Originally Posted by
knowyourlimit
I will admit that a 12 ga. is a better "all-around" do-everything gauge. Some of the Beretta semi-auto's I've hefted are nice and light. I have a pair of 11-87's and they are NOT bird guns. They are cumbersome and ill-balanced in my opinion. They are okay on a skeet field or trap field, and fine in a duck blind or in a pocket of woods adjacent to a field crow hunting, but the 11-87 is not a grouse gun.
I have thought about getting a Beretta semi-auto for a while now. I have a Browning gas auto (B2000) that's light but I don't use it much, and 20 & 16 ga. A5's which are light and I like toting them. Maybe I will look into one someday. Thanks
i agree with you. i just sold my REM 1187,it was awful gun.compared to BERETTA URICKA FIELD .
look at BERETTA URICKA FIELD 20 GA.boy what a light semi-auto that is but it does not swing like the 12 ga does according to EXPERTS at SHOTGUNWORLD,boy they test the beretta bigtime.they have forum just on the BERETTA.
i sold 4 guns to get my BERETTA and very happy i did.
if i loved the 20 ga,NO OTHER GUN WOULD I BUY BUT THE BERETTA URICKA FIELD 20G WITH THE 28 INCH BARREL.
most buy the 26 inch,they are making a boo boo.
that extra 2 inchs adds no weight too the gun but it allows you a better sight picture and swings and balances better.
pick up 26 inch in store and swing it ,THEN PICK UP 28 INCH.
you will see difference.some like 26 because its FASTER.no bird is that fast that you need faster unless you are hunting those little quail birds .
in my opinion the BERETTA system /balance is better than benelli/franchi.
i paid 800 for my BERETTA .they are higher now and going higher.
you can always get your money out of them ,the name keeps price up.
benilli/franchi name does not keep price up.benilli is close.
take care sproul