Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
Hello,
I am preparing to buy a Beretta 686 O/U in 2o ga. I am wondering what opinions are on barrel length for grouse hunting, 26 or 28 inch. I assume there is not a huge difference but I've been wrong before. I did read one person's opinion that a grouse gun can be too light causing it to lose some smoothness in the swing.
Thanks for the help.
I am preparing to buy a Beretta 686 O/U in 2o ga. I am wondering what opinions are on barrel length for grouse hunting, 26 or 28 inch. I assume there is not a huge difference but I've been wrong before. I did read one person's opinion that a grouse gun can be too light causing it to lose some smoothness in the swing.
Thanks for the help.
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Re: Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
Had both...either works, either can be a plus or a minus.
Over a season neither will show an advantage for 2"....over a day or in a covert, perhaps.
Basically, much ado about nothing.
Barrel length, imo, is only one factor feeding into shootability...balance, which can be different even in identical lengths of barrel, is the important point and that often relates to the shooter and their particulars and, most importantly, desires.
Barrel length, gun weight, trigger number, rib, loads, chokes, etc. don't mean much in the practical sense unless any of them is at some extreme of measure.
You want to fret about a factor that will be important, especially with some lighter scatterguns....fret over the quality of the trigger....or keeping your head down, focus and all the other components of the shot itself.
Over a season neither will show an advantage for 2"....over a day or in a covert, perhaps.
Basically, much ado about nothing.
Barrel length, imo, is only one factor feeding into shootability...balance, which can be different even in identical lengths of barrel, is the important point and that often relates to the shooter and their particulars and, most importantly, desires.
Barrel length, gun weight, trigger number, rib, loads, chokes, etc. don't mean much in the practical sense unless any of them is at some extreme of measure.
You want to fret about a factor that will be important, especially with some lighter scatterguns....fret over the quality of the trigger....or keeping your head down, focus and all the other components of the shot itself.
Re: Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
That's good advice.Mountaineer wrote: Barrel length, gun weight, trigger number, rib, loads, chokes, etc. don't mean much in the practical sense unless any of them is at some extreme of measure.
You want to fret about a factor that will be important, especially with some lighter scatterguns....fret over the quality of the trigger....or keeping your head down, focus and all the other components of the shot itself.
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Re: Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
A decent trigger has to be the most underrated factor in shotgunning.
Re: Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
So does the 686 have a decent trigger or are you talking after-market?bigeyedfish wrote:A decent trigger has to be the most underrated factor in shotgunning.
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Re: Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
I like 26" barrels on my 20 grouse guns. Faster IMO. Or at least feels it. I like the balance better too. THere is not much time or swinging room in most Ruffed Grouse hunting.
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Re: Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
most of your grouse hunting is POINT the gun in heavy woods.
pheasants is swing.
i have 28 inch beretta semi for pheasants and 26 inch franchi al48 for grouse in 20 ga.
if you have chance go try both lengths at gun shop .any type of SWINGING with gun i want LONG BARREL.
pointing IN HEAVY BRUSH I WANT 26 INCH BARREL.
if using gun for all birds, get 28 INCH length.
pheasants is swing.
i have 28 inch beretta semi for pheasants and 26 inch franchi al48 for grouse in 20 ga.
if you have chance go try both lengths at gun shop .any type of SWINGING with gun i want LONG BARREL.
pointing IN HEAVY BRUSH I WANT 26 INCH BARREL.
if using gun for all birds, get 28 INCH length.
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Re: Beretta 686 barrel length opinions for grouse
I've only shot one 686, so I can't comment in general about them, but it was better than most of the guns I shoot (mostly semis and pumps). I was just agreeing with the comment above.m2244 wrote:So does the 686 have a decent trigger or are you talking after-market?bigeyedfish wrote:A decent trigger has to be the most underrated factor in shotgunning.