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<blockquote data-quote="Tree Doc" data-source="post: 930676" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>Re: Shotgun...</p><p></p><p>The venerable Beretta AL390 autoloader would be an excellent starter and keeper. When in production, they were the quintessential shotgun in clays as well as in the field. Though the newer 391 Urika is an excellent evolution of the 390, the 390 was sorely missed by the Trap/Skeet/Field audience and Beretta's willingness to scrounge up production parts to assemble what they call a 3901 is testament to it's popularity. Available in 12 and 20 gauge, they offer a nicely weighted forend that really helps with swing and follow through. They're readily available on the used market and again, can even be found in the reintroduced version, the 3901. Pricing on the used market should be around $350-$475 for the "Silver Mallard" and similar "Sport/Skeet" versions go for about the same.</p><p></p><p>I have 2 of these in my collection of scatterguns. One I built exclusively for waterfowling 12 years ago, the other a wood stock satin field version and I'd never give them up. I've tried to retire the waterfowler several times by buying and shooting $1600 Benellis, $1200 Brownings, etc but the new guns just get sold off and I go back to the old standby. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tree Doc, post: 930676, member: 20267"] Re: Shotgun... The venerable Beretta AL390 autoloader would be an excellent starter and keeper. When in production, they were the quintessential shotgun in clays as well as in the field. Though the newer 391 Urika is an excellent evolution of the 390, the 390 was sorely missed by the Trap/Skeet/Field audience and Beretta's willingness to scrounge up production parts to assemble what they call a 3901 is testament to it's popularity. Available in 12 and 20 gauge, they offer a nicely weighted forend that really helps with swing and follow through. They're readily available on the used market and again, can even be found in the reintroduced version, the 3901. Pricing on the used market should be around $350-$475 for the "Silver Mallard" and similar "Sport/Skeet" versions go for about the same. I have 2 of these in my collection of scatterguns. One I built exclusively for waterfowling 12 years ago, the other a wood stock satin field version and I'd never give them up. I've tried to retire the waterfowler several times by buying and shooting $1600 Benellis, $1200 Brownings, etc but the new guns just get sold off and I go back to the old standby. ;) [/QUOTE]
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