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Sidelock
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As Doug indicated, the gun is one that is built well enough to handle Argentina high volume shooting without a hiccup. My 687 SPII Sporting has been twice and was the sole gun used there both times. Has digested around 10K rounds now, at doves, there and here. Never even one failure. Almost perfect ejectors, one of the finest single triggers ever made and handles like a dream, all JMO, of course.
SRH
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Yardley has a very positive review of this gun on his website, and others have given it high ratings. I have a 32" SPI I bought from Coles for waterfowling and bad weather clays - you have to spend a lot more money to find a better gun.
Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.
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King, it's a 686 with upgraded wood and engraving. I have a lesser grade 686 in 20 and it is a reliable, nice handling gun.
I had Cole upgrade the wood and install double triggers. Gil The SP1 is Beretta's entry level SP, with a little engraving and very average wood. Nothing "upgrade" about one. JR
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God bless America, long live the Republic.
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+1 on all the positive comments.
I currently have 3 680 series guns.
The only failures I've seen on 680 series guns have been three differet cases of broken hammers.
One of them was my trap 682, a 1985 production gun. It fired quite a few shells before the failure. The hammer simply fractured into two pieces.
The good news is that Cole's sent me a hammer and it simply dropped in without much fuss or disassembly. Just drive the axle out with a pin, and presto - new hammer.
I'd take a spare set of hammers to Argentina.
"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble
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I'd take a spare set of hammers to Argentina.
Probably a good idea, along with a set of ejectors, strikers and some springs, but I am willing to bet that I can take mine the third time and put 5000+ rounds through it without a breakdown. They're just that good. SRH
Last edited by Stan; 11/11/13 08:20 PM.
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One mans opinion only.
687 Beretta's are the Ford 150 pick up of O/U's Browning's are the Chevy's and probably just as good, except most Browning's are ported, something to be avoided.
Mine is a 687 SP II, dressed up same frame. A lot slimmer and to my mind better handling than other O/U's at the same price. Thousands of rounds and never a hiccup. Cheaper is not going to be as reliable, to top the 687's you have to spend a lot more money.
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