If you could have only one Over Under Shotgun....

Which one?

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I have three O/U's: a Marlin Model 90 20 ga., a CZ Redhead 20 ga. and a Beretta 682 Gold E Sporting gun that also has a set of 28 ga. barrels. Forget the Marlin. It's great fun but long out of production and an antique. The CZ is a really nice piece and probably can't be beat for the money. As I recall, I think I paid about $800 for mine. The Beretta is a fairly high end gun with 32" barrels that I use for trap and sporting clays. It will go 250,000 rounds, then you can rebuild it for another million or so. It's meant to handle very high volume shooting, is a joy to handle and shoot, and it cost accordingly. The 28 ga. barrels are fun for skeet and dove shooting. I had a Browning 725 trap gun for a while and it was a little heavier than I like so I sold it. Beautiful gun, though. I think you can't go wrong in the sub-$2000 range with the Berettas or Brownings. Either are well built and will last a lifetime. Try both if you can, then buy the one that works best for you.
 
I only have ONE O/U and it's a 1957 vintage Browning Grade ll Superposed with 26" barrels, choked Imp Cyl & Mod. Bought it 15 years ago brand new and unfired in its original luggage case even though it was made in 1957.

I've since shot thousands and thousands of shells through it. I use it for Upland Bird Hunting, Sporting Clays and Skeet and would never give it up!
 
Winchester 101 (old, Japanese made) or Browning Superposed ....... Have had really good luck with both, and if cared for you will see your money again if you sell it (assuming you bought reasonably).
 
When I shot Registered Skeet, I tried several different makes/models and ended up using various Beretta 682 combinations (4-barrel sets, tube sets, etc). It would be my first choice if going back, especially if I could choose only one. I guess an alternative for an all around bird gun would be a nice Belgian made Superposed.
 
I've owned many brands, but the ones I like best, Beretta and in 686, did all that you asked , plus, quail, rabbits, ducks, geese. I traded it in on a Browning Sporting Clays and my scores went down. :(
 
Superposed!!!

I'm partial to my 1961 Browning Superposed 12 ga. full/modified. It is a fine piece of workmanship that an average fella can work towards. I also have a Sig Aurora TR30 in 20 ga. What a piece of functional art. The Color-case hardening is beautiful. I've heard rumor that Rizzini is responsible for the fine workmanship of the Sig Aurora TR30. My Superposed feels like part of me and has a "soul" of it's own. It feels like meeting an old friend again as I pull it out of the safe.....BTW.....I had two Beretta's and will have another in the future.
 
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i got a stogger we dont shoot that much skeet but its fun and it was cheap i figure if i had i could cut it down to put behind the seat of my pick up but for now i still use it for fun
 
I like the way Berettas fit me. I first got one of the Golden Snipes in 20 gauge mentioned and then their entry level White Wing in 12 gauge.
The only other O/U I tried that I could hit with was a Winchester 101. I looked for one locally for years with no luck though except for one with full/full chokes.
 
I had a 20 Gauge Beretta BL3 for years and have now passed it down to my son. It has had thousands of rounds through it without a single issue. It is still a tight and sold gun.

At some point I made the switch to two barrel guns one beside the other and won't likely go back to stacked barrel shotguns.

Bill Jr. on his first trip out with the Beretta BL-3 that is a little older than he.

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I have no problem with Turkish O/U's.

My 3" magnum 20 ga. Yildiz SPZ ME20 came with some pretty well figured wood.

And at under 6 lbs. is a joy to use for upland game.
 

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70s era Browning Superposed.
Had one out on loan from a gunshop in Denver to tryout shooting trap. Ran 25 straight first time at the 16 yd line. Biggest mistake I ever made NOT buying a gun. to this day, I don't know why I let them have it back:confused:
 
After having a pump 12 ga, and then a SKB O/U, and then a Remington Peerless 12 O/U, I bought a browning Citori Special Sporting Clays. It is 28", and with interchangeable chokes. I have used this for several years fo rTrap, but it is best at skeet ans Sporting Clays, and have also used it on dove hunts. The reason I like the Browning best is it "fits" me, and I shoot it well. I do believe in what Browning claims, "They don't shoot loose, the shoot "IN". Meaning they stay tight. I bought this when I retired 10 years ago, and it has pretty close to 20,000 rounds through it, and it is still as tight as the day I bought it. I now do use a BT99 for trap because it is better suited for that game, but the Citori does all the rest.
 
I loved my Beretta but the safety selector got so worn that it
would move to the side with very little pressure.
While shooting trap at night, it would go to the other barrel
which was not a good thing.

I traded it in for a Citori and have not had any problems in the
eight years of shooting, so far, but these are with the lower
priced O?U shotguns at $1,600 or less.

Most can't afford the upper crust O/U but they are well worth
extra money if you have it...........however I do not take my
silver/gold inlayed units into the duck fields. Maybe a day out
for pheasant or dove but I prefer that they do not get bumps,
dings or scratches to their finish if possible.
I do not cry if the Browning gets a few dings or nicks but that
is just me. I do have a Win. pump and a A-5 that are ugly but
they are meat getters but that's another story.
 
Every person is a little different, as is each brand/model of over under shotgun. I recommend you borrow several from friends and see which one you shoot best. I currently have Beretta 20/28 silver pigeon, Win 101 12 ga, Miroku 28 ga, and Remington Peerless. I like the Remington the best, because I shoot it better.
 
I much prefer side by side doubles.

I got rid of my last o/u's several years ago: no regrets.

I've no interest in another, so I wouldn't buy any of the listed guns.
 
What Rpg said. I feel no need for an eight-shot shotgun in riot configuration. I have an old, battered Stevens side-by-side twelve that I bought well used and had sawed to twenty inches. It took tons of rabbits and doves for me, and I have a stash of #4 buck for the unlikely excrement hitting the fan.

Guess I'm half old throwback and half optimist. I also don't carry a gun on my person inside my apartment, but one is in reach. I'm old and live alone, so I don't have to defend anyone here but myself.
 
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I have a Beretta 687EELL Diamond Pidgeon grade 20/28ga combo that is truly a sight to behold. I have a 687L Silver Pidgeon 12ga that I really like too. I have a Browning Superposed 20ga that is a nice gun...that's the one that John Browning said was an advantage over a side by side because it has a "single sighting plane." I have yet to see a double gun with two ribs!!
All that said, the Beretta O/U is a very thin frame gun and that makes it feel good and wispy in your hands. I don't know if it is still the narrowest frame O/U, but at one time it was. I guess you can tell by now...I'd go with a Beretta.
 
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