I will be graduating A&M in about 2 weeks here and am planning on a new dove/duck gun for the fall. It's going to be a field model with a 28" barrel. My question is which one?
I don't have a need for another 3.5 gun, and I don't like the idea of not being able to shoot 7/8 load in for dove/quail, so throw out the SBE. I know the above are both gas guns, but is the Beretta back-bored? The Browning is. Briley lists back boring and lengthening the forcing cones at $200. They have a tricked out 391 for $1595. Is back boring and lengthening the forcing cones worth that much? (note, this will be a hunting gun, not a skeet/trap/clay gun). I like the idea of being able to shoot my Briley chokes I know have for my Benelli in the 391.
I have shot my brothers 390 and it seems awfully loud. Is that just all gas guns? I admit I have not shot my Sweet 16 or 1100 12 for the past 3 years. It's been my Nova and before that my 870.
Any insight or advice would really be appreciated (lets assume that they both fit me like a glove).
Thanks
Brad
I don't have a need for another 3.5 gun, and I don't like the idea of not being able to shoot 7/8 load in for dove/quail, so throw out the SBE. I know the above are both gas guns, but is the Beretta back-bored? The Browning is. Briley lists back boring and lengthening the forcing cones at $200. They have a tricked out 391 for $1595. Is back boring and lengthening the forcing cones worth that much? (note, this will be a hunting gun, not a skeet/trap/clay gun). I like the idea of being able to shoot my Briley chokes I know have for my Benelli in the 391.
I have shot my brothers 390 and it seems awfully loud. Is that just all gas guns? I admit I have not shot my Sweet 16 or 1100 12 for the past 3 years. It's been my Nova and before that my 870.
Any insight or advice would really be appreciated (lets assume that they both fit me like a glove).
Thanks
Brad