Beretta S56E?

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Anyone ever here of these, or are otherwise familiar with Beretta shotguns?My soon to be father-in-law has a line on one, and is getting some intel from a aficianado that this is a great gun. Designed for the field, not the range (lightwieght and a tighter pattern, is the proclaimation). This is presumambly a model that went out of production in the late 80s. I can't find a refrence to it in my 2002 Gun Digest book.

Presumably, it has less than a box of shells through it. An old-timer cannot take into the field anymore due to illness. Asking price is $500.00.

What do y'all think?
 
S 56 E

Beretta has two lines of over-under :

- SO SO2, SO3, SO4, SO5...SO9... This line was born ante WWII and it is the luxus and highly performance type - often Boehler steel- also regard the prices. Today in Italy minimum value from 2000 dollars up.

- S55, S56 E, S57E , S58( trap) 682... This line was born in 1954 and sale in '55. The number identifies the year of first production; ' E ' is for ejector. Cheap prices but strong and efficacious shotguns. Nowaday in Italy prices vary from 150 to 400 dollars in good conditions.

ciao, franco
 
OT unknown friend

to romulus : I like your 'adesso ti faccio vedere come muore un italiano'
that mean in bad english translate :
' now I show to you (bastard) the way an italian man knows die'

franco antonelli
 
G'day,

I still own my S57E. I bought it in the 70s and used it for DTL and field shooting. I earned my 25 badge on DTL with this gun. If it has a fault it is that chokes were made for the old paper/felt wads and not the monowad. With the monowad the full choke barrel is like a rifle which, as the gun points well for me, makes it a good gun for those longer shots.

My gun is still so tight that the barrels will not drop when the breach is opened. There is nothing but a smooth feel when the gun is opened. The stock is still almost unmarked.

I doubt I will ever sell my S57E.

Cheers from down under
Aussie Bob
 
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