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EIGHT SHOTGUNS

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#1 ·
"One shotgun" threads got old a long time ago.

So how about this. In order to cover all the bases you want to cover, what eight shotguns do you get? :mrgreen:

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#4 ·
1. Perazzi 4 Barrel set (12, 20, 28, .410)
2. L.C. Smith Crown Grade 12 Gauge with 32" barrels
3. L.C. Smith Eagle Grade 20 Gauge with 30" barrels
4. Beretta 686 4 Barrel Set w/32" Barrels (12,20,28,.410)
5. Ceasar Guerini Apex 4 Barrel Set w/32" Barrels (12, 20, 28, .410)
6. Remington 870 TB/TC Wingmaster -12 gauge
7. Remington 1100 Competition Synthetic - 12 gauge
8. Browning 28ga Citori Skeet Gun with 26" Barrels. (got to have a guest gun).
 
#5 ·
12 gauge 32" Model 12 Modified Plain barrel
12 gauge 30" Model 21 Skeet 2 - Improved Modified 3"
16 gauge 30" Auto 5 Full Solid rib
16 gauge 28" Auto 5 Sweet 16 Modified Plain barrel
16 gauge 26" Auto 5 Sweet 16 Improved Cylinder Plain barrel
16 gauge 30" Model 21 Improved Cylinder - Improved Modified
16 gauge 28" Model 21 Cylinder - Skeet 2
16 gauge 30" Citori Choke Tubes

I hate fiddling with xtra barrels.
 
#6 ·
marist89 said:
1. Perazzi 4 Barrel set (12, 20, 28, .410)
2. L.C. Smith Crown Grade 12 Gauge with 32" barrels
3. L.C. Smith Eagle Grade 20 Gauge with 30" barrels
4. Beretta 686 4 Barrel Set w/32" Barrels (12,20,28,.410)
5. Ceasar Guerini Apex 4 Barrel Set w/32" Barrels (12, 20, 28, .410)
6. Remington 870 TB/TC Wingmaster -12 gauge
7. Remington 1100 Competition Synthetic - 12 gauge
8. Browning 28ga Citori Skeet Gun with 26" Barrels. (got to have a guest gun).
I am truly impressed,That's constitutes a clay shooters wet dream :lol:
 
#7 ·
1. 28 ga. sxs on a true scale frame
2. 20 ga. sxs English stock dt
3. 20 ga. sxs POW stock
4. 16 ga. sxs English dt
5. 12 ga. sxs English dt
6. 12 ga, auto, camo synthetic, 3 or 3.5 inch, with additional turkey barrel
7. O/U sporting
8. O/U Trap

You may see where my preferences are. :wink: Manufacturers and models are up to you.
 
#8 ·
1&2- matched pair of AyA 53's in 12 for driven birds like partridge, pheasant, and evenSxS sporting events

3&4- matched pair of Perazzi O/U for pigeons, decoyed pigeons, FITASC, etc.

5&6- matched pair of David M Brown 20 for walk up upland and assorted small birds

7- Perazzi mx20/28 in 28 for doves

8- maybe a Bertuzzi gull wing, just because
 
#9 ·
1. 8 ga. 34 in barrels 13 lb E James hammer gun
2, 10 ga. Ithaca mag10 NID double 32 in barrels 10 lbs
3. 12 ga 32in barrels Winchester 21 duck straight stock
4, 12 ga NID 32 in Grade 4E straight stock
5, 12 ga. 30 in Parker vhe straight stock
6 12 ga. F Jager Herold model 29 in barrels
7 16 ga. 30 inch barrels straight stock Fox Strlingworth 5.4 lb
8 28ga RBL 30 in barrels straight stock around 5 lbs
 
#11 ·
1) Remington 870TB 12Ga 30 inch barrel

2) Browning Maxus Sporting 12Ga 30 inch barrel

3) Dehaan SGR 12Ga O/U 28 inch barrels

4) Remington 1100 16Ga 28 inch barrel

5) CZ/Huglu 912 12Ga 28 inch barrel

6) CZ/Huglu 920 20Ga 28 inch barrel

7) Browning 725 Sporting with adjustable comb 12Ga 32 inch barrels

8 ) Dehaan SGR 16Ga O/U 28 inch barrels

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#12 ·
Ithaca 37 20ga
Ithaca 37 16ga
Skb 100 20ga
Dickenson 16ga
RBL 16ga
RBL 20ga
Benelli ultralight 20ga
Beretta silver mallard

" The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." R.W.E.
 
#13 ·
Remington Versa Max 12 ga
Remington 1100 Trap with gold inlay 12 ga
Beretta AL391 Urika 2 12 ga
Benelli Vinci Cordoba 12 ga
Perazzi O/U 20 ga
Franchi Affinity 12 ga
Winchester SX3 12 ga
Remington 870
 
#14 ·
Caesar Guerini 34" 12 Summit Limited
Caesar Guerini 28" 12 Teimpo
Winchester SX1 28" 12 Mod
Beretta 687 DU 28" 12 with sub gauge tube set
AyA J.C. Higgins Model 100 12 28" M/F
Ithaca M-37 VR Deluxe 12 28" Mod
Ithaca M-37R 20 26" IC
Browning Sweet 16 25" VR Cylinder
 
#16 ·
1. Fabbri 12g pigeon gun 31 inch barrels 8.5 lbs choked 30/40
2. Beretta 12g Sparvionne gull wing sidelock [of course B will have to build a 2d one]
3. F Rizzini R1E SxS in 20g
4.K 20 (three barrel set--which I have)
5. Perazzi MX 8 12g (which I have)
6. AyA #2 SxS (which I have)
7. 3901 synthetic stock 12g (which I have)
8. DMB 12g high pigeon gun 32 inch barrels choked 28 and 36

I feel very blessed to have 4 of my faves....and the others I likely will never have , and that's OK, too.
 
#18 ·
The 8 I'd keep:
12 ga Browning Superposed with Kolar tubes
12 ga Browning Special Sporting Clays
12 ga Browning Citori Plus
12 ga Winchester SX-1
20 ga Browning XS Sporting
20 ga Browning Citori Lightning
28 ga SKB 585 Sporting
410 Zabala Brittany Classic sxs
 
#24 ·
If this is a wish list, I'd like:
Holland and Holland Royal in gauges 28, 20, 16, and 12 and
Purdy's best in gauges 28, 20, 16 and 12.

If this is a what you have list:
Parker repro 28 Ga., 2 20Ga. Browning BSS's, 1 16 Ga. #2 AyA, 1 16 Ga, Fox, 1 12 Ga. Browning BSS, 1 12 Ga. Beretta auto and my first shotgun, a Winchester Model 37 single shot.

Here's two pics of the Parker and AyA, with some of the others in the background.

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#26 ·
1. David MacKay Brown- 16 Bore SXS with 28" & 30" barrels
2. David MacKay Brown- 16 Bore O/U with 30 & 32" barrels
3. Holland & Holland Royal 12 Bore SXS with 28" & 30" barrels
4. Purdey 12 Bore O/U with 30" & 32" barrels
5. Beretta DT-11 12 Bore with 28",30" & 32" barrels with spare sporting & trap stocks
6. Caesar Guerini Summit or Forum 20 Bore O/U with 30" & 32" barrels
7. 870 pump gun 12 Bore with smooth and slug barrels
8. Winchester SX3 12 Bore semi with a 28" smooth barrel and a spare 22" rifled barrel.

I think that covers all the bases :wink: .

Now, if only I could win the lotto... :roll:

Best-
Vikram