"It's made for the North American market," my nephew was told of the new 12ga Beretta Parallelo in a Rome gun store last month.

I don't know what was meant: we're a niche market or we'll buy anything new. One would think a 500-year-old company knows what it's doing.

Knowledgeable discussions in several Rome stores left my nephew with the impression that the Silver Pigeon 1 is a better bet.

I'll probably buy one because it will handle safely what I'd hesitate to use in my older guns, particularly the American classics.

Last edited by King Brown; 12/04/13 11:55 AM.