because I can't bend over to pick up the first shell when shooting doubles. My last NSSA shoot with my Model 12s was a 99 in 12 gauge. My first year shooting competitive International Skeet was with that same Model 12, 12 gauge.

Bird of "Piece"?? Try Bird of Peace, HoJo-- The Bible thumpers here in MI allied with the PITA faction to kill off any chance of us getting a legit dove season-ever!! So I sometimes trace their flight path when I encounter them whilst shooting their heftier cousins, barn pigeons with one of my 12 gauges-- Love to shoot barn pigeons in flight, when startled from their roost inside a silo or wooden sided barn-- and the farmer friends benefit with with less pigeon Scheise on their stored hay bales, farm equipment, etc-- Win Win-- RWTF

Amazing what people can do to louse up a good gun.

My 20ga Citori has about 30K shells through it and the lever is still to the right in the same place as when the gun was delivered 15 years ago.

The gun is cleaned of grease each outing, and new engine assembly lube applied. I expect it to never need 're-bolting' in my lifetime.

Should it ever start 'popping open' my first move would be to replace the top lever spring. This can be obtained in an aftermarket kit which includes firing pins and mainsprings. It costs about $60 and is a common service item for Browning shooters. I installed a kit for a friend once, if you have spring pliers it takes about half an hour to accomplish.

The only failure I've seen in the 680 series guns is broken hammers. I've seen 3. One was my trap gun at 50K rounds.

They are both very stout serviceable designs.

Stan was just spOuting off nonsense as usual.

I've had good luck with both the "B" guns except the one that blew up....I'll let you guess which one.
The Citori CX has a low intial price and is no slouch on a clays course as witnessed by my young friend and junior shooter that found himself in a shoot off with Derrick Mein at last weekends North Central Regional Prelim. (queue the arrow/injun quote).

Bill- sounds a bit like something the late Charley Waterman once said-- "Never bet your money against the man who shoots a well-worn pumpgun".. Best I ever did at 16 yards, with my 1948 Pigeon Grade M12- was 94- many years ago-- Never broke a 25 straight at skeet- the middle peg position No. 8 station I guess- always was my downfall--

Best example I have ever seen about C. Waterman's credo was at a SC event in MI-about 15 years ago- at the Blendon Pines course. On a 50 bird event-- our five man squad averaged 37/50, except for an area gunsmith well known for first rate stock work- He had a custom stocked M42- solid rib- modified choke- beautiful shotgun indeed, and he broke 43/50- was the "Top Gun" that day. He had been shooting that M42 since he was a lad- RWTF

That's funny. I've never been made to take a "time out" from the forum by the Admin. How many times have yOu?

SRH

1300 shells in a day is just slightly more than 5 flats. I�ve been to Argentina twice. I�d say Stan was showing a good bit of restraint. My son shot at least twice that many shells one day last time we were there. That�s what happens when dad is paying the shell bill.

No way he out shot our resident dove goo'roo...