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5 barrels of super fun time!!
By: clayshooter2 Date: January 7, 2014, 4:52 pm
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Top: Stevens 311H
Middle (my baby): Italian import imported by Kassner Firearms.
Receiver made by FIAS (Sabatti), and the barrels made by Breda.
Bottom: Browning A5. Belgium made. Pre 1939. Serial number in
the first 100,000 made. All matching except for the stock. Stock
is a Herter's replacement from the late 50's/early 60's. Front
sight bead may be a replacement too, it is brass so I'm not
sure.
#Post#: 5095--------------------------------------------------
Re: 5 barrels of super fun time!!
By: mat!_SW Date: January 7, 2014, 10:59 pm
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Do you prefer the O/U to the side by side for a particular
reason or is it just personal preference? With the O/U which
barrel goes first, and what chokes do you use for 1st and 2nd
shots? All 3 look like they would be great in the grouse woods
up around here. BTW do you hunt or is it a pain in the city?
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Re: 5 barrels of super fun time!!
By: clayshooter2 Date: January 7, 2014, 11:26 pm
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On the O/U the bottom barrel fires with the front trigger (both
of mine are double triggers) with a modified choke. The top
barrel is a full choke and fires off the back trigger. On the
side by side the front trigger fires the right barrel (my right
hand side as I am firing it) also a modified choke with the
right hand being the front trigger. The left barrel is also a
full choke. I have hunted with both of the doubles. The O/U is
lighter than the side by side to carry, so I always bring that
one if I can hunt with lead shot, but I don't like to shoot
steel shot through it (I have, but don't like to). I use the 311
for steel shot, but oddly enough I often shoot better with the
side by side anyway.
The O/U was my first shotgun I ever owned when I was a teenager,
that is why she is my baby......Damn, now I feel old. I've owned
that gun for 26 years now.
I have a feeling though, that once I start shooting that
Browning humpback, I may have a new appreciation for the autos.
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