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Opinions on a Beretta 686s
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09/05/16 07:05 PM
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FishKiller
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Got a chance to shoot a few stations of sporting clays this weekend using a friends 686
Really liked the gun and he has offered to sell it to me since it's just a safe queen for him
Gun shoots great and is well balanced and will lake very little fitting for me
What are y'alls opinions on this for both a field gun and a sporting clays gun?
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
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09/05/16 08:03 PM
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Kentucky Native
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Beretta makes a great O/U. The 686/7s represent some of the better values in O/Us in the market today. They preform well, can take the abuse of high-volume shooting, and cost about half as much as a P gun or a K gun. If the gun fits you well and you're breaking targets with it "pull the trigger" and add it to your collection.
One small caution some 680 series guns shoot a little flat (50/50 pattern) for American trap, and rising targets on the sporting clays course. Get to a pattern board and make sure the gun shoots where you point it. If you like to "float" targets the standard 686 might need a little tweaking to make it shoot 80/20.
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
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09/05/16 09:41 PM
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Judd
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Buy it FK...Great guns. From a resale perspective, 32" barrels sell the best for sporting clays.
Don't let your ears hear what your eyes didn't see, and don't let your mouth say what your heart doesn't feel
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
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09/06/16 04:33 AM
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Bee'z
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Buy it. Beat WAWI on squaw this winter and your whole again in no time. Very nice shotguns
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
#6439969
09/06/16 04:53 AM
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booradley
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If you shoot it well then buy it. If you don't shoot it well and want an O/U look at a Browning. Brownings and Beretta's fit quite a bit different. I like Beretta's but shoot Brownings better.
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
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09/06/16 12:55 PM
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jeepercreeper
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Good advice.
Doesn't matter how pretty or nice the gun is....if you don't shoot it well you won't like it. I shoot Beretta O/Us really well. They feel like they fit me well and I happen to shoot the 686 well. Browning O/Us feel terrible to me and I shoot them terribly. However, I have a Browning Gold that feels like a turd in my hands but shoots lights out and I have a Benelli that feels like it was made for my hands that I shoot terribly with. I can pretty much shoot any Beretta semi well and they feel ok to me. Just goes to show that you can't base it solely on feel. You gotta shoot em.
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
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09/06/16 02:44 PM
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P_102
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Fine gun and fine balance. Wouldn't hesitate if the price is right. P_102
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
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09/06/16 02:53 PM
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Tex68w
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If it's the right barrel length for your intended purpose and a good deal then I wouldn't hesitate to purchase it. They sell brand new for as low as $1750 from certain online wholesalers so don't pay more than that for a used one. Also consider the Browning Citori 725, best O/U from Browning in decades. I have owned both 680 series Beretta's and a Browning 725 and now I have a Caesar Guerinni, I don't see myself going back to either of the B guns. Good luck with your decision and rest assured that you will have a nice forever gun should you decide to bring it home.
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: Tex68w]
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09/06/16 06:32 PM
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They sell brand new for as low as $1750 from certain online wholesalers so don't pay more than that for a used one. Dang it, now I'm curious.. Where at?
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
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09/06/16 06:39 PM
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Dien
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Joel Etchen is usually the cheapest place unless there's one I don't know about. Gotta call for best price.
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: Dien]
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09/06/16 07:28 PM
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jeepercreeper
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Joel Etchen is usually the cheapest place unless there's one I don't know about. Gotta call for best price. Thats where I got mine. Mine was a sporting version and was right around $1850.
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Re: Opinions on a Beretta 686s
[Re: FishKiller]
#6440958
09/06/16 11:14 PM
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FishKiller
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Ok
Looks like this model is an "E" and not an S 28" barrel with a full set of new extended chokes
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