March
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online Now
8 members (Little Creek, DaveB, gunmaker, bushveld, Jimmy W, 1 invisible), 792 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,374
Posts544,009
Members14,391
Most Online1,131
Jan 21st, 2024
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 1 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
#574081 06/19/20 11:15 AM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 995
Likes: 65
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 995
Likes: 65
What about either the CZ Hammer Classic or the CZ Sharp-tail Target for hunting ducks? Both are 30" 7.5 lbs guns, 3" chambers, black-chromed barrels with choke tubes. The Hammer Classic can be found for under $900 and the Target model is just under $1200.

Anyone try one of these two for ducks?

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,698
Likes: 99
Sidelock
***
Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,698
Likes: 99
I have a CZ Hammer Classic. I was surprised how much I liked the tang safety which compliments the hammers nicely on a dove shoot or in a duck blind. I removed the steel buttplate and put on a Kick Ease pad. That helped both balance and tamed 3" recoil...Geo

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 995
Likes: 65
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 995
Likes: 65
Originally Posted By: Geo. Newbern
I have a CZ Hammer Classic. I was surprised how much I liked the tang safety which compliments the hammers nicely on a dove shoot or in a duck blind. I removed the steel buttplate and put on a Kick Ease pad. That helped both balance and tamed 3" recoil...Geo


Thanks, Geo.

About the only negative I've read is heavy triggers. How were yours?

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,698
Likes: 99
Sidelock
***
Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,698
Likes: 99
Originally Posted By: Dave Erickson


Thanks, Geo.

About the only negative I've read is heavy triggers. How were yours?


The triggers on mine are good, and I am particularly sensitive to trigger weight. I do have Turkish guns with ridiculous triggers. Of course my gun is second hand so perhaps someone before I bought it cleaned up the trigger pulls...Geo

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 995
Likes: 65
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 995
Likes: 65
Originally Posted By: Geo. Newbern
Originally Posted By: Dave Erickson


Thanks, Geo.

About the only negative I've read is heavy triggers. How were yours?


The triggers on mine are good, and I am particularly sensitive to trigger weight. I do have Turkish guns with ridiculous triggers. Of course my gun is second hand so perhaps someone before I bought it cleaned up the trigger pulls...Geo


Thanks, Geo. The gun is starting to make a lot of sense to me for ducks and a little range fun.

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 598
Likes: 58
LGF Offline
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 598
Likes: 58
I have been using one for ducks for a few years. The original triggers needed a lot of attention and I opened up the full pistol grip to a more open half PG to avoid bashing my middle finger on the trigger guard. Shoots well. a friend uses the Sharptail for ducks and is also happy with it.

Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,431
Likes: 34
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,431
Likes: 34
If you are OK with hammerless, look for a Pietro Bernardelli Europa in 12 gauge. They came in PG or English grip, splinter f/e, oil or poly finish, DT or SST, 3” chambers, 28” barrels with choke tubes, extractors, case colored frame. Not a best gun, but a solid, reliable Brescia SxS, and one of the great bargains of all time. They pop up on the auction sites from time to time.

If you want a hammer gun, look for a Vincenzo Bernardelli Brescia or Italia (more money). Very nice and well made guns. I own a pair of Brescias and love them, but all that I have seen are 2-3/4” chambers and fixed chokes. Mine are English
grip with 30” barrels, M/F, extractors.

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,127
Likes: 1128
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,127
Likes: 1128
I have a San Georgio hammer gun, a "modern" Italian gun made by Bernardelli in 1973. Good triggers, Briley thinwalls, 30" barrels. Only time I've ever shot it was at S X S Hammer Gun events. It would make a good moderate load duck gun, especially for woodies in a beaver pond, as it is not overly heavy and handles nimbly.

SRH


May God bless America and those who defend her.
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 685
Likes: 45
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 685
Likes: 45
My favorite waterfowl shotgun Husqvarna 51 IC/IM with 7/8oz ITX 6's






Last edited by oskar; 06/20/20 12:23 AM.

After the first shot the rest are just noise.
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 56
Likes: 37
Sidelock
Offline
Sidelock

Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 56
Likes: 37
A couple of thoughts Dave Erickson,
I've learned over the years that a single triggered gun is better for waterfowl because

1) it's difficult to lace a cold or gloved finger into the right slot to pull the intended trigger and when you do manage to pull the trigger the heavy loads required for waterfowling can cause a cut or bruise from the trigger guard or back of the front trigger, and
2) ejectors are really important since every duck not killed immediately will only take a quick moment or two before swimming, running or diving - ejectors offer an empty and waiting chamber for some clean-up shots. Again, trying to dig a swollen shell out of a chamber with cold or gloved fingers can give you time to lose that canvasback you've always wanted.

Page 1 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.079s Queries: 34 (0.057s) Memory: 0.8510 MB (Peak: 1.8988 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-28 23:52:11 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS