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ben33127
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Gun Choice

Post by ben33127 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:12 am

Browning Silver 20 ga, or Benelli Legacy 20 ga? Liberated quail in South Alabama!

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Re: Gun Choice

Post by JMc » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:47 pm

If money is no object then I would go Benelli. I have a Legacy 12 so I'm partial.

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Re: Gun Choice

Post by gsp3333 » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:04 am

Have a Benelli Monte in 20ga and love it. Hard to beat a 5.5lb quality gun.

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Re: Gun Choice

Post by Ryman Gun Dog » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:06 pm

Ben,
Both are well made guns, pick which ever fits you best, and get use to shooting it.
RGD/Dave

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Re: Gun Choice

Post by gittrdonebritts » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:16 am

IMO you can spend all the money you want but it doesn't matter if the gun doesn't make you happy and fit you right kind of copying RGD but i feel it needs to be said again the gun must fit you to make you happy.

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Re: Gun Choice

Post by Ryman Gun Dog » Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:01 pm

GDB,
I definitely agree the fit is critical to good gunning, in the field or on the clays course the gun must fit, if the gun needs to be altered to fit properly, you must take the cost into account prior to purchasing.
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Re: Gun Choice

Post by Mountaineer » Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:22 pm

Be hard to argue with fit, especially at either of the extreme bounds of a person's size....but perspective re "fit" is important.
I was professionally "fit" with a 17 1/8" LOP...I shoot just fine with less than that and gun mount at the end of a long day or in tough cover is less of an issue.
Fit is often about a mix of length, weight and bulk and any gun store "fit" is also notoriously good if you like the gun to begin with.
Truthfully, most folks do well with about any scattergun as the mind is a powerful convincer...balance is the real key to hitting stuff flying thru the air....one key amongst many.
Many times and away from the Internet, gun fit does not involve a set of measurements.
Keep that in mind and you will do OK....put off letting any wood chips fly untill you have shot any scattergun at game for a year or so.
You will likely be money ahead.

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