Questions about the Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon ejectors.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:27 am
Is it possible to open this over/under gun up without the empty shells' popping out onto the ground only to be picked up hence causing backaches?
In other words, is there an extractor mode of shotgun operation without full ejection? My idea of an over/under is to eliminate bending over at the range or in the field to recover fired hulls.
If this gun doesn't have factory ejector/extractor options, is there an aftermarket no-gunsmithing kit that will easily convert the gun to extractors back to ejectors vice-versa?
Whenever I open the gun, I only want to remove the fired shells, whether one or two, by hand while leaving any unfired shells, whether one or two, alone.
I was considering a decent but not too expensive over/under.
Beretta SP1 seems to fill the bill as they are not terribly pricey for a European gun.
A buddy of mine had a new Japan-made Browning Citori 12 ga. back in the 1990's but it stunk. The safety/selector switch would scratch off the blueing on the top tang of receiver.
I have shunned the notion of owning a Browning shotgun ever since.
In other thing, does the 686 action get smooth and easy to open as the gun breaks in?
About 15 years ago, I opened a couple new Gold Pigeons, both a 12 and a 20, up at a gun shop and their actions were was so stiff I had to break them open over my knee.
In other words, is there an extractor mode of shotgun operation without full ejection? My idea of an over/under is to eliminate bending over at the range or in the field to recover fired hulls.
If this gun doesn't have factory ejector/extractor options, is there an aftermarket no-gunsmithing kit that will easily convert the gun to extractors back to ejectors vice-versa?
Whenever I open the gun, I only want to remove the fired shells, whether one or two, by hand while leaving any unfired shells, whether one or two, alone.
I was considering a decent but not too expensive over/under.
Beretta SP1 seems to fill the bill as they are not terribly pricey for a European gun.
A buddy of mine had a new Japan-made Browning Citori 12 ga. back in the 1990's but it stunk. The safety/selector switch would scratch off the blueing on the top tang of receiver.
I have shunned the notion of owning a Browning shotgun ever since.
In other thing, does the 686 action get smooth and easy to open as the gun breaks in?
About 15 years ago, I opened a couple new Gold Pigeons, both a 12 and a 20, up at a gun shop and their actions were was so stiff I had to break them open over my knee.