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I'm guessing few of those Berettas, or, any other gun at 5 large, spend much quality time clanking around in a duck boat, or, in the company of Labs.
Best,
Ted If'n y'all wanna clank some gun around in a duck boat then Hatsan Escort is the go. U.O. black chrome on the outside, white chrome on the inside with 3" chambers, screw chokes & good for steel. Synthetic stock abomination but all weather & shoots good & is cheap. I got one to ride the handlebars of my dirt bike. O.M
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I also use a BSS occasionally. Came with 26 inch barrels and both modified choke in each tube. I use 3" BB shells and no issue. However I find the BSS a clunky gun and unbalanced. My go to gun is an older Browning Citori Lighting with a straight grip. It also has 26" barrels with fixed chokes so I had to get the full choke opened to modified. I did put a mercury recoil reducer in the butt. I've been using for about 20 years and have shot well over 10,000 shells in it almost all 3" BB. Seems to me I also glass bed the butt stock when I first got it. I started out with a 26" BSS, too, for ducks. But, soon found that I liked the 30" much better. Whoever is in a blind with me likes long barrels better than short ones, too. I have never found the BSS guns to be clunky or unbalanced, but we each have our own preferences. They don't handle like a 6# English game gun, but I'm glad they don't. I shoot much better with a gun that is somewhat weight forward. My 30" BSS is also my go to sporting clays comp gun, if vintage guns are not required. Mine handles plenty lively enough to catch woodies screaming into a hole in the predawn moments. That, and teal, are the ultimate test of handling for duck guns, for me. I went three for three with it last hunt. Also used it for blue wings back during the teal season to good effect.  SRH
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I'm guessing few of those Berettas, or, any other gun at 5 large, spend much quality time clanking around in a duck boat, or, in the company of Labs.
Best,
Ted If'n y'all wanna clank some gun around in a duck boat then Hatsan Escort is the go. U.O. black chrome on the outside, white chrome on the inside with 3" chambers, screw chokes & good for steel. Synthetic stock abomination but all weather & shoots good & is cheap. I got one to ride the handlebars of my dirt bike. O.M The O.P. wanted to know about steel shot safe S x S guns. My BSS hunts wherever I duck hunt, in boats or not. Rain, or not. I hope I live long enough and hunt ducks enough to shoot it loose and bang it up so bad I am ashamed of it. Bet I won't be, tho'. SRH
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I bought a CZ just for abusive duck hunting..So far about a bazillion cheap steel loads through it, travels up and down the river in the decoy bag, on the back of a 4 wheeler..Has lost little finish ...goes bang every time..I named it "Purty"
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[quote=Tamid] I started out with a 26" BSS, too, for ducks. But, soon found that I liked the 30" much better. Whoever is in a blind with me likes long barrels better than short ones, too. I have never found the BSS guns to be clunky or unbalanced, but we each have our own preferences. They don't handle like a 6# English game gun, but I'm glad they don't. I shoot much better with a gun that is somewhat weight forward. My 30" BSS is also my go to sporting clays comp gun, if vintage guns are not required. Mine handles plenty lively enough to catch woodies screaming into a hole in the predawn moments. That, and teal, are the ultimate test of handling for duck guns, for me. I went three for three with it last hunt. Also used it for blue wings back during the teal season to good effect. SRH Thanks for all the responses. I would probably use it for woodies the most. In the early season that is all I shoot. Late season I shoot a lot of divers. Looks like I might be looking for a Browning. I would probably go with the longer 30" barrels if I could find one. I'm not looking for a gun I would abuse or treat roughly. I have a Benelli or 870 for those hunts. I take good care of my guns through out the season. Cased to and from the blind(mainly so I don't loose a gun overboard needed it this year tipped the canoe!!!),dried out and cleaned frequently etc. I would love to shoot an older double for waterfowl but I just don't want to have to shoot hevishot,bismuth,ITX etc. I'm good shooting steel. I do have a superposed I always think of using since it's not in the best overall condition. But prefer a SXS.
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The O.P. wanted to know about steel shot safe S x S guns.
SRH [/quote]
Sorry bout that,
You could hold it like a homie.
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The O.P. wanted to know about steel shot safe S x S guns.
SRH
Sorry bout that, You could hold it like a homie. [/quote] That only works with over/unders.  SRH
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I started out with a 26" BSS, too, for ducks. But, soon found that I liked the 30" much better. Whoever is in a blind with me likes long barrels better than short ones, too. I have never found the BSS guns to be clunky or unbalanced, but we each have our own preferences. They don't handle like a 6# English game gun, but I'm glad they don't. I shoot much better with a gun that is somewhat weight forward. My 30" BSS is also my go to sporting clays comp gun, if vintage guns are not required.
Mine handles plenty lively enough to catch woodies screaming into a hole in the predawn moments. That, and teal, are the ultimate test of handling for duck guns, for me. I went three for three with it last hunt. Also used it for blue wings back during the teal season to good effect.
Stan,
One day we must meet up. I have on more than one occasion considered sending my BSS to my stocker doctor in Nfld. to get it shaved down a bit and rebalanced. I expect the balance and handling of a BSS and most other guns as well depends a lot on the physical proportions of the man behind the gun.
I almost always shoot my waterfowl in a field from a lay down blind and I find I am very fast at getting on target with a 26' over a 28 or 30" barrelled gun. But I do contend that a 30" barrel is much better handling AND SAFER when used in our blinds as the muzzle will always be pointed outside the blind.
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
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Tamid, I would like that very much myself.
All my best, SRH
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